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 [...]
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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November 10, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Although the Catholic University of Ireland did not prosper the articles Fr. Newman wrote on the nature of a university and the colleges offers good insights on the best setting for higher education, that is, the small group and individual nature of education. In this article Newman focuses on the former and delineates the characteristics [...]
History of higher Catholic Education in Ireland ~ Card. Newman
October 26, 2013 at 6:51 pm
By 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 the beginning of the 14th century. Until that time thousands of students had studied the Trivium and Quadrivium at the School [...]
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October 11, 2013 at 10:56 pm
October 9, 2013 marked the 4th year of Blessed John Henry Newman’s feast day. This wise and generous priest and teacher had a theological devotion for the Virgin Mary that grew as he became Roman Catholic. On the eve of the Marian vigil on October 12th the and consecration of the world to the Immaculate [...]
Abelard’s career according to Newman
September 2, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Newman continued his discussion of the integrity of a university by directing his attention to the moral life of professors and their submission to the Church’s Magisterium. For this he proposed to look at the figure of Abelard considered as the first master of scholastic theology. Newman began by observing that there are men who [...]
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