When Jesus proclaimed, “I am the way, the truth and the life,” he identified truth with his very person, rather than with a set of observations or principles.

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St. Monica, St. Augustine, and Newman's sermon on the "mortification of the intellect" offer a timely lens on faith and university life today.

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Newman’s affection for Cicero and other ancient authors, like Aristotle and Virgil, illustrate that he was consistent in his educational ideas.

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Scripture speaks of the fallen angels and of a mysterious figure, the Antichrist, arrayed against God's kingdom in history.

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Lead, Kindly Light. Such are the first words of Newman’s most famous poem, and arguably among the most famous lines he ever penned.

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A comparison of the conversions of St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. John Henry Newman.

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We do not attend Mass for lessons on morals or to hear nice stories or to dress up for our neighbors...Jesus Christ thirsts for us and we are burning with passion for him. We are much closer to addicts than to upstanding citizens.

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Newman insists that conscience is the voice of God implanted in the human heart.

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Philip ministered “with a superhuman, heroic patience, of which we see so few traces in the fiery preacher at Florence.”

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The bishops of our country have wisely chosen to dedicate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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