“Give your hearts to Him, and you will for yourselves solve the difficulty, how Christians can be sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.”

As if God becoming man were not privation enough, Jesus in his humanity is not

ashamed to undergo even more severe trials.

St. John Henry Newman and G.K. Chesterton give us words to live by and to comfort us at the loss of friends and family.

John Henry Newman shows us the accumulated weight of a sinful nature that needs daily cleansing.

John Henry Newman urges us to act with true Christian obedience, with a princely heart of innocence.

war and sport offer opportunities for virtue and even inspire it, but we all need leaders to model and teach it.

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.