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"The world overcomes us, not merely by appealing to our reason, or by exciting our passions, but by imposing on our imagination. So much do the systems of men swerve from the Truth as set forth in Scripture, that their very presence becomes a standing fact against Scripture... and they gradually overcome those who set out by contradicting them. In all cases, what is often and unhesitatingly asserted, at length finds credit with the mass of mankind."
St. John Henry Newman's Oxford Sermons, delivered during his time as an Anglican preacher at the University of Oxford, were instrumental in shaping the Oxford Movement, which sought to revive High Church traditions within the Church of England and ultimately led to many conversions to Catholicism.
In addition to the profound influence these sermons had on both Anglican and Catholic theology, they also bore a personal significance for Newman's own conversion to Catholicism years later.
These fifteen sermons, though deeply interconnected in theme and insight, are not sequential in nature; rather, each stands on its own as a distinct and self-contained reflection on faith and reason. Newman lays the groundwork for themes developed in later works, such as Grammar of Assent and Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine.
In this seventh sermon, Newman examines the temptation to quietly acquiesce to a worldly status quo, and considers how such acquiescence becomes a trial "not merely of our obedience, but even of our faith."
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Contest between Faith and Sight full text: https://newmanreader.org/works/oxford/sermon7.html
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"The tranquility of grace smoothed away the sharpness of the law, while the spirit of adoption swept away the fear of servitude. His own sacred expressions, then, tell what is the nature of Christ's teaching, so that those who wish to reach eternal blessedness may recognize the stages which approach to that happy goal."
St. Leo the Great's pontificate was described by Pope Benedict XVI as "undoubtedly one of the most important in Church history". His 96 extant sermons, given during the period 440-461, reveal his great desire for the unity of the Church and his strong belief in the primacy of the papacy.
In this homily on Matthew 5:1-9, Leo beautifully discusses each of the Beatitudes, using various Scripture passages to masterfully draw out their meaning.
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St. Leo the Great Sermons: https://verbum.com/product/120449/st-leo-the-great-sermons
Alternate Translation at CatholicCulture.org:
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=2218
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"The Liturgy is a school of the presence of God; and teaches us to stay in the presence of our God as He was manifested to us in the Incarnation! Call it rather a school of the presence of Jesus, and of love!"
This third section from Part Five of the classic work by the French Trappist monk, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), considers the Church's liturgy and its essential connection with the interior life of the Christian.
Episode 6: Part Five (sections 1 - 2) & Appendix
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - 1. What Is the Liturgy?
05:24 - 2. What Is the Liturgical Life?
13:59 - 3. The Liturgical Spirit
48:12 - 4. The Advantages of the Liturgical Life
01:12:51 - 5. The Practice of the Liturgical Life
This work will be released in its entirety in episodic format.
Links
The Soul of the Apostolate full text: https://www.cmri.org/0-olmc-mission/catholic-books/soul_of_the_apostolate.pdf
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"Even if I have long neglected it, Jesus calls me tenderly to mental prayer, and offers me special help in speaking this language of faith, hope, and love... Am I going to resist this appeal of a Father Who calls even the prodigal to come and listen to His word, to talk to Him as a son; to open his heart to Him and to listen to the beatings of His own?"
Part Five of the classic work by the French Trappist monk, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), begins with practical principles for living the interior life and concrete guidance on mental prayer. In addition, Dom Chautard provides ten aids to mental prayer in the included appendix.
Episode 6: Part Five (sections 1 - 2) & Appendix
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - 1. To Active Workers: Hints on the Interior Life
08:51 - 2. Mental Prayer: A Necessary Element of Interior Life, and Consequently of the Apostolate
10:09 - i. Fidelity to Mental Prayer
15:37 - ii. What Mental Prayer Ought to Be
18:45 - iii. How Am I Going to Make My Mental Prayer?
36:50 - Appendix: Ten Aids to Mental Prayer
This work will be released in its entirety in episodic format.
Links
The Soul of the Apostolate full text: https://www.cmri.org/0-olmc-mission/catholic-books/soul_of_the_apostolate.pdf
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"I will attempt to suggest to you on the present Festival some of the incentives to wonder and awe, humility, implicit faith, and adoration, supplied by the Ascension of Christ."
A powerful Ascension sermon from St. John Henry Newman's Anglican period.
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Mysteries in Religion full text: https://newmanreader.org/works/parochial/volume2/sermon18.html
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