
Idea of a University Discourse 7 Part 3: The Little Way of Intellectual Perfection
Newman’s well-cultivated mind, humble before truth, is not unlike St. Therese’s Little Flower, accepting all things as God’s gifts.
Newman’s well-cultivated mind, humble before truth, is not unlike St. Therese’s Little Flower, accepting all things as God’s gifts.
The more students freely and joyfully pursue learning just because it is good, the more they flourish and the more truly useful they can become.
Practicality thrives only with a higher habit of love for knowledge for its own sake.
The mysteries of our own selves point us to the mystery of God.
Faith is a gift from God – He gives it, sustains it, and perfects it.
To learn, to think, to reason, is to be human, to glorify our Creator with our minds.
A truly mature mind is open to, and transformed by, the fullness of God’s reality.
Newman reminds us that the foundation of intellectual formation is moral formation.
A sound education gives students a “habit of mind” to prepare them not just for the real world of society, but more fundamentally for the real world God has created.
Newman wants a “discipline of mind” in education, not some new system that looks good on paper.
A Guide to John Henry Newman will interest educated readers and professors alike, and serve as a text for college seminars for the purpose of studying Newman.
Review by Catherine Maybanks
(Catholic Herald, April 1, 2023)
What is a Classical Liberal Arts Education? Why is it so important for the development of a person?
Fr. Juan R. Vélez answers these and more questions you might have about University Education in the 21st century. This book is aimed for parents, prospective University students, and educators. It will help you discern why adding Liberal Arts electives to your education will help it form it better, and help the student learn to reason, and not just learn.
He also explains how many Universities have changed the true meaning of Liberal Arts, and the subjects, and gives advise on how to choose College Campus, Subjects, and Teachers.
A wonderful book that every parent should also read way before your children are College bound. A Liberal Arts education can start earlier in life, even from home.
In God’s Church there is more than meets the eye. God raises saints to teach, correct and guide, and through whom He also works miracles.
"A Guide to John Henry Newman" - a scholarly, accessible and interesting volume of essays
"God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me..."
Disunity, heresy, and schism are departures from, not privileges of, the Holy Spirit’s benignant flood over the whole world.
St. John Henry Newman explains how to live the paradox of Christian celebration - feasting with fear.
Science and Revelation agree in supposing that nature is governed by uniform and settled laws.
It is hard to think of Fr. José without also remembering his penetrating look, gentle smile, and love for the Church.
Mary models the perfect disciple who, simply, never stops following her Lord.
People in the world, even the well meaning, see the world and believe that this world they see and live in is all there is.