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It is Better for Sun and Moon to Drop from Heaven
By David Mills | Sep 11, 2020 | Newman Today | 0
A Chapel, a Desk, and One Man’s Saintly Witn...
By Ryan Marr | Nov 20, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
Paraclete Essentials Releases Edition of Newman...
By Ryan Marr | Sep 19, 2019 | New and Noteworthy | 0
Saints are Sometimes Literary Men: A Reflection on...
By Ryan Marr | Jul 1, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
Newman, Lent, and Popular Culture?
By Steven D. Aguzzi | Apr 3, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
“Knowing God, Being Made holy,” A Lecture by Jennifer Newsome Martin
by Elizabeth Huddleston | Dec 15, 2020 | Ecclesiology, Spirituality, Theology | 0
This lecture addresses the theme in St. John Henry Newman of the gradual—some would even say ordinary—pursuit of holiness throughout the course of the course of our human lives.
Read MoreIt is Better for Sun and Moon to Drop from Heaven
by David Mills | Sep 11, 2020 | Newman Today | 0
It’s one of Newman’s most notorious lines, and a claim I for one wish were untrue:”The Catholic Church holds it better for the sun and moon to drop from heaven, for the earth to fail, and for all the many millions on it to die of starvation in extremest agony
Read MoreA Chapel, a Desk, and One Man’s Saintly Witness – Reflections on the Canonization of John Henry Newman
by Ryan Marr | Nov 20, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
A Chapel, a Desk, and One Man’s Saintly Witness – Reflections on the Canonization of...
Read MoreParaclete Essentials Releases Edition of Newman’s “Meditations and Devotions”
by Ryan Marr | Sep 19, 2019 | New and Noteworthy | 0
In a letter from 1863 to his sister Jemima, John Henry Newman remarked that “a man’s life lies in his letters.” Equally revealing, perhaps—at least in Newman’s case—are the prayers that he composed and recited.
Read MoreSaints are Sometimes Literary Men: A Reflection on the Announcement of Newman’s Canonization
by Ryan Marr | Jul 1, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
The news finally arrived today. Ever since it was announced in February that Newman would be canonized, we’ve been waiting eagerly to learn the details of when and how the ceremony would take place.
Read MoreNewman, Lent, and Popular Culture?
by Steven D. Aguzzi | Apr 3, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
One of the great challenges in Newman scholarship today has to do with making Newman’s work more applicable for members of the younger generations, many of whom have never been exposed to his thought and writings.
Read MoreNewman’s Quest for God: Living the Light of Truth
by Ryan Marr | Feb 13, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
A bit of a confession: there may have been some dancing in the offices of the National Institute for Newman Studies (NINS) this morning. This is not a common occurrence at the Institute, but today was a special day, as news reached us from Rome that Pope Francis has approved the canonization of John Henry Newman.
Read MoreFrancis de Sales the Oratorian
by Ryan Marr | Feb 5, 2019 | History, Spirituality, Theology | 0
There is something stirring about seeing two greats from different generations together in the same place. In the world of sports, for instance, some memorable photo-ops have come about this way—say, with a young Lebron James standing next to Bill Russell or with Derek Jeter warming up on the same baseball diamond as Cal Ripken Jr.
Read MoreNeither Death Nor Life: The Story of One Woman’s Trust in God
by Ryan Marr | Jan 10, 2019 | Spirituality, Theology | 0
As news is now reaching us that the Vatican has reportedly approved a second miracle toward the canonization of John Henry Newman, it’s worth reflecting on the process that brought us to this point.
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