Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman

For both theologians, the written Word of God must be approached in a prayerful manner, with humility and faith.

With both St. John Henry Newman and Pope Benedict XVI, we see how God uses the gifts of intelligence and learning.

In both Benedict and Newman we have models of kindness, a kindness rooted in commitment to truth, to reality. Secure in the knowledge that they were loved by God and in the truth that had set them free, they were at liberty to love others.

"What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too."

Newman, Wojtyla and Ratzinger are among the Christian thinkers who have best explained the correct relationship between faith and reason.

Many influential aspects of Newman’s own faith journey cluster around the Wise Men’s star-gazing encounter with Jesus.

“Co-workers in Truth”: John Henry and Josef Ratzinger

Newman invites us to pray: Jesus! Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as You shine, so to shine as to be a light to others.

As we approach the Child in the crib, let us tell Him with the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph that we wish to love him with simplicity and sincerity of heart, serving Him with a perfect heart.

A Guide to John Henry Newman, His Life and Thought is a rich collection of chapters and essays which the Catholic University of America Press will publish in December of this year 2022.

Newman teaches us how to have deep conversations with others.

Fr. Ker showed us to look at Newman’s published letters and diaries - focusing on what they reveal specifically about his humanity.

Salvation is not a prize for effort or a free pass to live as we will; it is a Person with Whom we relate. Salvation is not a grade, a review or a paycheck. Because it is a relationship with God, it must be fostered with the love that every relationship on earth also requires - attention, time, effort.

This year, St. John Henry Newman's feast day fell on Sunday, October 9. We remember that date and look to the future.

In line with his patron saint St. Philip Neri and with St. Francis de Sales, Newman opened up a path of holiness for laity and priests.

The suffering of natural disasters or of innocent people is always a trial and a test to our faith.

We grow in sympathy for one another when we see each other as brothers and sisters.

One of my favorite memories of Queen Elizabeth II was when, to celebrate her platinum jubilee...

Queen Elizabeth II was a woman of faith and piety who spoke to people about belief in God and encouraged them to the practice of religion.

Newman explains how unlike Savonarola, Philip Neri won people over with his understanding, charity and the sacrament of Confession.

St. John Henry Newman advises us to pray and discern the season to remain silent and the season to speak.

Soon to be beatified John Paul I lived the Gospel with simplicity and joy, and like Newman aimed at having Christ in his inmost heart.

We need supernatural vision if we want the peace of God that passes all understanding.

Our visible world speaks to us of an unseen world, a spiritual world behind a veil, so to speak, with its Creator, angels, and saints.

In praying for God's kingdom to come, we face our fear of judgment and anticipate the mercy God gives so abundantly.