
Faith and the World
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.
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.
As Prophet, Priest and King, Christ shares God with man and identifies with us in our humanity.
St. John Henry Newman imagined the day that he would see and touch the sacred wounds of Jesus.
St. John Henry Newman found solace in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.
Though we may have lost time in following God, though we may have punishments for our past sins, we are not without hope of becoming great saints.
In both Benedict and Newman we have models of kindness, a kindness rooted in commitment to truth, to reality. Secure in the knowledge that they were loved by God and in the truth that had set them free, they were at liberty to love 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.
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.