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Wilfulness, the Sin of Saul
Everywhere in our culture we are urged to be ourselves, to buck the system, to express our unique individuality, to break the glass ceiling, to stand up and stand out and stand apart. In obeying God,…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Human Responsibility, as Independent of Circumstances, Oxford Univ. Sermon, No. 8
Newman teaches that God who is faithful does not tempt men. We are moral agents responsible for our actions. We should not try to rid ourselves of responsibility, transferring our guilt for wrong act…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Religious Joy
With our Lord so close to us, residing in our souls, how can we be anything but joyful?
Published on 1 year ago
Contest between Faith and Sight
Newman writes, “the world overcomes us, not merely by appealing to our reason, or by exciting our passions, but by imposing on our imagination.”
Published on 1 year ago
Prayer of the Rosary, Newman’s Advice to Children
St. John Henry Newman told boys that the rosary makes the Creed into a prayer.
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Tests on Development of Doctrine
In a recent conference titled "Newman, Tradition and Law" at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law various speakers discussed Newman's ideas on development of doctrine.
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Oxford University Sermon 4: Usurpations of Reason
Newman examines the relation between reason and faith, and the usurpations or misuses of reason on the one hard and Church authority on the other.
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Nature of Faith in Relation to Reason
Faith then is not the reasoning of a weak mind rather it is the reasoning of a divinely enlightened mind.
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Fifth Anniversary of Newman’s Canonization
Today we celebrate the fifth anniversary of John Henry Newman's canonization which took place on October 13, 2019.
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Feast day of St. John Henry Newman
"Arguably no theologian has had a greater impact on the Catholic Church in the past 150 years than St. John Henry Newman."
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago