The Idea of a University Sheed and the necessity

and the necessity

“We do not know what we desire: we do not love those whom we think we love

and the meaning and power of prayer and the sacraments

Catholic Social Teaching (CST)

The Middle Ages: Neither the best of times nor the worst of times

The Idea of a University Sheed and the necessityBy John Henry Newman Introduction by Don J. Briel Afterword by Christopher O. Blum As timely today as when it was written in 1852, John Henry Newmans The Idea of a University champions a discipline of mind that enables its possessor to distinguish essence from accident, means from end, and good from evil. These habits are now all too rare. And that is part of the contemporary ages poverty, for the person educated according to Newmans prescription