For St. John Henry for Newman, music was a key component of a complete education that trains the mind and soul to apprehend beauty, harmony, and, ultimately, divine truth.

For Newman, teaching was not simply offering assignments and grading work, but was rather a pastoral role.

Newman’s entire life and indeed, his entire literary output, is built on the primacy of love, friendship with Christ.

Reflecting on the Incarnation, the mystery of God’s love in Christ, we are moved to empathy and compassion for every person.

Our Catholic educational aspirations should not slight the spiritual formation in the quest for academic prestige or professional preparation.

St. John Henry Newman understood just how important a woman’s role is in the education of children, both for their hearts and their souls.

Those of us who are husbands and fathers can confirm what on the other hand we learn from common sense: Parents are the primary educators of their children.

Newman’s vision for a school or a university while each different was essentially the same: the formation of men, mind, body, and soul.

Pope Leo XIV invites us to be like St. John Henry Newman, cartographers providing new paths of hope for the education of others.

In St. John Henry Newman we truly have a doctor of the faith and a trustworthy friend.