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David WarrenSeptember 15, 2018In the midst of this crisis of the Church, many are returning to the fundamental questions of the faith, like “What is the Church, and can we trust it?”
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 6, 2018The faithful laity are called to exercise a prophetic defense against evil actions in the Church.
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 31, 2018When Catholics seek the truth, and boldly defend it, trust in the Catholic Church and its bishops and priests will be restored. But the truth must be told clearly, in faithfulness to Christ.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanAugust 25, 2018Newman teaches us in charmingly simple verses that Mary, Our Queen, will lead us to Heaven.
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David WarrenAugust 18, 2018The Assumption is an honor fit for the Mother of God, who lets the Lord freely reign in her heart. Bd. Newman teaches us this mystery in its simple wisdom.
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Robert KirkendallAugust 11, 2018Reading Newman was like getting to know a friend, a friend with whom I was gradually knit together with, in the bond of charity with all the saints.
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 4, 2018Newman reminds us that we don't want to make empty promises to God. Thus we must look at our hearts and actions every day.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJuly 29, 2018Newman cautions us that unlike King Jeroboam we must obey God in all his precepts, and reminds us that the Church puts its hope in Christ.
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David WarrenJuly 14, 2018When we have a duty to witness to Christ by speaking our opinion or correcting others, how can we do so prudently and humbly?
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David WarrenJuly 7, 2018All Christians are called to witness to Christ. How do we witness wiithout making a show of our deeds and prayers? How can we be faithful and humble?
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJune 30, 2018Being a follower of Christ sometimes means stepping outside our comfort zone
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David WarrenJune 16, 2018Hypocrisy is more widespread and dangerous than most of us believe. Blessed Newman urges us to overcome self-deception by examining ourselves.
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David WarrenJune 9, 2018Hypocrisy may seem like a remote sin, but it is far more common, far easier to fall into, and harder to detect than we imagine.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJune 2, 2018Newman exhorts us to plug our ears to the Sirens' call, so that we may sail safely to heaven.
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 26, 2018God is a Triune God, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, and we come to know Him through Jesus Christ. Blessed Newman helps to go to the Father through the Son in the Spirit.
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 19, 2018God the Holy Spirit is the source and life of the Catholic Church. He sustains it with its graces and gifts. And He gives supernatural life to men.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanMay 12, 2018The material world is only a shadow of the spiritual world and its Creator, and we must discern between shadow and substance.
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David WarrenMay 5, 2018What deserves our attention most? That which is essential to our life. Too often, the opposite is true - we give our attention to less important things. Blessed Newman teaches us to adore the Holy ...
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 21, 2018It is fitting that church buildings are magnificent and beautiful because they are symbols of Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday and today and for ever.
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David WarrenApril 15, 2018What does it mean to be a temple of the Holy Ghost? Blessed Newman teaches us the great dignity of our bodies as he meditates on the Resurrection of our Lord.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanApril 8, 2018The reality of Christ's resurrection, like the bow set in the sky by God after the great flood, gives hope, even amidst sorrow or sadness.
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David WarrenMarch 31, 2018On this Holy Saturday we await our Lord’s resurrection. We too wish to rise with Him. To do so, we must have an inner life hidden with Him.
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 25, 2018The Cross of Christ is the measure of the world. Its meaning lies hidden beneath the surface of things. Through it Christ triumphs and give us new life.
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 20, 2018Both Thackeray and Dickens have a mistaken vision of man; Cardinal Newman presents us instead with a realistic vision of fallen man in need of God's grace and of life in Christ.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanMarch 11, 2018In the second half of the poem, “My Birthday,” Blessed John Henry Newman continues to relate how worldly people celebrate birthdays in contrast to how he wishes to mark his day.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanMarch 3, 2018In his Birthday poem, Blessed John Henry Newman considers how a life should be spent, reminding us to beware the vanities of the world.
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David WarrenFebruary 24, 2018The weapons of the saints are weakness, poverty, dishonor, sacrifice. By these we too can conquer the world through love.
