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Newman the Saint: a reflection for the anniversary of his canonization
Newman’s “definite service” to God and the Church has only just begun.
Robert Kirkendall
September 11, 2020
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“Keep Thyself Pure:” Newman’s “Rebuking Sin”
Rebuking sin is fruitless if we have not the “ripeness of Christian holiness.”
Robert Kirkendall
August 15, 2020
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“Tolerance of Religious Error”
Trusting in God’s mercy includes embracing his goodness as well as his “severity” against sin.
Robert Kirkendall
July 18, 2020
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“Kingdom of Saints” Part II: A Mixed History
The Church as a fulfillment of prophecy, in this life, is a mixed history; it is a dramatic story of God’s fidelity and man’s choice for or against that fidelity.
Robert Kirkendall
June 19, 2020
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“All live unto Him:” St. John Henry Newman and the Resurrection of the Body
Our earthly bodies are the very locations of an immensely holy plan.
Robert Kirkendall
May 8, 2020
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St. John Henry Newman’s Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
Newman’s Meditations on the Stations of the Cross describe how Christ’s story of suffering, death, and resurrection corresponds to our story of sinfulness, hope, and redemption.
Robert Kirkendall
April 8, 2020
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Newman’s Meditation: The “Triduo to St. Joseph”
Let us ask the Holy Family for “intimacy and familiarity with the source of all holiness, Jesus.”
Robert Kirkendall
March 27, 2020
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Idea of a University Discourse V Part 1: Knowledge its own end
The University is responsible for giving students a “habit of mind” that can bring them into greater touch with the real world God has created.
Robert Kirkendall
February 28, 2020
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Idea of a University Discourse IV Part 3: What happens without theology?
For Newman, the great crisis of our modern age is quite simply forgetting what theology is, and what it isn’t.
Robert Kirkendall
January 10, 2020
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The Nativity of Christ in our Hearts: “The Mystery of Godliness”
We can share in Christ’s divine nature by his human nature, becoming living members of his Holy Family, the New Paradise, the New Creation.
Robert Kirkendall
December 19, 2019