Celebrating St. John Henry Newman Becoming a Doctor of the Church

Friends, in this week’s episode of the Word on Fire Show, Matthew Petrusek and I discuss St. John Henry Newman’s life, work, and legacy in celebration of our newest Doctor of the Church. 00:00 | Introduction 01:26 | Bishop Barron’s recent domestic travels 03:20 | Defining “Doctor of the Church” 04:55 | Distinguishing doctors from saints 05:50 | John Henry Newman’s brief biography 12:18 | Understanding the development of doctrine 17:41 | Safeguards against corruption 22:33 | The wholeness of the truth 25:34 | Newman: “To live is to change” 29:28 | The “illative sense” of the mind’s assent to propositions 34:10 | Difficulties vs. doubt 35:54 | How Newman speaks to England now 37:55 | Listener question: How can priests improve preparation for homilies? 39:58 | Join the Word on Fire Institute ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: / @word-on-fire Word on Fire en Español Channel: / @wof-es ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Get a free copy of the latest "Evangelization & Culture Journal": https://wordonfire.institute/journalfree Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute