Today, St John Henry Newman is declared a Doctor of the Church! This has only happened to 38 people in the history of the Church, so why Newman?

What did he contribute to the Catholic Church? What did he help us to understand about the life of faith?In this episode, Piero talks to Fr George Bowen, who was instrumental in Newman becoming a saint and in him becoming a Doctor of the Church.

Together, they explore what Newman told us about how God speaks to us, how doctrine develops, how his work on conscience inspired resistance to the Nazis and how he lived his life in pursuit of truth.

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(0:00) Intro(4:19) What is a Doctor of the Church?(7:15) Newman's letters & diaries(8:28) What were Newman's main insights?(15:00) Newman's search for the truth (20:00) Newman on Conscience (23:00) Being awakened by the truth(26:20) How do we come to have faith?(28:34) An English Doctor of the Church(31:39) Where should you start reading Newman? (33:12) The Brompton Oratory(34:30) Newman for the English Church (36:33) Fr George's journey with Newman(38:16) Newman on friendship