
The Mission of St. Philip Neri, Part 1
St. John Henry Newman describes the spiritual and moral decadence at the time immediately preceding the birth of St. Philip Neri.
St. John Henry Newman describes the spiritual and moral decadence at the time immediately preceding the birth of St. Philip Neri.
St. Philip owed a great deal to St. Ignatius, telling one of the latter’s disciples that he had learned how to do “mental prayer” from
St. Philip, A Different Type of Reformer Who was Philip Neri and what were the important stages in his formation? Having recounted the life of
Moral and religious decadence evokes spiritual reforms, and these require spokesmen, people who in the first place embody the life that they preach. St. Philip
Today the Church honors a great saint, Philip Neri (Filippo di Neri), who countered the decadent culture of his time with humility, charity and truthfulness.
After discussing in very general terms how the Church must guide the teaching of sciences and literature (in a Catholic university) Newman turns to a