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Robert Barron | – Bishop Barron’s Lecture from Oxford University: “Newman and the New Evangelization”

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By Bishop Robert Barron
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As the climax of our focus on St. John Henry Newman last week, I invite you to watch my lecture from Oxford University on “Newman and the New Evangelization.”

I was honored to give the lecture at the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, where Newman preached many times and served as vicar during his final days as an Anglican cleric, before converting to Catholicism. I’m grateful to the University Church and the Oxford Oratory for hosting this special event.

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Bishop Robert Barron These are brief and insightful commentaries on faith and culture by Catholic theologian and author Bishop Robert Barron. The videos complement his weekly sermons posted and podcasted at WordOnFire.org.

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  10. I can tell just by the formulation of his formal remarks that His Excellency has been reading a lot of Newman lately. There was a ton of 19th century styling in his prose here. It comes off a bit highbrow, but then again he’s talking about one of the truly great intellectuals of that century, in what is perhaps the highest of all high brow institutions in the western world, so the tone is forgivable. This is especially the case in consideration of the fantastic tribute he does Newman here, and the rhythmically clear exposition of the ideas and ethic which made our newest saint a giant of Catholic history.

  13. I'll probably have to watch this ten more times before I can even pretend to get it, but around the 12 min mark I noticed something that seems like a recurring theme in the way Catholics think vs the way Protestants think. That is, when Catholics explain their theology, they tend to speak "upwards", as if their words can merely "point" to something "higher"; whereas, Protestants tend to break out their Greek dictionaries and basically try to diagram Biblical verses in order to "tie down" an exact meaning (this analogy probably won't make any sense to anyone but me, but I'd almost explain it like "Protestants use a fine toothed comb, and Catholics use a blow dryer".). I've definitely noticed this difference while attending Catholic Bible studies.

  17. I agree that there can be great value in linking conscience with the voice of god. Most of my peers are agnostic at best, but they still know a sin when they see it, and they ALL recognise a universal system of morality that no one can escape. It makes perfect sense to argue that the one who created the "moral economy" would also whisper hints into you're ear to keep you on the right track. Thanks, and God bless, father. I love your work

  28. Such a magnificient groundwork for the Real validity of the Messianic approach to New Evangelization (fullfilment in time the things that were already written hundreds and some thousands of years before Christ and His People, the Church)

  31. Sir, your lecture was of first class and will be forever stored in the great walls of Oxford. I know little on subject for which your passion found its relief. I wish to hear more of what the impact of Newman's idea has on your great understanding of Truth and our hearts ever desire for it. Slight quoting makes the colors of an argument bright but might overwhelm if over used

  35. Bishop Barron, it is a true delight to hear your thoughts in such a well spoken and intellectual manner on a man who’s one of the greatest reasons for me to convert to Catholicism.
    Indeed the history and the doctrine are on the side of the Roman Church, but mere arguments are rarely enough for someone to accept an idea that envolves faith. But there’s a way in which ideas can be conveyed, firmly based upon the intellectual truths, a way that not only convinces the mind, but mostly talks to the heart, addresses the most intimate doubts, and shines a new light on the revelation. St Newman’s heart, as he’d like to put, spoke to mine.

  36. "A dark apologetic, grounded in a keen sense of our sin and helplessness" seems to me to be just the thing for a generation characterized by the belief that the world is hopeless, they themselves are worthless, and who wish desperately that they had not been brought into existence.

  40. Wonderful talk. The analogy of absence of God in the creation of prove of himself reminded me Saint Augustine. The reason that we try to find him in creation is because is written in the consciousness the notion of immutable and eternal truth, because this is not found on creation a supreme being outside this realm is the answer.

  42. This is really speaking to me – i am a young man in my 20s, and have struggled to reach my peers with the 'logical' type of evangelization. Thank you, Your Excellency, amazing talk as usual.

  45. It amazes me what a huge deal this is for you and how few people commented I was listening to it while trying to fall asleep
    I dreamed I met an extremely attractive artist who lived in a church and loved to argue with me like my significant other a Christian mystic who died last summer
    anyway the end of the dream I was contemplating ditching work and riding my motorcycle to Albuqurque
    It’s one of those events where you wonder if the angels are trying to save you from your old lady hood

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