Passion For Truth: The Life of John Henry Newman by Father Juan Velez

By Father Juan Velez

In "Passion for Truth", writer and pupil Fr. Juan R. Vélez painstakingly uncovers the existence and paintings of Blessed John Henry Newman. within the tale of his early years, his family members upbringing and college schooling, and during his gigantic correspondence with kinfolk, pals, and co-workers, Vélez acquaints us with Newman, the unswerving good friend, profound philosopher, prolific author, and holy priest. a real Catholic gentleman, who could be in demand and enjoyed via all who love the Truth.Newman used to be a skilled yet timid younger guy, who frequently doubted his personal competence, yet was once to develop into some of the most influential academics and writers of the nineteenth Century.Starting existence as a religious and promising Anglican pupil, he accomplished the race a devoted and unwavering Catholic priest and Cardinal, to the disgruntlement of a few of his closest pals and the good pleasure of many others.His favourite place as an Anglican clergyman and Oxford don made his lengthy expected conversion the topic of significant curiosity to a lot of his contemporaries and as soon as he crossed over to Rome, many Anglicans his lead.His readability of idea as a student used to be comparable to is infrequently obvious in modern society and used to be even turning out to be infrequent in his personal day.A relentless pursuit of knowledge didn't let him to easily shop away his wisdom yet steered him to comply his lifestyles to what used to be real at any place and each time he found it. This ardour for fact didn't regularly achieve him buddies, however it finally won him what he valued certainly else: a house within the real Church of Christ.

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