Brief description of his life and those that influenced him.

Was born in London February 21 1801. Eldest son of John Newman (banker) and Jemima Fourdrinier(which was a Huguenot, Huguenot was called as French Protestants ). He read some French verses about denying the immortality of the soul - How dreadful ,but how plausible(seemingly valid) this is to those of what he read.

He went to Oxford University and studied hard to the Trinity Scholarship but failed. He decide to teach as a private tutor and that was the start of his journey to the holy orders. He became a part of the Oriel Fellowship that started the Oxford movement.

Man in the eyes of John Henry newman

I AM A CATHOLIC by virtue of my believing in a God; and if I am asked why I believe in a God, I answer that it is because I believe in myself, for I feel it impossible to believe in my own existence (and of that fact I am quite sure) without believing also in the existence of him, who lives as a Personal, Allseeing, All-judging Being in my conscience ...

One day a man saw a flower in which he thought I am more powerful than this flower, can it be that there is a more powerful being than myself. Newman pondered on this and he believed that there is some other greater than us and our existence prove his existence.

A religious mind is ever looking out of itself, is ever pondering God's words, is ever "looking into" them with the angels, is ever realizing to itself him on whom it depends, and who is the center of all truth and good.

Newman surrendered all his intelligence in the name of searching the truth. For the truth is the center of all good. Truth is found within you, inside oneself.

Carnal and proud minds are contented with self; they like to remain at home; when they hear of mysteries, they have no devout curiosity to go and see the great sight, though it be ever so little out of their way; and when it actually falls in their path, they stumble at it

In this line we see that the minds of those who want to be alone do not explore therefore they do not grow. When faced with a mystery they would rather avoid it that to explore it.

Meditations with John Henry Newman

For Newman, humilitya child-like spiritis a necessary condition for belief. When God reveals himself man must act on Gods terms, accepting with humility what God reveals. ~Man must have humility so that he may realize that there is something more powerful than him. Which what Newman believed as his God.

Much lies in the meaning of the words certainty and doubtmuch again in our duties to a person, as e.g. a friendReligion is not merely a science, but a devotion. -In this Newman gives an example of the kind of duty we have to a friend. That it is like religion. - It is not a science, it is a devotion. - -This is what Newman did to his life.

Obedience of faith still holds claim of the believers mind, which subjects itself to God who reveals himself and speaks through the Church. - Obey and he shall reveal himself to you and there you may assent.

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To live is to grow and to grow is to change