Tag Archives: John Henry Newman

“This is worship, and it is far above reason”

“[W]e have no life or poetry in the Church of England; the Catholic Church alone is beautiful. You would see what I mean if you went into a foreign cathedral, or even into one of the Catholic churches in our … Continue reading

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“I could attend Masses forever, and not be tired”

“To me nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Masses forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words — it … Continue reading

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