St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

To me nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass. … It is not a mere form of words — it is a great action, the greatest action that can be on earth. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

Let us pray God teach us: we need his teaching; we are very blind. The apostles on one occasion said to Christ, when his words tried them, “Increase our faith.” Let us come to him honestly: we cannot help ourselves; we do not know…

People say that the doctrine of transubstantiation is difficult to believe; I did not believe the doctrine until I was Catholic. I had no difficulty in believing it as soon as I believed that the Catholic Church was the oracle of God, and…

Teach us, O Lord, and enable us to live the life of saints and angels! — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

Catholicism is a deep matter; you cannot take it up in a tea cup. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

This may not be the age of saints, but all times are the age of martyrs. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude, Virgin Blessed Virgin Mary It is love makes faith, not faith love. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

Tuesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time Love of heaven is the only way to heaven. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman

It’s not an easy feat for a mom with young children to pack up and take a trip, let alone a trip across the ocean on a nine-hour flight. But Melissa Villalobos, a mom of seven, is ecstatic. “I am so honored to be a link in this chain to his…

Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time It is our duty to live among books; especially to live by one book, and a very old one. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman