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5.25 St. John Henry Newman: The Doctor of Friendship
By Dr. James Papandrea ( bio - articles - email ) | Nov 26, 2025 | In Way of the Fathers (Podcast)
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St. John Henry Newman (1801—1890)—Arguably the most famous convert since St. Paul, St. John Henry Newman defined the method for discerning the difference between legitimate growth and development in the Church, as opposed to the kinds of change that are really a deviation from Tradition and a corruption. Sorting this out led him to lose his trust in the Anglican communion, and in Protestantism in general, and unite with the Catholic Church. He would eventually be a cardinal, and he has been named co-patron of Catholic education, and now there are Newman Centers on college campuses across the US and the UK.
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Check out St. John Henry Newman in Catholic Culture Audio Books—there are over 50 titles, including lectures, poems and meditations, and sermons. The entire text of The Idea of a University is also included. Click this link for the list of titles and links to the audio books: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/audiobook_newman_titles.cfm
St. John Henry Newman’s reflections on the Blessed Virgin and Marian Doctrines: The Mystical Rose - https://scepterpublishers.org/products/mystical-rose
Fr. Juan Velez’ Holiness in a Secular Age: The Witness of Cardinal Newman—https://scepterpublishers.org/products/holiness-in-a-secular-age-the-witness-of-cardinal-newman
Dr. Papandrea’s Homepage: https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/
Dr. Papandrea’s latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant—and Still Means—to Be a Christian: https://scepterpublishers.org/products/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian
Dr. Papandrea’s YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch
Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: https://www.ccwatershed.org/
Dr. James Papandrea is a senior fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and a Catholic member of the faculty at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. A theological consultant for EWTN’s series The Heresies, he is also the writer and presenter for The Original Church series on YouTube. See full bio.
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