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The demons in the Dream of Gerontius, Part 5
The Soul (of Gerontius), we find, is comforted knowing that his Angel is clasping him. Gerontius, safely with his Angel, is ready to pass the demons…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Dream of Gerontius Part I: Death and Prayers for the Dead
Death is not the end; it is a passage into the next part of the journey, which also must be accompanied by prayer. It’s a reminder to us that prayer …
1 year, 9 months ago
“The Dream of Gerontius,” An Introduction
“The Dream of Gerontius” is St. John Henry Newman's longest poem which describes the dying moments of an old man (in Greek Geron), his coming before …
1 year, 9 months ago
Newman, a Man of Letters
St. John Henry Newman said that a great author "is one who has something to say and knows how to say it."
1 year, 9 months ago
Newman, Education and Sport
There is a clear picture that emerges from these glimpses into life at The Oratory School: Education was in service of man, not the other way around.…
1 year, 10 months ago
Newman and Christ’s Heart-beat
O most Sacred, most loving Heart of Jesus, Thou art concealed in the Holy Eucharist, and Thou beatest for us still.
1 year, 10 months ago
The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
What is the doctrine of the Trinity? The Athanasian Creed, in common use around the sixth century, formulates it this way: "We worship one God in the…
1 year, 11 months ago
“Transfiguration Matins” St. John Henry Newman
The true light of Christ’s divinity was made visible to the Apostles at the Transfiguration.
1 year, 11 months ago
The Eucharistic Presence
We call His presence in this Holy Sacrament a spiritual presence, not as if ‘spiritual’ were but a name or mode of speech.
1 year, 11 months ago
The Priestly Office
The sacrifice of the altar as a re-presentation of the sacrifice of Calvary is a “bloodless rite,” but nevertheless, like that sacrifice, it too is a…
1 year, 11 months ago