<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[An e-publication of the National Institute for Newman Studies (NINS) featuring scholarly, original articles on John Henry Newman’s legacy and its relevance for today.]]></description><link>https://newmanreview.org</link><generator>GatsbyJS</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:34:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Truth on Trial: John Henry Newman, Giacinto Achilli, and the Limits of Justification in Victorian Criminal Libel]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/truth-on-trial-john-henry-newman-giacinto-achilli-and-the-limits-of-justification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/truth-on-trial-john-henry-newman-giacinto-achilli-and-the-limits-of-justification</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:00:30 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>On 21 June 1852, John Henry Newman, a Catholic priest, appeared before the Queen’s Bench in Westminster, England, to defend himself in a criminal l</excerpt><authors>Maura Finnerty</authors><categories>History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Truculent Inopportunist: Bishop Clifford, Cardinal Newman, and Papal Infallibility as Dogma]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/a-truculent-inopportunist-bishop-clifford-cardinal-newman-and-papal-infallibility-as-dogma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/a-truculent-inopportunist-bishop-clifford-cardinal-newman-and-papal-infallibility-as-dogma</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>Bishop William Clifford was the bridge between conflicting philosophies in the English Catholic Church. He often acted as a go-between for Henry Ma</excerpt><authors>Simon McMullen</authors><categories>History, Ecclesiology</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gérard Philips as Architect of Vatican II and as Precursor to Synodality]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/gerard-philips-as-architect-of-vatican-ii-and-as-precursor-to-synodality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/gerard-philips-as-architect-of-vatican-ii-and-as-precursor-to-synodality</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>In the following story about Prof. Gérard Philips of Louvain, it would be claiming too much to assert that his effort to have Vatican II (1962–1965</excerpt><authors>Edward Jeremy Miller</authors><categories>Ecclesiology, History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newman letters in the archive of the Royal Literary Fund]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/newman-letters-in-the-archive-of-the-royal-literary-fund</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/newman-letters-in-the-archive-of-the-royal-literary-fund</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>Part of our ongoing mission at the National Institute for Newman Studies, is to locate and digitize all Newman letters held either privately, or in</excerpt><authors>Lawrence Gregory</authors><categories>History, New and Noteworthy</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerning Cardinal Newman's Childhood]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/concerning-cardinal-newman-s-childhood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/concerning-cardinal-newman-s-childhood</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:07 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>A small collection of letters from the archives of the University of Chicago has recently been added to the NINS Digital Collections. The collectio</excerpt><authors>Lawrence Gregory</authors><categories>New and Noteworthy, History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[The German Founder of the Oratory and the Virtue of Humility in Newman]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/the-german-founder-of-the-oratory-and-the-virtue-of-humility-in-newman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/the-german-founder-of-the-oratory-and-the-virtue-of-humility-in-newman</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:10 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>The Oratory of St. Philip Neri is commonly held to have had three founding figures in its history. At its head, of course, is St. Philip Neri (1515</excerpt><authors>Kai Weiss</authors><categories>History, Ecclesiology</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading Eric Lafferty's <em>Approaching the Assumption, 1863-1950</em>]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/reading-eric-lafferty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/reading-eric-lafferty</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>Eric Lafferty’s recently published book, Approaching the Assumption 1863–1950: Revelation, Scripture, and the Laity in the Development of a Marian </excerpt><authors>Angela Baker</authors><categories>History, Theology, New and Noteworthy</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newman's Influence on American Catholic School Curriculum]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/newman-s-influence-on-american-catholic-school-curriculum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/newman-s-influence-on-american-catholic-school-curriculum</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>John Henry Newman lived at a pivotal moment when education was shifting from its classical roots toward the modern research university. This articl</excerpt><authors>Michael Rizzi</authors><categories>Education, History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newman and the Music of Faith: A Tribute to Professor Lawrence S. Cunningham]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/newman-and-the-music-of-faith-a-tribute-to-professor-lawrence-s-cunningham</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/newman-and-the-music-of-faith-a-tribute-to-professor-lawrence-s-cunningham</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>In the summer of 2002, I enrolled in an intensive summer course at the University of Notre Dame on the life and writings of Thomas Merton. Beginnin</excerpt><authors>Christopher Pramuk</authors><categories>Newman Today, Spirituality, Theology</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Window into Newman and Papal Infallibility at Vatican I ]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/a-window-into-newman-and-papal-infallibility-at-vatican-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/a-window-into-newman-and-papal-infallibility-at-vatican-i</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>The First Vatican Council began on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 08 December 1869, with around 700 bishops, cardinals, abbots, and theolo</excerpt><authors>Angela Baker</authors><categories>History, New and Noteworthy</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distinctions and Reflections on Reserve, Part 2: Newman and Isaac Williams on Reserve]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/distinctions-and-reflections-on-reserve-part-2-newman-and-isaac-williams-on-reserve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/distinctions-and-reflections-on-reserve-part-2-newman-and-isaac-williams-on-reserve</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>This article, presented in two parts, traces the use of “Reserve” in the writings of John Keble, John Henry Newman, and Isaac Williams. The princip</excerpt><authors>Robin Selby</authors><categories>History, Theology</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distinctions and Reflections on Reserve, Part 1: Keble on Reserve]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/distinctions-and-reflections-on-reserve-part-1-keble-on-reserve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/distinctions-and-reflections-on-reserve-part-1-keble-on-reserve</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>This article, presented in two parts, traces the use of “Reserve” in the writings of John Keble, John Henry Newman, and Isaac Williams. The princip</excerpt><authors>Robin Selby</authors><categories>History, Theology</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asceticism: Newman’s wisdom for today]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/asceticism-newman-s-wisdom-for-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/asceticism-newman-s-wisdom-for-today</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>In western, modern societies we live in a culture of superabundance. Store shelves are overflowing with products, and we can choose from a wide var</excerpt><authors>Fr. Franciszek Urmanski</authors><categories>Spirituality</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovering a New Newman Letter in an Undergraduate Seminar]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/discovering-a-new-newman-letter-in-an-undergraduate-seminar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/discovering-a-new-newman-letter-in-an-undergraduate-seminar</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>Teaching Newman to undergraduates has yielded unexpected research rewards. Thanks in part to students in my St. John Henry Newman Seminar, the NINS</excerpt><authors>Christopher John Lane</authors><categories>History, New and Noteworthy</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Warren Adams: A Victorian Society Scandal]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/charles-warren-adams-a-victorian-society-scandal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/charles-warren-adams-a-victorian-society-scandal</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>There are two letters from Charles Warren Adams included in the NINS Digital Collections, the first is dated 1862 and is addressed to Bishop Grant </excerpt><authors>Lawrence Gregory</authors><categories>New and Noteworthy, History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Birmingham to Philadelphia: Cardinal Newman and Archbishop Ryan]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/from-birmingham-to-philadelphia-cardinal-newman-and-archbishop-ryan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/from-birmingham-to-philadelphia-cardinal-newman-and-archbishop-ryan</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>It is always exciting when a previously unknown Newman letter comes to light. When Oxford University Press’s Letters and Diaries were being compile</excerpt><authors>Lawrence Gregory</authors><categories>History, New and Noteworthy</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Window into the <em>Rambler</em> Controversy]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/a-window-into-the-rambler-controversy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/a-window-into-the-rambler-controversy</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>During my internship for NINS, I took great pleasure in reading the letters of Richard Simpson, a former Anglican priest numbered among the promine</excerpt><authors>Miles Bertrand</authors><categories>History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Henry Newman’s Pneumatological Hermeneutics and <em>Dei Verbum</em>]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/john-henry-newman-s-pneumatological-hermeneutics-and-dei-verbum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/john-henry-newman-s-pneumatological-hermeneutics-and-dei-verbum</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>In the nineteenth century, tensions were acutely felt in religious controversies, such as the Protestant emphasis on sola scriptura, which often pr</excerpt><authors>Marvin Jhan Santos</authors><categories>Theology</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reverend Hussey's Astronomical History]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/rev-hussey-s-letter-to-newman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/rev-hussey-s-letter-to-newman</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>One letter from the Rev. Hussey to Newman is available on the digital collections. In this letter, he discusses Tract 90. Hussey’s main passion lay</excerpt><authors>Lawrence Gregory</authors><categories>History</categories></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sermon On Newman]]></title><link>https://newmanreview.org/a-sermon-on-newman-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://newmanreview.org/a-sermon-on-newman-1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:31:00 GMT</pubDate><excerpt>On October 5, 2025, our own NINS co-founder Catharine Ryan was invited to give a sermon at St. Mary&apos;s University Church in Oxford, standing at the </excerpt><authors>Catharine Ryan</authors><categories>Spirituality, Newman Today</categories></item></channel></rss>