Martyrdom
The Martyrs of the Church were exceptional because their love was more powerful than life. Their example humbles us and bids us to say yes to our Lord.
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Idea of a University Discourse 2 Part 1: Theology is a 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.”
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St. Paul’s Conversion Viewed in Reference to His Office
St. Paul’s conversion gives us lessons of God’s Providence and the power of grace to convert sinners as well as of our need for humility.
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Scripture a Record of Human Sorrow
Scripture describes the painful truth of life – it is full of suffering. Only by accepting reality as it is, and hoping in God, can we avoid disappointment.
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Consolations in Bereavement
John Henry Newman found consolation in Christ and the thought of heaven when Mary, his young sister, died unexpectedly.
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Canonization of Blessed Newman to be Announced
Blessed John Henry Newman to be declared a saint in 2019. The Vatican has published a decree opening the way for his canonization.
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Idea of a University Discourse 1 Part 2: The See of St. Peter, Catholicity, and Education
The Church aims to educate the nations in the fullness of truth–to give them first faith, then civilization.
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Religion of the Day, Part 2
John Henry Newman warns against a religion of the day that only looks at the bright and easy and ignores the demands of truth and God’s commands.
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