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David WarrenFebruary 18, 2018The weapons of the saints contrast the ways of the world. By humility, poverty, and weakness they have turned the world upside down and introduced a new order.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanFebruary 10, 2018Newman reflects how light and Candlemas show Christ to be the light of the world.
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 3, 2018We cannot sell our birthright as Adam and Esau did. Lent is a time of repentance of past sins, a time of self-denial and growth in charity.
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David WarrenJanuary 27, 2018What separates consistent Christians from nominal Christians? Blessed John Henry Newman explains how sincerity is the mark of the consistent Christian, while the nominal Christian has a double mind.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJanuary 21, 2018Newman warned England to repent from its pride and rejection of God. In his verses he opened lines with stressed syllables to emphasize his point.
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David WarrenJanuary 13, 2018How is Christ the end of the law, and where do we stand in relationship to the Law? Blessed Newman sorts out the meaning of St. Paul's words in Romans 10:4.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJanuary 5, 2018Newman sees the meaning of his sister's death as drawing those she left behind into that invisible world, likening it to the star which guided the magi.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 30, 2017Blessed Cardinal Newman encouraged parents to be the primary educators of their children, and to form their minds and hearts.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 24, 2017By taking on a human nature the Son of God raised us to become God's adopted children and partakers of divine nature.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanDecember 17, 2017Blessed Newman's poem, "Advent-Lauds," is a translation of a fifth century hymn that can help us prepare for the coming of our Lord.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 9, 2017http://www.cardinaljohnhenrynewman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Why-Christians-Misunderstand-Devotion-to-Mary.mp3 Many Christians think that devotion to Mary is the same as worship given to God, ...
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David WarrenDecember 8, 2017Private prayer is vital, but how often should we pray? Do we need set times of prayer? Here Blessed Newman answers the what, why, and how of private prayer.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanNovember 21, 2017Newman teaches that faith and reason at the service of God brings man to a deeper appreciation of the complexity of the created world
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David WarrenNovember 13, 2017The mysteries of life and faith leave us with many questions, but they do not leave us without direction. In fact, they lead us to our Lord.
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 9, 2017Blessed Newman studied and meditated the Bible. In his sermons he quoted the Scriptures often and explained them to his listeners.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanOctober 28, 2017We are called by Newman to scatter wide the seed of the truth of the gospel, living in the world which just like from days of old forgets God.
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David WarrenOctober 22, 2017The world is our enemy, but who is of the world and what can we do about them?
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David WarrenOctober 13, 2017What is the meaning of "the world" and how should we relate to it?
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 7, 2017John Henry Newman reminds us of the need for friendship, and that it is based on common interests, grows gradually, requires virtue - especially charity.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanSeptember 30, 2017True consolation comes from the knowledge that Christ is ever with us.
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David WarrenSeptember 22, 2017Have we thought about our own death recently? If not, Blessed Newman's sermon "The Lapse of Time" may be the wake up call we need to hear.
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.September 16, 2017Faith generates in us this uncomfortable, restless longing for God—and He wants us to want Him in this way, to learn to listen to Him.
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David WarrenSeptember 8, 2017No one likes to think about his own death. But with sober reflection on it, we may learn how to live.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanAugust 18, 2017For Newman, God wishes to transform us so that the “the beauty of holiness” may shine through us to others.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanAugust 12, 2017Newman reminds us of the power of the Cross which opens us to the invisible world and God's grace.
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David WarrenAugust 6, 2017Why do some fall in the face of doubt while others persist? In Part 2 of this series we learn of the confidence that comes from inward belief.
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David WarrenJuly 29, 2017We can know the truth, but how do we come to know it? Why do some find the truth and others don't?
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJuly 22, 2017In the poem “Solitude,” John Henry Newman reminds us of the importance of silent time alone with God.
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Prof. Barb H. WymanJuly 8, 2017Newman intrigues us with a riddle in his "Snapdragon: a Riddle for a Flower Book". Reading his poetry carefully we discover more about him as a person.
