Category: Poetry Blog

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Two Worlds

Our visible world speaks to us of an unseen world, a spiritual world behind a veil, so to speak, with its Creator, angels, and saints.

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Sleeplessness

In the poem Sleeplessness, John Henry Newman writes about trusting in God, and putting aside our pride and self reliance.

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Angelic Guidance

John Henry Newman reminds us that God gives us angels not only to protect us from evil but to guide us to heaven.

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External Religion

Religion is more than just an abstraction; it is a lived reality with outward manifestations, Newman explains in his poem External Religion.

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Liberalism

Newman warned his Anglican brethren of liberalism, taking the bright side of the Gospel, while neglecting the darker view of man’s condition.

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Our Future

In the poem titled “Our Future,” Newman tells us how we should approach the future: by faith and hope, which is impossible without grace.

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A Thanksgiving

St. John Henry Newman reminds us that even trials can be blessings and to give thanks for these special blessings which are medicine to the soul.

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The Trance of Time

With the seemingly fleeting trance of time, Newman bids us to listen to the “still voice divine” that gives purpose to life and points to Heaven.

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