Fr Simon Gaine OP is a Dominican friar, based at Blackfriars in Oxford. He became a Catholic while an Oxford undergraduate, encouraged by the writing and example of John Henry Newman. His focus today is on the Holy Spirit - or the Holy Ghost as the spirit was known in Newman's time.
"In his teaching on the grace of the Holy Spirit, Newman still speaks powerfully to us, showing us how the work of theology can point beyond conventional divisions to restate the truth of Catholic tradition anew. Of all the gifts of grace God gives us, the presence of the Spirit is the first."
Today, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we have a special 'Journeying With Newman' podcast reflecting on this great...
Walking in the footsteps of John Henry Newman today, literally, is Will Lamb - an Anglican priest and vicar of the university church in...
Catholic priest and former physician Fr Juan Velez gives us his reflection on Newman and the laity. Fr Velez lives in Miami, Florida, and...
