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1. S.D.C. SOCIETAS DOCTRINÆ CHRISTIANÆ † The word of God was made flesh w w w . s d c . m e . u k

2. A holy man in search of the truth JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

3. Family background • Born21 February 1801 • City of London • Father (John) - banker • Mother (Jemima) • Eldest of six children J H Newman

4. Education Sent to Private school – age 7 Excelled in academic studies, acted in Latin plays, played the violin, wrote articles and speeches Later entered Trinity College, then Oriel, Oxford University J H Newman ORIEL COLLEGE

5. Young John Fell ill in August 1816 - ‘a providential illness’ Family crisis in 1816 – Financial collapse Became more ‘evangelist’ – strong ideas against the Catholic Church and the Pope. J H Newman

6. Anglican Priest Ordained an Anglican Priest on Trinity Sunday, 13 June 1824 Became curate of St Clement’s Oxford for two years Became tutor at Oriel college in 1826 Went through another serious illness in 1827 – due to more family troubles and overwork. Long vacation: started to read works by Fathers of the Church. J H Newman

7. Oxford Movement A group of people in the University of Oxford - analyzed the link between the Church of England, the Apostles and to the catholic doctrines of the early Church Fathers. Born 14th July 1833 following a sermon by Keble. KEBLE Newman and friends began issuing the "Tracts for the Times ". Very successful ... but ... when "Tract 90" appeared …Newman was denounced as a ‘traitor’. TRACTS J H Newman

8. Mediterranean Travels In December 1832 JHN went with Hurrell Froude for a tour in South Europe. On board the mail steamship Hermes they visited Gibraltar Malta and the Ionian Islands and later Sicily, Naples and Rome. J H Newman

9. Travels In a letter home he described Rome as "the most wonderful place on earth," but the Roman Catholic religion as "polytheistic, degrading and idolatrous." Once more in Sicily, Newman fell dangerously ill (his third providential illness) Returned to England when recovered in June 1833 J H Newman

10. Conversion In 1842 he withdrew to Littlemore, and lived under monastic conditions. In September he preached his last Anglican sermon at Littlemore. After two years - received into the Roman Catholic Church (9 October 1845) by Blessed Dominic Barberi, an Italian Passionist Priest, at the College in Littlemore. LITTLEMORE J H Newman DOMINIC BARBERI

11. A Catholic priest October 1846: Ordained priest in Rome In 1854, Newman went to Dublin as rector of the newly-established Catholic University of Ireland J H Newman

12. Newman the writer SELECTED WRITINGS Apologia pro Vita Sua - One of the best known spiritual autobiographies. The Idea of a University Hymns Sermons Tracts of the Times J H Newman

13. Honoured by the church 12 May 1879: made cardinal by Pope Leo XIII His device/emblem as cardinal, taken from St Francis de Sales, was Cor ad cor loquitur (Heart speaketh to heart) CARDINAL NEWMAN POPE LEO XIII J H Newman

14. Later Years Took up residence at Birmingham Oratory. Died 11 August 1890. Buried in Rednall Hill, Birmingham BIRMINGHAM ORATORY EPITAPH Ex umbris etimaginibus in veritatem "Out of shadows and images into the truth" J H Newman REDNALL HILL

15. About J H Newman “We have lost our greatest witness for the Faith, and we are all poorer and lower by the loss.” Cardinal Manning at Requiem mass. CARDINAL MANNING “One of the most distinguished and versatile champions of English spirituality.” Pope John Paul II J H Newman POPE JOHN PAUL II

16. Road to Canonisation The process started in January 1991 Jack Sullivan, a 69-year old Permanent Deacon from Massachusetts, USA, was suffering from an extremely serious spinal disorder. He prayed through the intercession of Cardinal Newman. J H Newman

17. Beatification Deacon Sullivan was healed of his spinal disorder on 15 August 2001. Pope Benedict approved miracle on 3 July 2009. Beatified Birmingham Sunday 19th Sept 2010 J H Newman

18. Prayer God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission - I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be a preacher of Truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling. Therefore, my God, I will put myself without reserve into your hands. Cardinal Newman J H Newman

19. S.D.C. SOCIETAS DOCTRINÆ CHRISTIANÆ † The word of God was made flesh w w w . s d c . m e . u k