Profession without Ostentation
16 Oct 2010

Profession without Ostentation

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“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Math, 5:14.

Our Saviour gives us a command, in this passage of His Sermon on the Mount, to manifest our religious profession before all men. “Ye are the light of the world,” He says to His disciples; “A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men

God is Love
16 Oct 2010

God is Love

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Jesus saith to him, Lovest thou Me more than these?

1. Thou askest us to love Thee, O my God, and Thou art Thyself Love. There was one attribute of Thine which Thou didst exercise from eternity, and that was Love. We hear of no exercise of Thy power whilst Thou wast alone, nor of Thy justice before there were creatures on their trial; nor of Thy wisdom before the acts and works …

Blessed John Henry Newman
22 Sep 2010

Blessed John Henry Newman

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“Blessed John Henry Newman’s clear-minded search to know and express the truth in charity, at whatever cost to his own personal comfort, status and even friendships, is a wonderful testimony of a pure desire to know and love God in the communion of the Church. His is surely an example that can inspire us all.”
(Pope Benedict during the General Audience, September 22nd 2010)

The Enduring Relevance of Newman’s Vision of Hope
8 Sep 2010

The Enduring Relevance of Newman’s Vision of Hope

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Philip Boyce, O.C.D., Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland)

From a religious point of view the period in which our lives are now placed at the turn of a millennium is not the most buoyant. At least in Western Europe the truth of religion, with its daily practice and influence on behaviour, is under severe pressure. “The cause of truth, never dominant in the world, has its ebbs and flows,” Newman once wrote. “It is pleasant to live in a day when the tide is coming in”

Very various are the Saints
2 Sep 2010

Very various are the Saints

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Very various are the Saints, their very variety is a token of God’s workmanship; but however various, and whatever was their special line of duty, they have been heroes in it; they have attained such noble self-command, they have so crucified the flesh, they have so renounced the world; they are so meek,…

The Sacred in the Liturgy (second part)
2 Sep 2010

The Sacred in the Liturgy (second part)

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The Temple is greater than the gold; therefore care not though the gold be away: – it sanctifies it; therefore cherish the gold while it is present. Christ is with us, though there be no outward show… Stone walls do not make a Church.

Newman’s Thoughts on Holiness
1 Sep 2010

Newman’s Thoughts on Holiness

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In the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, Pope John Paul II lists some priorities for pastoral care in the new millennium. Above all he recalls the vocation of all Christians to holiness. “First of all, I have no hesitation in saying that all pastoral initiatives must be set in relation to holiness”. A modern guide to holiness is John Henry Newman.

The “Blessed Vision of Peace”: Newman’s Love for the Church
29 Aug 2010

The “Blessed Vision of Peace”: Newman’s Love for the Church

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Sr. Kathleen Dietz, FSO

“Such were the thoughts concerning the ‘Blessed Vision of Peace,’ of one whose long-continued petition had been that the Most Merciful would not despise the work of His own Hands, nor leave him to himself;-while yet his eyes were dim, and his breast laden, and he could but employ Reason in the things of Faith” (Dev., 445).

I. Introduction

It’s no secret that the Catholic Church has been rocked with scandals over the past several years. Nor is it a secret that the media has enjoyed a heyday of scandal-mongering and Pope-bashing. Nonetheless, a recent

Stay with me
23 Aug 2010

Stay with me

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Stay with me, and then I shall begin to shine as you shine:

so to shine as to be a light to others.

The light, O Jesus, will be all from you.