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Our Morning Offering – 2 February – Candlemas
Our Morning Offering – 2 February – The Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, Candlemas CandlemasBy John Henry Newman (1801-1890)The Oratory, 1849. The Angel-lights of Christmas morn,Which shot across the sky,Away they pass at Candlemas,They sparkle and they die. Comfort of earth is brief at best,Although it be divine;Like funeral lights for Christmas gone,Old Simeon’ s tapers…
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Quote/s of the Day – 31 October – Goodbye October
Quote/s of the Day – 31 October – “The Month of the Most Holy Rosary and of the Angels” – Goodbye October “Be constant in secret prayerswhich God, Who indeed sees in secret,rewards in the open.Hold fast to this exerciseof a most excellent way of life.that you may find hidden treasurein the day of need.” St Basil the Great (329-379)Father and Doctor of the Church “… [I] resolved to recite a…
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The Importance of History
Note on the text: I used John Henry Newman’s Apologia Pro Vita Sua as published by Modern Library in I think 1950 (no copyright page however the introduction is dated August 1950)
Initially John Henry Newman (who later became a cardinal after he converted to Catholicism) wrote his autobiography (the title of which translates to “a defense of my own life”) to refute the charges that he had been acting as a sort of theological double agent. That while an Anglican clergyman he been covertly, intentionally or otherwise, been teaching Catholic doctrine, as if
a religion which has flourished through so many ages, among so many nations, amidst such varieties of social life, in such contradictory classes and conditions of men, and after so many revolutions, political and civil, could not subdue the reason and overcome the heart without the aid of fraud (31).
It was in fact Catholicism’s ability to maintain its identity despite all the chaos it has encountered throughout the centuries that convinced Cardinal Newman of its authenticity and convinced him to convert.
He reports that his love affair with the early church fathers started as a teenager when he read a book on the history of the early church, and it was through his later study of the early church fathers that he realized just how consistent the Catholic Church has been both in terms of what it believes and in what it condemns. The problem was that as an Anglican he had brought up to believe that while the Catholic Church might have more universal appeal, it was the Anglican Church that held beliefs that were more consistent with the beliefs of early (and therefore more original and true) church. However the more he studied the history of the early church, the more he realized that
it was difficult to make out how the Eutychians or Monophysites were heretics unless the Protestants and Anglicans were heretics also. . . . The principles and proceedings of the [Catholic] Church now were the same as the Church then; the principles and proceedings of the heretics then were those of the Protestants [and Anglicans] now (133).
He says later in fact that while studying the Arian heresy it became obvious to him that “pure Arians were the Protestants, the semi-Arians were the Anglicans and that [the Catholic Church] was now what it is [always] was” (155). Essentially, what he had come to find out was that the Anglican Church was promoting beliefs that had been deemed heretical by the same “early churches” who they were claiming to represent. Which meant that Anglicanism could not be the true form of Christianity. In fact he and his Anglican friends, many of whom also converted to Catholicism, told other Anglicans that the writings of the early church fathers would “lead [them] to become Catholics before [they] were even aware of it” (88).
This is also why he had no problem with the then radical idea of papal infallibility. In his mind it only applies articles of faith that have already been established by scripture or the Apostolic Tradition, which means that it can’t be abused in any secular sense of the word. All it can do, in essence, is expand upon a teaching that was already accepted: “the new truth which is promulgated, if it is to be called new, must be at homogenous [when] viewed relative to the old truth (250-251). And the reason why certain beliefs might be seen as “optional” initially and declared to be infallibly true later is simply because ideas take a long time to develop. Thus an idea that initially appeared to be inconsequential or perhaps in conflict with other accepted beliefs, might over time prove to be important and just an expansion of what the Catholic Church already believes. This is how the Catholic Church has managed to evolve with the times while maintaining its own identity.
In Cardinal Newman’s opinion consistency over a long period of time is key here. A belief that has proven to be resilient over a long period of time has already proven itself to be true in a way that new ideas have not. Which is not to say that they will not turn out to be true, but simply that they haven’t done so yet. What is true about ourselves, and about the world and the way we should live in it, has a way of sticking around that lies, half truth, trends, and momentary impulses do not. So it’s important when looking at belief systems to at least take some time to reflect on those systems which have withstood the test of time. Chances are that there is something there that is at least worth considering.
On this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know, Dave Palmer of Guadalupe Radio Network with Rich May on his Addressing Moral Confusion (November 20, 2024) The goal of this workbook is to help our youth to receive catechetical instruction without getting bogged down by the mindset of the world today, thereby enabling them to be more open to the truth of the Gospel of Christ and His Church. It uniquely addresses these challenges, drawing from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, as well as great theologians and philosophers including C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, Fulton Sheen, St. John Cardinal Newman and others knowledgeable in moral psychology and human behavior.Age group: High school and young adults especially those already enrolled in institutions of higher learning. Not all of them may be practicing Christians. It should be of interest to all teachers including those that are currently working with younger age groups. Parents will also benefit from the material and convey basic themes … example, Session One: “Should you believe everything you hear? Addressing Moral Confusion | En Route Books and Media
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Part 1: Hope in God-Creator 5. "God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission-- I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his-- if, indeed, I fail, He can raise another, as He could make the stones children of Abraham. Yet I have a part in this great work: I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling. " From Meditations and Devotions by now Saint John Henry Newman. Amen! Glory to God for this beloved new Saint! His writings seem to draw you up toward the Heavens! I recommend this little book for adoration or just daily meditation. ❤🙏❤ #stjohnhenrynewman #johnhenrynewman #meditations #devotions #ianker #paulistpress #catholic #saints #convert #stjohnnewman #english #johnnewman #stnewman #saintquotes #catholicvault @paulistpress (at One Voice for Jesus Ministries) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4N4TBPlVni/?igshid=1iifn8s60my9s
Reposted from @bemdocoracao (@get_regrann) - "Ai daqueles que ao mal chamam bem, e ao bem, mal, que mudam as trevas em luz e a luz em trevas, que tornam doce o que é amargo, e amargo o que é doce!" (Isaías, 5,20) O Papa vai canonizar a 13 de outubro o Beato Cardeal John Henry Newman (1801-1890), cardeal inglês convertido do Anglicanismo, considerado como uma referência da vida eclesial no século XIX. Neste mesmo dia, Francisco vai canonizar a irmã Dulce Lopes Pontes, religiosa brasileira; Giuseppina Vannini, fundadora das Filhas de São Camilo; Maria Teresa Chiramel Mankidiyan, fundadora da Congregação das Irmãs da Sagrada Família; e Margherita Bays, da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco de Assis. #johnhenrynewman #santidade #bem #amor #fecatolica #bemdocoracao #bdc - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TqYP8gZQ_/?igshid=1634syev2us5z
The greatest English-speaking theologian reflects on death. We get closer to our deaths every day but do not think about it as a danger and a promise.
