Saint John Henry Newman is to be formally declared a Doctor of the Church — a distinction most fitting for one whose intellect, literary eloquence, and spiritual profundity have long commanded admiration within the Catholic world. Indeed, among the great figures of Catholic apologetics, Newman stands prominently; few, if any, have come to represent the face of Catholicism in modern England with such enduring manner. His clarity of mind and intellect played no small part in shaping my own journey towards the Church when, as a younger man, I stood at the crossroads of Christian denominations.
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On playing advocatus diaboli: a reflection on Saint John Henry Newman
Saint John Henry Newman is to be formally declared a Doctor of the Church — a distinction most fitting for one whose intellect, literary eloquence, and spiritual profundity have long commanded admiration within the Catholic world.
Niwa Limbu
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