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David WarrenJune 18, 2017God is the deepest subject of reflection, and to try to understand Him strains our minds. Yet we are called to press on in reflecting on the Trinity of God.
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David WarrenJune 10, 2017The mystery of the Trinity is beyond our understanding. But we are called to reflect on it, and Newman is a wise guide for the path of our reflection.
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Fr. Juan VelezJune 1, 2017Blessed Newman replies to the question: What is Heaven? And teaches us that Jesus who ascended to Heaven is the only path to Heaven.
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 25, 2017Jesus ascends to heaven and is glorified. Now he is even closer to us because he is not only in one particular location.
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David WarrenMay 20, 2017The title of this reflection is the essential question every man and woman needs to ask. In Part 1 of this series, we looked at Blessed Newman’s sermon, “Faith, the Title for our Justification,”...
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David WarrenMay 13, 2017Faith is necessary for salvation. In this sermon, Blessed Newman asks whether it is all one needs.
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 29, 2017Before his Passion and Death Jesus told the disciples that "A little while, and ye shall not see Me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see Me, because I go to the Father." John xvi. 16. How i...
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David WarrenApril 14, 2017Jesus offers himself completely to be with us in the daily sacrifice of the Mass.
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 14, 2017Jesus loved and honored his mother, and teaches us likewise to love our family members, friends and acquaintances.
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David WarrenApril 8, 2017The unsparing, tender love of Jesus will dispel all doubts and strengthen our hearts to trust in Him.
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 2, 2017Jesus, who became incarnate and suffered and died to redeem us, is the Lover of souls.
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David WarrenApril 1, 2017We can return to God because he has offered us a new beginning in Christ.
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 25, 2017Jesus established a spiritual kingdom on earth and entrusted the spiritual authority over this kingdom to the pope and bishops.
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David WarrenMarch 24, 2017The unity God desires for his Church he models in his divinity and his humanity.
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 18, 2017Jesus is, in the words of the Apocalypse, the Captain of God's hosts or Lord of Armies. He leads us in our spiritual combat against the forces of evil.
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David WarrenMarch 4, 2017It is an awful thought to think that God rejects those who reject him, but the truth is that in mercy he invites us to repent.
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 2, 2017By fasting we imitate Christ's self-denial, and grow in love for him. And with faith and humility we overcome the temptations of the devil.
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 25, 2017Jesus the Son of David, descended from King David to whom God had promised a descendant who would reign forever.
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 18, 2017Jesus is the Lamb of God prefigured in the Jewish passover lamb, and later by the prophet Isaiah as the One who was wounded for our sins.
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 11, 2017The following is a summary of John Henry Newman's famous poem on Last Things and God's mercy.
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 4, 2017At last Gerontius’ soul traverses the threshold of God’s throne.
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Fr. Juan VelezJanuary 28, 2017The soul sees Christ's suffering and feels great sorrow.
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Fr. Juan VelezJanuary 20, 2017The Dream of Gerontius reaches its high point with choirs of angels singing the praise of God and recounting the history of salvation.
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Fr. Juan VelezJanuary 7, 2017The angel explains to the soul of Gerontius that the very sight of God will gladden the just soul immensely while it purifies it.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 31, 2016Demons tempt the human soul but they are impotent in causing it to do evil. The soul must endure these temptations and repeatedly turn to God.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 18, 2016In the dialogue between the soul and the angel we learn about the particular judgment and how to prepare to meet Christ by living as God's children.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 10, 2016Each guardian angel created ages ago by God has been given a human being to care for and to guide on his way to heaven.
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 3, 2016Newman imagines the soul of Gerontius outside the limits of time and space in the life hereafter, and how its Guardian Angels comes to lead it to Christ.
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 26, 2016Gerontius' friends pray for their dying friend. He experiences fear at the closeness of death and the thought of the Devil, but is strengthened by a priest.
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 19, 2016The Dream of Gerontius is a poem about the experience of man who is dying, his request for prayers, and the help of his angel as he goes to his judgment.
