
Idea of a University Discourse 3 Part 3: What does it mean for theology to be a science?
All things are from our “Eternal King,” who blesses our studies and arts, laws and societies, and offers his “co-operation.”
All things are from our “Eternal King,” who blesses our studies and arts, laws and societies, and offers his “co-operation.”
Religious truth is not only a portion, but a condition of general knowledge.
Theology is the foundation and the glue without which all other disciplines of knowledge fall into obscurity, confusion, and unreality.
Mary, immaculately conceived and free from all concupiscence, did not have a mind darkened by sin. She could clearly perceive the good objectively.
Theology, the science of discerning God’s truth, is, in the classical phrase, the “Queen of the sciences.”
If there is a Supreme Being, then theology is the Supreme Science.
Theology is “…the subject-matter of a science, far wider and more noble than any of those which are included in the circle of secular Education.”
The Church aims to educate the nations in the fullness of truth–to give them first faith, then civilization.
Education is an art reflective of the needs of particular places, times, and peoples.
This Advent, may we listen to what Newman calls the “aboriginal Vicar of Christ in the soul,” our Conscience, the objective sense of God’s religious and moral commands in our hearts,
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.
Love, the one thing needful, must infuse all that we are lest we become outward Christians while remaining worldly in spirit.
Newman invites us to pray: Jesus! Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as You shine, so to shine as to be a light to others.
As we approach the Child in the crib, let us tell Him with the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph that we wish to love him with simplicity and sincerity of heart, serving Him with a perfect heart.
A Guide to John Henry Newman, His Life and Thought is a rich collection of chapters and essays which the Catholic University of America Press will publish in December of this year 2022.
Newman teaches us how to have deep conversations with others.
Fr. Ker showed us to look at Newman’s published letters and diaries - focusing on what they reveal specifically about his humanity.
There is no such person under the Gospel as a ‘justified sinner,’ only sinners and ‘justified saints.’
Fr. Ian Ker (1942-2022) died in Gloucester, early on the morning of November 5, 2023. A former Anglican, he became Roman Catholic and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Birmingham. He was a world authority on St.
Real transformation of the heart, without which all external manners are hypocritical, is essential for authentic formation.