Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman

John Henry Newman calls the Holy Mass the Gospel Feast and takes us through numerous biblical passages that prefigure this great Sacrament. The post The Gospel Feast appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Newman wrote, “I have been accustomed to consider the action of the creator on and in the created universe, as parallel in a certain sense to that of the soul upon the body.” The post Slopes, Popes and Newman appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Newman wrote, “I have been accustomed to consider the action of the creator on and in the created universe, as parallel in a certain sense to that of the soul upon the body.” The post Slopes, Popes and Newman appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

For a Christian, death is no longer defeat nor something to fear, rather it is the sign of Christ’s victory. The post The Lord’s Resurrection appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

For a Christian, death is no longer defeat nor something to fear, rather it is the sign of Christ’s victory. The post The Resurrection of the Lord appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Today, on Good Friday, we remember our Lord’s crucifixion, not as though it was a wrinkle in His otherwise peaceful earthly life, but rather as the focus and the pattern of His life. The post Endurance, the Christian’s Portion appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

In Fasting a Source of Trial, Newman reminds that we must not forget its main purpose: to unite ourselves with Christ. The post Fasting and Holy Week appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

St. John Henry Newman’s sermon “The Mental Sufferings of Our Lord in his Passion” is a moving description of the spiritual sufferings of Christ during his passion. This meditation can help us to enter into Our Lord’s feelings in the face of sin and evil. The post Mental Sufferings of Our Lord in His Passion appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

We need to remember our mortality, so that we may be ready to meet Our Lord each and every day. Lent and lenten mortifications have a role in this preparation. We must die to self daily, so that we may be brought to the glory of His resurrection.  The post Penance appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

For forty days we are in ‘spiritual circuit training’, with the goal of joining St Peter on his morning run to Christ’s tomb. The post Sprinting to Sainthood, John Henry Newman appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

But our Lord is clear: He said “to all” that “if any” man, and in doing so both offers Himself to every man and leaves no room for half-hearted disciples. The post The Power of the Will appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

In this ingenious poem, “Candlemas,” Saint John Henry Newman weaves together the entire liturgical year using the theme of light as the thread The post Candlemas, St. John Henry Newman appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Newman approached his teaching from an obviously Christian anthropology. He saw every young person from the start as a being in the image of God. The post         Newman, Education, and the Human Person appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Do we treat time, which is always slipping through our hands, as the precious resource it is? The post The Lapse of Time appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Dominic abundantly shared with John Henry the gifts inspired by the Saints he admired, who are recorded in his spiritual journal. The post Blessed Dominic’s Gospel Glow appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

The first lines refer to Joseph being a Symbol, or typos, of Christ, the “Eternal Son.” The post “Joseph” by St. John Henry Newman appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Let us join with all Christians in this Advent season, acknowledging the presence of Christ in the soul and wherever believers gather to pray. The post The Invisible Presence of Christ appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Newman stresses that “The idea of a Christian, as set forth in Scripture, is something very definite.” The post St. John Henry Newman “The Apostolical Christian”  appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Aim at ‘seeing the King in His beauty’.  All things that we see are but shadows to us and delusions, unless we enter into what they really mean. The post Newman’s Longing appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you.” The post Wisdom and Innocence appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Applying Newman's theory, it seems clear that the notion that women's ordination to to the priesthood, would not maintain the type of the early Church. The post Synodality, Doctrine on Catholic Priesthood, Part 5 appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

In 1990, the International Theological Commission, issued a document titled "The Interpretation of Dogma" in which Newman's seven notes are endorsed. The post Synodality and Development of Christian Doctrine, Part 4 appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

The path forward for us personally and for the Church at large, requires returning to the core truths that Christ Himself has revealed to us. The post Synodality: The Religion of the Day appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

What does John Henry Newman mean by the words: "to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often?" The post Sensum Fidelium, Tradition and Doctrinal Change, Synodality, Part 3 appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .

Listening to God is done keeping in mind the normative value of the whole of Tradition and of the Church’s Teaching.   The post The Sensum Fidelium and Synodality, Part 2 appeared first on St. John Henry Newman .