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“Spokesmen and Prophets of the Human Family:” St. John Henry Newman’s Defense of the Classics

The study of Literature is not a mere study of words, but a study of the great thoughts of great persons crafted with eloquence.

Robert Kirkendall March 19, 2021

Teaching literature in Catholic schools ~ Card. Newman

Newman concedes that education of students is for the sake of preparing them for the world, and this must be kept in mind when deciding

Fr. Juan Velez May 15, 2012

Newman on the Church and Literature

Cardinal Newman perceives in the 19th century problems for Theology in the secular universities which have only become more acute in the 21st century. Newman

Fr. Juan Velez May 10, 2012