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Is Academic Freedom Possible? John Henry Newmanโs Witness
What is the role of a Catholic theologian in the Church? What is the relationship of a theologian with the Teaching Office of the Church? Itโs a perpetual topic,...
John Henry Newmanโs Reluctant Prayer for Christian Unity
Today marks the end of the annual octave of prayer for Christian unity. Blessed John Henry Newman, the great English convert, helped and continues to help many Christians enter...
Newmanโs Assent of Faith
John Henry Newman, Oxford scholar and famous English convert to Catholicism (1801โ1890), whose birthday we celebrate today, is acknowledged by most for his English prose, his lofty ideas on...
