Newman's Life Part II: The Catholic Years

On Monday, January 21, I'll continue the overview of Newman's life, focusing on the Catholic half, on the Son Rise Morning Show. Either Anna Mitchell or Matt Swaim and I will discuss the many challenges and achievements of Blessed John Henry Newman as Oratorian, educator, defender of Catholic teaching, etc, etc, a little after 7:45 a.m. Eastern/6:45 a.m. Central. Listen live here. The segment will also be repeated during the EWTN hour later in the week.

Here is an adapted chronology of events and works of Blessed John Henry Newman's Catholic life (supplemented by this resource):

1845 Received into the Catholic Church on October 9
Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

1846 Ordained to the priesthood in May

1848 Establishes Birmingham Oratory
Loss and Gain

1849 Discourses Addressed to Mixed Congregations

1851 Becomes Rector of Catholic University of Ireland
Lectures on the Present Position of Catholics in England

Achilli Trial Begins

1852 The Idea of a University
Newman preaches “The Second Spring” for the first Synod since the Restoration of the Hierarchy in England

1853 Newman loses the Achilli trial and is fined 100 pounds

1856 Callista: A Sketch of the Third Century

1857 Sermons Preached on Various Occasions

1864 Charles Kingsley attacks Newman on his truthfulness; Newman responds with his Apologia Pro Vita Sua

1865 "The Dream of Gerontius"

1866 A letter to Pusey on occasion of his recent Eirenicon

1868 Parochial and Plain Sermons

1870 Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent

1875 Publication of A Letter to the Duke of Norfolk in answer to Gladstone’s accusation that Catholics are not loyal subjects of the State.

1877 Elected honorary fellow of Trinity College

1879 Becomes a cardinal; Motto is "Cor ad cor loquitor" ("Heart speaks to heart")

1889 Says his last Mass on Christmas Day (memorized two Masses in case he could celebrate again (his sight had failed)

1890 Dies on August 11; Epitaph reads "Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem" ("Out of shadows and pictures into truth")