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.November 19, 2016As God's children we advance to the truth by experience of error; we succeed through failures. We seem to be walking to heaven backwards but indeed advance.
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 11, 2016Newman urges Christians to repent but as an Anglican he did not know that the ordinary means of forgiveness of sins after Baptism is sacramental Confession.
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 4, 2016Through Baptism man has a new birth. Although he suffers the consequences of original sin, he receives the grace of the Holy Spirit to live as God's son.
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 28, 2016As God's children we advance to the truth by experience of error; we succeed through failures. We seem to be walking to heaven backwards but indeed advance.
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 22, 2016As sinful men and women we have a need to be cleansed and renewed often. We are not forgiven once and for all.
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 16, 2016Adult Catholics have many questions such as: What is the Church’s doctrine on communion for married Catholics who after a civil divorce have entered into a second union? Is Jesus truly present in th...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 16, 2016Newman asserts that to be a Christian calls for more than honesty, justice and temperance; it means to seek Christian perfection in Christ's footsteps. http://www.cardinaljohnhenrynewman.com/wp-con...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 8, 2016The Spiritual Mind, Part 2 by Fr. Juan Vélez The Christian should act out of the good habit of loving God, rather than out of fear of sinning, even though the latter may at first play a part in h...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 2, 2016The Spiritual Mind, Part 1 by Fr. Juan Vélez Blessed Newman teaches that a Christian must examine the motives for his thoughts and actions, and must learn to master his heart, doing things for th...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 24, 2016Self-Denial, the Test of Religious Earnestness, Part 3 by Fr. Juan Vélez Jesus bids us to take up our cross daily. We must be careful, however, of the danger of self-deception by doing things for...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 17, 2016Self-Denial, the Test of Religious Earnestness, Part 2 by Fr. Juan Vélez Jesus bids us to take up our cross daily. We must careful, however, of the danger of self-deception by doing things for ou...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 10, 2016Self-Denial, the Test of Religious Earnestness, Part 1 by Fr. Juan Vélez John Henry Newman explains that the test of the true practice of religion is self-denial. Without the latter a person make...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 4, 2016A Teenager, Mother Teresa and Cardinal Newman I saw the saint (Mother Teresa) on three occasions. No, not Mother Teresa of Avila, but another giant like her. The encounters if one could call them s...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 3, 2016Secret Faults (Part 3) - by Fr. Juan Vélez Most people rationalize their defects and sins and become used to them. John Henry Newma...
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 27, 2016Secret Faults (Part 2) - by Fr. Juan Vélez Our secret faults are often revealed to us when we are tested. We need humility and the ...
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 21, 2016Secret Faults (Part 1) - by Fr. Juan Vélez Most people have little self-knowledge, and because of this have a poor understanding of...
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 7, 2016World news in today's age travels with such speed that we are aware at once of wars, cruelty, famine and other human disasters. We must pay attention, pray, and in our own measure do what we can to al...
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Fr. Juan VelezJuly 31, 2016Christ Speaks to the Youth of the World Gathered in Krakow with a million and a half youth from all over the world Pope Francis told them that they were like the disciples at Pentecost. The dis...
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Fr. Juan VelezJuly 29, 2016Blessed Newman explains how St. Paul remembered his own weakness and sins, and taught that God will have mercy on the Jews to whom belong the patriarchs, the promises and the prophets. http://www.c...
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.July 11, 2016A Better Homeland (cf. Hebrews 11:16) When prodigal children book passage for a far country, the last thing they want is a reminder about the likeliness of a U-turn. No ticket kiosk of...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 1, 2016The Creator is Omnipotent. He made the universe and all its creatures. Yet, he willed to become a prisoner in the womb of the Virgin. Later he allowed himself to be bound by cruel men in his Passion. ...
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 10, 2016Conscience speaks to our hearts of an Unseen Lord, Governor and Judge, and leads us to "look out" for Him and his messages. It predisposes us to faith when He reveals himself to us. http://www.card...
