Poetry Blog
Our Future
In the poem titled “Our Future,” Newman tells us how we should approach the future: by faith and hope, which is impossible without grace.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
January 4, 2021
Author: Prof. Barb H. Wyman
Sermon Blog
Jeroboam, Obedience to God and True Worship
Newman explains King Jeroboam’s disobedience and idolatry, and invites the Church to true worship, and a patient trusting in the Holy Spirit.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
October 31, 2020
Sermon Blog
The Danger of Accomplishments
Use of talents and accomplishments and all things we do with our time, including leisure, should bring us closer to God.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
September 26, 2020
Poetry Blog
Introduction to an Album
Using the metaphor of a harp, Newman illustrates how we can give God praise by the music of our lives.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
August 23, 2020
Sermon Blog
Guilelessness
St. John Henry Newman teaches us that we must strive to be simple and prudent like Nathanael.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
July 25, 2020
Sermon Blog
The Indwelling Spirit
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is God taking up permanent residence in the heart of those who have been reborn by belief in Christ as Savior and baptism.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
May 30, 2020
Sermon Blog
Saving Knowledge
A Christian’s “saving knowledge,” to know the true God, is manifest in the witness of his life.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
April 27, 2020
Sermon Blog
St. John Henry Newman and Untuning the Music of the Spheres
Newman illustrates how God, who created an orderly universe, can choose how and when to alter His ordered creation, for our sake, literally “untuning the music of the spheres.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
March 8, 2020
Sermon Blog
Submission to Church Authority
St. John Henry Newman urges us to obey the teaching authority of the Church based on the Tradition of the Apostles.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
February 4, 2020
Sermon Blog
The Season of Epiphany
The Feast of the Epiphany is the beginning of Epiphanytide. Newman teaches us the importance of this season of Epiphany.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
January 4, 2020