Ticket to Oblivion?
by George WeigelAdhering to John Henry Newman's words of caution against liberalism could save the Church from woke irrelevancy. Continue Reading »
The Great Forgetting
by R. R. RenoThe rising generation of leaders knows next to nothing about the great thinkers who have shaped our history. Who can blame them? They have been educated during the Great Forgetting. We have embarked on a remarkable experiment: a society governed by those who have little knowledge of the humanities, . . . . Continue Reading »
John Henry Newman's Prophetic Vision
by Mark BauerleinMatthew Levering joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Newman on Doctrinal Corruption. Continue Reading »
The Conservative Genius of Catholicism
by Dan HitchensThose who claim that the Church has nothing to do except resist and condemn are mistaken; but they are less mistaken than those who think we should raise the gates and invite the enemy in. Continue Reading »
An Informal Establishment
by Matthew SchmitzUnlike most other supporters of same-sex marriage, Douglas Laycock has spoken out in defense of Americans compelled to bake cakes or arrange flowers for same-sex weddings. This is cause to admire him, and to doubt his arguments. For he presents his own view of religious freedom as uncomplicated . . . . Continue Reading »
A Paper Church
by Julia YostJohn Henry Newman joined the Catholic Church on October 9, 1845, after concluding that the via media of Anglo-Catholicism, which he had sought for years to vindicate, existed only in theory, a dream of dons. He had constructed a “paper religion”; his notion of the Church of England . . . . Continue Reading »
The Dogmatic Principle
by R. R. RenoLast month I made a pilgrimage to St. Mary’s Church, the university church at Oxford, when I was visiting that ancient city of dreaming spires. Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer were tried and convicted there for Protestant heresy. But I did not have those men in mind. It was from the pulpit of St. . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters From the Synod–2019: #4
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIWe honor the memory of John Henry Newman, this newest of God’s saints, by imitating his courage, and the conviction that underwrote it. Continue Reading »
Newman’s Shocking Faith
by Dan HitchensThe real meaning of “faith” can be discovered in the writings of John Henry Newman. Continue Reading »
A New Saint on St. Stephen's Green
by Dermot QuinnIreland needs a devotional revolution and the inspiration of John Henry Newman. Continue Reading »
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