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.March 14, 2016Falling short in the most important area of Christian life, that of loving God and our neighbor for His sake, is enough of a daily stumbling block to merit Blessed John Henry Newman’s focus in a ser...
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 12, 2016Blessed Newman expounds on how God's hidden grace works to extend the Church. Unlike the external instruments of the Church grace works invisibly from within. http://www.cardinaljohnhenry...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 27, 2016Audio Recordings Recordings of Newman's Sermons Recordings of Newman's Poems
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 21, 2016On the eve of the anniversary of Blessed Cardinal Newman's birthday (February 21, 1801) we began a series of recordings of his Sermons Preached on Various Occasions. Sermon 1. Intellect, The Instr...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 6, 2016In the Fall 2015 issue of the Newman Studies Journal there is a review which I wrote on The 'Making of Men'. The Idea and reality of Newman's university in Oxford and Dublin, by Paul Shrimpton, Leom...
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Fr. Juan VelezJanuary 21, 2016In the Gospels we see how Jesus had compassion for the sick and cured them. The cures reveal his compassion as well as his divinity. In our times God continues to work miracles through the intercessio...
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Fr. Juan VelezJanuary 8, 2016Saint John Neumann and Blessed John Henry Newman Every year one or more friends kindly congratulate me on January 5th when the Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of St. John Neumann. They mi...
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 24, 2015Tonight we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord. "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." The Incarnation is the great mystery that reveals God's wonderful love for mankind. In this sermon from ...
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 13, 2015We have very sadly gotten almost accustomed to saying God's name in vain or hearing others do so. There is little reverence in the way people dress and behave at church. There is a loss of the sense o...
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 29, 2015Blessed John Henry Newman helps us to begin the season of Advent with a sermon titled "Worship, a Preparation for Christ's Coming." He opens with the words of Scripture: "Thine eyes shall see th...
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Fr. Juan VelezNovember 8, 2015In the sermon The Praise of Men, after indicating that ridicule is a powerful weapon used by the devil, Blessed John Henry Newman describes a case in which it is the cause of much pain: when a pers...
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.October 23, 2015The Wisdom of Youth by Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem Blessed are they who give the flower of their days, and their strength of soul and body to Him; blessed are they who in their youth turn t...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 17, 2015Deacon Jack Sullivan received a miraculous cure from a severe spinal stenosis on August 15, 2001 after praying to Cardinal Newman. On July 3, 2009 Pope Benedict announced that this healing was a mirac...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 10, 2015Blessed John Henry Newman's liturgical memorial is celebrated liturgically on October 9. For this occasion Stephen Bullivant, Senior Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at St Mary’s University, Twickenh...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 9, 2015The Saints are men and women whom the Church sets as standards for living holy lives as children of God. Today is the memorial or feast day of Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890), a renowned Anglica...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 5, 2015From the earliest time of Christianity the pope, a term derived from the Greek word for "father," was regarded with great love and reverence by the faithful. The Pope is the Vicar of Christ and succes...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 24, 2015In difficult times God raises men and women to rouse the Church. What does the Spirit say to the Churches? Religious truths are always the same, but in every time there are specific questions and pres...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 24, 2015Today Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan and founder of nine of the twenty-one California missions in the 18th century, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at a solemn Mass at the Basilica of the I...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 22, 2015Banished from Constantinople through the instigation of his enemies St. John Chrysostom had arrived in Cucusus in the autumn. He survived the hardship of travel and an illness along the way as well as...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 21, 2015"Nicholas Healy, president emeritus of Ave Maria University and a former vice president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, facilitated the launch of Newman College Ireland, which completed its ...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 13, 2015Faced with injustice, illness or significant loss people are often angry and resentful, sad and withdrawn. St. John Chrysostom, instead, displayed resilience and good temper, forbearance of his persec...
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 18, 2015Christian life entails suffering, sometimes great suffering, and the response distinguishes a Christian from others: in the midst of hardship and even persecution he forgives and gives praise to God. ...
