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Catholic Devotion to the Mother of God: What Newma...
By Robert M. Andrews | Dec 1, 2021 | History, Spirituality, Theology | 0
Newman’s Visit to Rome in 1833: Part IV
By Fr. Joseph Elamparayil | Dec 6, 2019 | History | 0
Newman’s Visit to Rome in 1833: Part III
By Fr. Joseph Elamparayil | Dec 3, 2019 | History | 0
Newman, Lent, and Popular Culture?
By Steven D. Aguzzi | Apr 3, 2019 | Newman Today | 0
The Cry of Repentance Versus the Bitter Cry of Reg...
By Ryan Marr | Mar 20, 2019 | Spirituality, Theology | 0
Unlikely Soul Mates: Robert Browning and St. John Henry Newman
by Joan Liguori Perillo | Apr 5, 2022 | History, Theology | 0
Despite their differences, and although Newman and Browning never met, they shared similar life experiences, and literary techniques, and both were concerned with the justification of Christianity, as well as the struggle between faith and doubt. Another parallel between these writers concerns their poetic interests.
Read MoreCatholic Devotion to the Mother of God: What Newman’s Letter to Pusey (1866) tells us about Mariology and Marian Piety
by Robert M. Andrews | Dec 1, 2021 | History, Spirituality, Theology | 0
Pusey’s appraisal of Mariology—a polemic containing a mixture of historical, theological and anecdotal evidence—was, on the whole, untrue and mostly a caricature; yet as Newman would be forced to admit in his formal published reply to Pusey in 1866, the Letter to Pusey, there was partial veracity to his claim that at times Mariology, in some of its devotional outpourings, has obscured devotion to God, especially God’s loving mediation brought to humanity through the Incarnation.
Read MoreNewman’s Visit to Rome in 1833: Part IV
by Fr. Joseph Elamparayil | Dec 6, 2019 | History | 0
Newman was not a mere tourist or pilgrim during his Mediterranean voyage, rather he was a curious Anglican looking for an “enlargement of mind” and benefit of health. In fact, by tracing the footsteps of the apostles, fathers, and the great saints of Christianity, he sought a personal ecclesial enlargement.
Read MoreNewman’s Visit to Rome in 1833: Part III
by Fr. Joseph Elamparayil | Dec 3, 2019 | History | 0
Newman was interested in the events happening back home and added that the church in England might console herself with the knowledge of having partners in misfortune in Sicily and Italy. Years later, in his Apologia, he recalled what he truly felt: “England was in my thoughts solely, and the news from England came rarely and imperfectly.
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 MoreThe Cry of Repentance Versus the Bitter Cry of Regret
by Ryan Marr | Mar 20, 2019 | Spirituality, Theology | 0
It’s easy to read this account from Scripture and to cast aspersions on Esau. “How could he have been so foolish?” we wonder. “I’d never act that rashly,” we tell ourselves. Yet how often in our own lives do we make a similar, yet graver mistake by squandering the gifts of God—in our case, the graces that we receive through the sacraments—in exchange for some lesser good?
Read MoreUnlearning Ourselves in Lent: Newman on Fasting
by Ryan Marr | Mar 13, 2019 | Spirituality, Theology | 0
For Newman, the disciplines of Lent—in this case, fasting—are a way for the Christian to participate mystically in the life of Christ. By intensifying our self-denial for these forty days of Lent, we come to know, in part, what Christ experienced in full measure:
Read MoreLent, the Season of Repentance
by Ryan Marr | Mar 6, 2019 | Spirituality, Theology | 0
In reading Newman’s letters and diaries, it’s clear that he knew of divine mercy not as an abstract theological idea, but at a deeply personal level as a core part of his spiritual journey. Because he himself had experienced the grace of God in many profound ways, Newman was eager to encourage others to cast themselves before the mercy seat.
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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