Newman Newsletter 2024

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Dear Newman friends, Pope Francis welcomed John Henry Newman into the ranks of the saints at a memorable ceremony in St Peter’s Square on 13 October 2019. The Holy Father has often expressed his admiration for the great theologian, as … Continued

Christmas

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Christ … came to make a new and better beginning of all things than Adam had been, and to be a fountain-head from which all good henceforth might flow … He came to new-create, – to begin a new line, … Continued

Newman Newsletter 2023

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Dear Newman Friends, On December 31st, 2022, Benedict XVI was called home into eternity by the Lord. The late Pope was one of the most renowned Newman friends. He cherished Newman from an early age and was able to beatify … Continued

How Newman inspired the White Rose resistance in Nazi Germany

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Eighty years ago, on February 18, 1943, Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie were caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets in Munich University. Five days later they were tried and executed for high treason on Hitler’s direct orders. The Scholls belonged to … Continued

Benedict XVI and the International Centre of Newman Friends

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“To see Sisters who are seriously interested in John Henry Newman and at the same time have a great love of cooking, I found this combination very original!” These were the words Benedict XVI used years later to describe his … Continued

Obituary of Fr. Ian Ker

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The great biographer of Newman, a convert from Anglicanism, always inspired fondness in those who reveled in his wit, his bonhomie, his learning, and his very real, if inconspicuous pietas. With the generous permission of the author Edward Short Fr. Ian … Continued