“God has created me to do 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 is this life, but I shall be told it is in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught… Therefore, I will trust Him… If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorry, my sorry may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about.” - Blessed John Henry Newman
Blessed John Henry Newman, a British theologian, was born on February 21, 1801 in London, England. He was an influential churchman and man of letters, who led the Oxford Movement in the Church of England. Later he became a cardinal-deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. His powerful books, particularly Parochial and Plain Sermons, Lectures on the Prophetical Office of the Church and University Sermons, revitalized importance on the church. By 1845 he came to view the Roman Catholic Church as
Blessed John Henry Newman, a British theologian, was born on February 21, 1801 in London, England. He was an influential churchman and man of letters, who led the Oxford Movement in the Church of England. Later he became a cardinal-deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. His powerful books, particularly Parochial and Plain Sermons, Lectures on the Prophetical Office of the Church and University Sermons, revitalized importance on the church. By 1845 he came to view the Roman Catholic Church as
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