When I noted that his life is neatly divided into an Anglican half and a Catholic half, I didn't mean to indicate that there's some clean break between those periods. As Newman demonstrated in his Apologia pro Vita Sua, he continued to address and explore the same themes throughout his life before and after his conversion: religion, education, truth, friendship, prayer, doctrine, conscience, the Holy Bible, the Church, the life of Christ, the community of believers, the communion of saints, literature, etc.
As radical a change--in nineteenth century England especially--as Newman's conversion was, there was great deal of continuity in his life.
Here's a brief chronology of Blessed John Henry Newman's life up to 1843, two years before he became a Catholic:
1801 Born on February 21
1816 Enters Trinity College, Oxford
1820 Receives B.A. degree
1822 Elected Fellow of Oriel College
1824 Ordained to the diaconate on June 13
Becomes curate of St. Clement's, Oxford the same day
1825 Ordained to the priesthood on May 29
1826 Becomes tutor of Oriel
1828 Succeeds Edward Hawkins as vicar of St. Mary's
1833 "Lead, Kindly Light"
The Arians of the Fourth Century
Publication of Tracts for the Times begins in September
1838 Becomes editor of The British Critic
Lectures on Justification
1839 Doubts about via media begin
1841 "Tract 90" published on February 27
1842 Moves to Littlemore
1843 Retracts anti-Catholic statements in February
Resigns from St. Mary's in September
Sermons, Bearing on Subjects of the Day
Sermons Before the University of Oxford
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