The Cause of the Canonisation of John Henry Cardinal Newman

Was it confidence or doubt, was it zeal or coldness, was it keenness or irresolution in action, which distinguished the Martyrs in the first ages of the Church? Was the religion of Christ propagated by the vehemence of faith and love, or by a philosophical balance of arguments?
From the discourse ‘Illuminating Grace’ (1849) Click here [...]

Herein then, first, is St. Paul’s conversion memorable … When Almighty God would convert the world, opening the door of faith to the Gentiles, who was the chosen preacher of His mercy? Not one of Christ’s first followers. To show His power, He put forth His hand into the very midst of the persecutors of [...]

We are told [in Scripture]… that obedience to God leads on to faith in Christ; that it is the only recognized way to Christ; and that, therefore, to believe in Him, ordinarily implies that we are living in obedience to God.. … “He that doeth truth, cometh to the light.” [John 3: 21]
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In an 1857 sermon ‘St. Paul’s Characteristic Gift’, Newman argues that this ‘characteristic gift’ of St Paul was a capacity to understand and enter into the depths of the human nature, in all its joys and pains, its brilliance and its weakness, applying to him the words of the classical poet Terence: ‘I am a man; nothing human is without interest to me’.

It was prophesied that God should come upon earth. When the time was now full, how was it announced? It was announced by the Angel coming to Mary.
From Meditations and Devotions (1893) Click here for the full text (leaves site)

It is true, indeed, that in a certain sense local differences are unknown in that Religion which comes from God. What it is in one place, such it is in another, and ever must be so. The very name of Catholic is contrasted with local, and precludes any variation in revealed truth wherever it is [...]

Theology cannot always have its own way; it is too hard, too intellectual, too exact, to be always equitable, or to be always compassionate; and it sometimes has a conflict or overthrow, or has to consent to a truce or a compromise, in consequence of the rival force of religious sentiment or ecclesiastical interests; and [...]

We daily influence each other for good or evil; let us not be the occasion of misleading others by our silence, when we ought to speak.
From the sermon ‘Rebuking Sin (1831) Click here for the full text (leaves site)