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 “co-workers in the truth,” Newman and Benedict teach us that only from within the setting of God’s truth can “heart speak unto heart.”
Newman, Wojtyla and Ratzinger are among the Christian thinkers who have best explained the correct relationship between faith and reason.
“Co-workers in Truth”: John Henry and Josef Ratzinger
We are all, in our own measure, called to be champions in a fight of good and evil: the fight, the good, and the evil are real.
Trusting in God’s mercy includes embracing his goodness as well as his “severity” against sin.
Looking within ourselves for confidence in the state of our faith is a sure way to lose it.
Young professional men and women have many concerns. They want to know what path to choose, how to develop their careers, how to understand their careers in light of their vocation. Newman’s life speaks clearly: goodness, truth, unity.
Newman’s sermon, “Religion of the Day” warns against the false religion which the world offers.
When we have a duty to witness to Christ by speaking our opinion or correcting others, how can we do so prudently and humbly?
