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David Bentley Hart’s apocalyptic view of tradition
Hart believes that John Henry Newman and those quick to invoke him rely too much on a gaze backward into the past.
by Thomas Albert Howard
John Henry Newman’s impact
Eamon Duffy’s short biography of the first English saint canonized since the Reformation
At Cana, Jesus asks Mary, "What is this to me and to you?" It is very important that the church hear this question.
by Michael J. Buckley SJ
The spate of books on John Henry Newman shows that there is little hope of settling arguments about him—or about Benedict's understanding of him.
by Ralph C. Wood
John Henry Newman's beatification
What is good and acceptable and perfect?