Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman

Today was a memorable day, filming in Birmingham, where St. John Henry Newman lived the second part of his life, where he died, where he was buried.

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Day 3: Oxford, May 12 Dear friends, Our second day in Oxford unfolded with a deepening sense of wonder. This city, steeped in history and rich in cultural heritage, reveals layers of meaning at every turn. John Henry Newman’s presence seems to linger behind many doors, street corners, and churches. Our morning began at the […]

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The Holy Spirit will guide them to choose a pope who will defend the hierarchical constitution of the Church.

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What she accomplished in that “yes,” so little in the eyes of the world, directs our attention to God.

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St. John Henry Newman, following the tradition of St. Alphonsus Liguori, composed a series of brief yet profound reflections on the Stations of the Cross.

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A we enter into Holy week, we can keep in mind Newman’s admonition against subtle sins and emotional prayers. God asks for our self-surrender.

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Newman, like Cardinal Fisher before him, and John the Baptist before Fisher, lived in the spirit and power of Elijah. 

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When we read the Scriptures, especially the Old Testament, we have the opportunity to reflect on ourselves.

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This final of three posts covers the last part of Newman’s important sermon, The Developments of Religious Doctrine.  Newman will end the sermon asserting that although dogmas about God are very imperfect they constitute true knowledge. He considers developments in doctrine regarding the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation. He begins by pointing out that here […]

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Newman wishes to show how faith and reason work closely together. As St. Augustine had said centuries earlier faith seeks understanding.

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