Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman
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Idea of a University Discourse 5: A “Philosophic Habit of Mind”
Reliance on Religious Observances
Reliance on Religious Observances
John Henry Newman warns against the danger of self-righteousness, and its converse: shunning religious practices that might lead to self-conceit.
Acceptance of Religious Privileges Compulsory
Acceptance of Religious Privileges Compulsory
God requires much from us; don't shrink back, but go on with the courage of one who knows "If God be for me, who can be against me?"
Catholic or Common Core? Part 2
Catholic or Common Core? Part 2
Moral Consequences of Single Sins
The world God made has a natural law of cause and effect built into it. One act of love really benefits the whole of creation, and one sin harms the same whole. On the individual level, our personal sins, as well as our acts of love, mold our...
Moral Consequences of Single Sins
Catholic or Common Core? Part 1
Catholic or Common Core? Part 1
Obedience without Love, Part 2
Unlike Balaam, our obedience to God should be borne out of the desire to not offend a Good Father, but to please Him out of love.
Obedience without Love, Part 2
Obedience Without Love, Part I
Obedience to God should not be merely dutiful. John H. Newman explains that this is one of the lessons we can learn from the history of Balaam.
Obedience Without Love, Part I
Mary’s Month
Mary’s Month
The Strictness of the Law of Christ
The Strictness of the Law of Christ
“In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.”
Faith, the Title for Justification
Faith, the Title for Justification
The joy of Easter will make us bold witnesses to the miracle of God’s forgiveness, but love will spur us to learn more about the truth and to exhaust every means of becoming an effective evangelist.
Newman’s Defense of the Classics
Newman’s Defense of the Classics
The Two Worlds
The Two Worlds
The best of this world is but a shadow of things to come.
Religious Worship a Remedy for Excitements
Religious Worship a Remedy for Excitements
Are your passions leading you astray? Prayer and praise can bring you back.
Liberalism by St. John Henry Newman
Liberalism by St. John Henry Newman
Newman warned his Anglican bretheren of liberalism, taking the brighter side of the Gospel and neglecting the darker view of man's condition.
Daily Service
Daily Service
John Henry Newman suggest that we think of the worship of God foremost as a privilege even though it is a duty.
Infant Baptism
Infant Baptism
Why do Catholics baptize infants?
Regenerating Baptism
Regenerating Baptism
_Our Future_ St. John Henry Newman
_Our Future_ St. John Henry Newman
In a short poem titled "Our Future," St. John Henry Newman tells us how we should approach the future: by faith, which is impossible without grace.
Christmas without Christ
Christmas without Christ
In the Verses Christmas without Christ, John Henry Newman reminds that Christ is the only source of true joy.
The Gift of the Spirit
The Gift of the Spirit
When we live in the Spirit, we are able to put the ordinary circumstances of our days in their proper context.
“Contest Between Truth and Falsehood in the Church” Part 2
“Contest Between Truth and Falsehood in the Church” Part 2
Contest Between Good and Evil in the Church
Contest Between Good and Evil in the Church
The Humiliation of the Eternal Son
The Humiliation of the Eternal Son
We repeat the mystery of the Incarnation every Sunday at Mass, but do we let ourselves be moved by it?
Bodily Suffering, Part 1
Bodily Suffering, Part 1
Newman explains how the Gospel sheds light upon human suffering, teaching us that Christ turned punishment into a privilege, even bodily pain.