Fr. Franciszek Urmanski is a priest of the Archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland. Ordained in 2015, after five years of service in Poland as a youth chaplain, he was sent to study dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he is writing a doctorate on the liturgical thought of Saint John Henry Newman.
In western, modern societies we live in a culture of superabundance. Store shelves are overflowing with products, and we can choose from a wide variety of diets. We always have something to wear, and we can dress differently every day of the week. Thanks to the internet, we can access cultural goods every day, both in terms of high and low culture. Despite this, the scale of mental problems and sadness is enormous. So, is it not true that we have many things in excess, but we lack what is most important: love? This article looks into the wisdom of Doctor of the Church, Saint John Henry Newman for answers to this question. Argued here is that what he said in the sermon “Love, the One Thing needful,” can be our guide.
