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Pusillanimity
Being a follower of Christ sometimes means stepping outside our comfort zone
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
June 29, 2018
Author: Prof. Barb H. Wyman
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The Isle of Sirens
Newman exhorts us to plug our ears to the Sirens’ call, so that we may sail safely to heaven.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
June 1, 2018
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Substance and Shadow
The material world is only a shadow of the spiritual world and its Creator, and we must discern between shadow and substance.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
May 11, 2018
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Hope of Heaven
The 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.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
April 7, 2018
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My Birthday: Part 2
In 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.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
March 10, 2018
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My Birthday
In his Birthday poem, Blessed John Henry Newman considers how a life should be spent, reminding us to beware the vanities of the world.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
March 3, 2018
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Candlemas
Newman reflects how light and Candlemas show Christ to be the light of the world.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
February 10, 2018
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England, Newman’s Admonition
Newman warned England to repent from its pride and rejection of God. In his verses he opened lines with stressed syllables to emphasize his point.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
January 21, 2018
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Epiphany-Eve: A Birthday Offering
Newman 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.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
January 5, 2018
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Preparing for Christ
Blessed Newman’s poem, “Advent-Lauds,” is a translation of a fifth century hymn that can help us prepare for the coming of our Lord.
Prof. Barb H. Wyman
December 17, 2017