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Fr. Juan VelezJuly 31, 2015Blessed John Henry Newman together with Cardinal Paul Cullen and the Irish bishops established the Catholic University of Ireland in 1854. Newman was the founder and first rector. At the start of th...
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.July 22, 2015A Matter of Life and Death by Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem. When Moses set before the Israelites a choice between life and death, a blessing and a curse, he wasn’t simply issuing an ultimatu...
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Fr. Juan VelezJuly 16, 2015Newman’s Gentleman by Ronald J. Snyder, D.D.S. Evidence of the respect for Blessed John Henry Newman’s unsurpassed 19th century treatise of higher education is his frequently referenced gentlem...
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Fr. Juan VelezJuly 4, 2015What was the secret of St. John Chrysostom's success as a leader and reformer? The spiritual leaders of a city or society inspire the moral lives of their citizens. They understand well people's ne...
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Fr. Juan VelezJune 27, 2015Yesterday, June 26, was a momentous and sad day for our nation: the highest court "legislated" that states within the United States cannot ban same-sex marriages. This is an attack on natural law as w...
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Fr. Juan VelezJune 11, 2015St. Philip, A Different Type of Reformer Who was Philip Neri and what were the important stages in his formation? Having recounted the life of Savonarola, and referring to God's appearance to ...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 27, 2015Today the Church honors a great saint, Philip Neri (Filippo di Neri), who countered the decadent culture of his time with humility, charity and truthfulness. Philip (July 21, 1515 – May 25, 1595), w...
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.May 14, 2015Temples of the Holy Spirit by Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem Contemplating the mystery of the Divine indwelling, Blessed John Henry Newman is enraptured at the thought of the Holy Spirit’s ...
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Fr. John Henry Hanson, O.Praem.April 14, 2015What have you ventured for Christ? The Life of Faith in the Light of the Resurrection by Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem. Faith in the risen Christ, glorious yet unseen, is no less crucial for u...
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 2, 2015Christ died on the Cross. But did he fail? Was he truly who he said he was? Jesus Christ laid down his life freely. He had said about his life: "I have power to lay it down, and I have power to ta...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 22, 2015Blessed Cardinal Newman was born in London on February 21, 1801. He was not only an exceptional thinker, theologian and writer but a holy priest and the founder of the Oratory of St. Phillip Neri in E...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 13, 2015Why is a liberal arts education important? And what is a liberal arts education? These are questions that we need to ask seriously, especially if we wish to grow as human beings and serve our fami...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 9, 2015A University Education for the 21st Century: The Opening of the American Mind is a book that I wrote in 2014. It is my hope that this work will help students, parents and university administrators ...
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 23, 2014As we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ we have before us a text from the Letter to the Hebrews and some comments by Bl. John Henry Newman. "Both He that sanctifieth and th...
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Fr. Juan VelezDecember 1, 2014The development of Christian doctrine is a very important subject in Christianity and one, which demands a proper understanding and safeguards. In An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 29, 2014Blessed John Henry Newman taught his friends and parishioners to strive for Christian holiness in every day life while trying to do so himself. The following is a link to Source and Summit which has a...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 25, 2014In a forth coming article for the Catholic World News Report I will be discussing the subject of development of Christian Doctrine to show that Communion for persons divorced and remarried is not auth...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 9, 2014Today is the feast day of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman, a great English scholar and holy priest (1801-1890). His memorial is celebrated in the dioceses of England, but it is hoped that some ...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 24, 2014What is literature and why should we read the Classics? In our technological and scientific world that has reduced thinking to the practical and empirical sciences literature is often ignored or dismi...
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Fr. Juan VelezSeptember 13, 2014Bl. John Henry Newman loved and admired St. John Chrysostom and wrote a long essay about him in Historical Sketches. He wrote at the start of the essay: "I am so specially attached to the Saints...
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 22, 2014Over the past year we have gone through the first part of Newman's The Idea of a University. Unfortunately part of this has been lost (from our website). We will continue now with part II of Newman's ...
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Fr. Juan VelezAugust 11, 2014On July 22nd and July 30th of this year, 2014, I had the pleasure of meeting with Deacon Jack Sullivan first in Pembroke and next in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Deacon Sullivan, originally from Braintr...
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Fr. Juan VelezJune 22, 2014The Preface (continued) Newman was correct in distinguishing the ends of a teaching institution and a research institution, but he failed to see how both goals could come together and, since hi...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 28, 2014Blessed John Henry Newman helps us to understand the title The Powerful Virgin with which the Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although the world is ruled by fixed laws given to it by the Creato...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 25, 2014When commenting on Virgin Mary's title Mater Intemerata, the Sinless Mother, Blessed John Henry Newman adduces other reasons for the Assumption of Mary who "was so transcendently holy, so full, so ov...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 24, 2014The title Holy Mother of God denotes the reason for all the other titles and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In these reflections for the month of May John Henry Newman looks to one of the priv...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 23, 2014A tower is a tall and strong structure. In the advocation the Ivory Tower the Blessed Virgin Mary is compared to a tower. Blessed John Henry Newman explains that Mary was more courageous than Jesus' ...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 17, 2014Like many other holy men and women Blessed John Henry Newman meditates on the moral sufferings of the Virgin Mary which merit her the title Queen of Martyrs. "What an overwhelming horror it must have ...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 14, 2014Blessed John Henry Newman comments on the title Mother of the Creator which he admits seems confusing. He readily explains, however, that do deny it is to deny "the great and fundamental truth of reve...
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Fr. John McCloskeyMay 12, 2014Heart-to-Heart Preaching: Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman in the Pulpit by Father John McCloskey First presented at a Spring 2013 seminar for priests in Pembroke, MA. Dear Priest Friends and B...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 12, 2014Pope Leo XIII created John Henry Newman a cardinal on May 12, 1879. On that occasion Newman gave an Address in which he renewed his opposition to liberalism in religion: "the doctrine that there is no...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 11, 2014Blessed John Henry Newman comments on Mary's title Mirror of Justice telling us that by "justice" we do not mean what is understood in ordinary English; instead we mean "all virtues at once, a perfect...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 10, 2014The Church honors Mary with the title Regina Angelorum. The obvious reason for this invocation is that she is in heaven with her Son who is King and thus she is Queen. Although true Blessed John Henry...
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Fr. Juan VelezMay 9, 2014Blessed John Henry Newman helps us to understand the meaning of the title Sancta Maria by teaching us about God's holiness: "We say that God alone is holy, though in truth all His high attributes a...
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 27, 2014Every century has a few great men or women who shine as light for their contemporaries: an Augustine in the 4th century, a Charlemagne in the 9th century, a Catherine of Siena in the 14th century. In ...
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Fr. Juan VelezApril 18, 2014John Henry Newman preached the sermon The Cross of Christ the Measure of the World on April 9, 1841 (Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol 6). In this sermon preached on a Fifth Sunday of Lent he offers a ...
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Fr. Juan VelezMarch 23, 2014Universities and Seminaries: L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Newman concludes this series of short essays with a look at seminaries. The first seminaries for the formation of diocesan clergy were episcop...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 22, 2014John Henry Newman, a Man of Prayer (revised from article for www.aleteia.org on Feb. 21, 2014) John Henry Newman, born in London on February 21, 1801 was an Anglican convert to Roman Catholicism. H...
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Fr. Juan VelezFebruary 17, 2014Having painted a picture of the origins of universities and their reason for being and of the nature of colleges Newman turns to explain a dysfunction of university education in his alma mater, Oxford...
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Fr. Juan VelezJanuary 24, 2014As an Anglican John Henry Newman began to pray for Christian unity in 1841 at the urging of Fr. Spencer, a Catholic priest. At first he did so with hesitation because he held that Anglicans already pr...
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Fr. Juan VelezOctober 27, 2013By Fr. Juan Velez In a fitting manner, Newman turns his attention to the history of a Catholic university in Ireland. He traces a history of many attempts, primarily by bishops and clergy, since th...
