Christ shed tears for Lazarus. John Henry Newman explains that it was the compassion of God, and His sorrow for the wrong done to His creation.

Idea of a University Discourse 2 Part 2: faith is an "intellectual act"

The Martyrs of the Church were exceptional because their love was more powerful than life. Their example humbles us and bids us to say yes to our Lord.

Discourse 2, Part 1

John Henry Newman explains how St. Paul's conversion gives us lessons of God's Providence and the power of grace to convert sinners as well as of our need for humility.

John Henry Newman invites us to 'sanctify the woes,' that is to accept sufferings as a way of penance for our sins.

Scripture describes the painful truth of life - it is full of suffering. Only by accepting reality as it is, and hoping in God, can we avoid disappointment.

John Henry Newman found consolation in Christ and the thought of heaven when Mary, his young sister, died unexpectedly.

Part two of Discourse 1, in a series on John Henry Newman's Idea of a Univeristy.

John Henry Newman warns against a religion of the day that only looks at the bright and easy and ignores the demands of truth and God's commands.