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
Real transformation of the heart, without which all external manners are hypocritical, is essential for authentic formation.
Salvation is not a prize for effort or a free pass to live as we will; it is a Person with Whom we relate. Salvation is not a grade, a review or a paycheck. Because it is a relationship with God, it must be fostered with the love that every relationship on earth also requires – attention, time, effort.
This year, St. John Henry Newman’s feast day fell on Sunday, October 9. We remember that date and look to the future.
In line with his patron saint St. Philip Neri and with St. Francis de Sales, Newman opened up a path of holiness for laity and priests.
The suffering of natural disasters or of innocent people is always a trial and a test to our faith.
