St. John Henry Newman—Mysteries in Religion: On the Ascension

By James T. Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | May 14, 2026 | In Catholic Culture Audiobooks (Podcast)

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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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James T. Majewski is Vice President of Trinity Communications, the “voice” of Catholic Culture Audiobooks, and co-host of Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. Based in New York City, he holds both a BA in Philosophy and an MFA in Acting. See full bio.

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