John 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. He was a distinguished thinker and writer, and later a Catholic priest and founder of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in [...]
Cardinal John Henry Newman
Cardinal John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Newman was an Anglican clergyman and teacher at Oxford University. Founder of the Oxford Movement he eventually became a Catholic in 1845. Soon afterwards he was ordained a Catholic priest and started the English Oratory of St. Philip Neri.
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Abuse of authority by College authorities ~ Cardinal Newman
February 16, 2014 at 6:59 pm
Having 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. First, he briefly distinguishes further between both the University as a body and its Colleges, and second, he notes that Colleges [...]
Christian Unity and Cardinal Newman
January 23, 2014 at 6:22 pm
As 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 prayed weekly for Christian unity. In the following years Newman continued acting in his characteristic manner: always studying to [...]
The Incarnation ~ Cardinal Newman
December 25, 2013 at 7:31 pm
Today is Christmas day. In his Parochial and Plain Sermons Blessed John Henry Newman preached a sermon on the Incarnation reflecting on St. John’s text: “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” John 1: 14. Newman begins speaking of the awe that the early generation of Christians had before the mystery of the [...]
Growth of the College System ~ Cardinal Newman
November 22, 2013 at 10:36 am
Writing about colleges at universities Newman noted that there were as many as fifty at Paris, twenty-four at Oxford, and a similar number at Salamanca. Cambridge, Toulouse and Louvain had colleges although less. He writes that beginning in the 15th c. political changes among nations altered the composition and life of universities. The collegiate system [...]
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