John Henry Newman: Episode Five
The Saints
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🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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🗺️ John Henry Newman - Episode Five: Heart Speaks to Heart
Littlemore, England, 1845. Former Anglican priest John Henry Newman yearns to be received into the Catholic Church. An opportunity comes in the form of visiting Italian priest Father Dominic Barberi, an encounter that marks the beginning of John's new life as a Roman Catholic.
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The series highlights Newman’s steadfast pursuit of truth, even when it costs him friendships and security. His courage in confronting authority, his humility in admitting past errors, and his charity toward those who misunderstood him model holiness. At every turn, his faith deepens and his wisdom grows.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity. Newman endures serious illness abroad, visions of death, bitter disputes with colleagues, the death of his mother, estrangement from his sister, and accusations of betrayal. The weight of conversion and renunciation of old loyalties is portrayed directly and soberly.
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| 0:00.0 | Littlemore, England 1845. |
| 0:05.0 | Former Anglican priest John Henry Newman yearns to be received into the Catholic Church. |
| 0:11.0 | An opportunity comes in the form of visiting Italian priest Father Dominic Barbary, |
| 0:16.0 | an encounter that marks the beginning of John's new life as a Roman Catholic. |
| 0:26.7 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. John Henry Newman. Episode 5. Heart speaks to heart. |
| 0:37.0 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
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| 1:00.9 | Any minute now? |
| 1:03.3 | Lord, I cannot bear it a minute longer. |
| 1:08.2 | Lord, I have awaited this moment for what seems like a century. |
| 1:13.0 | I can hardly bear it. |
| 1:18.3 | John Henry Newman? |
| 1:20.2 | I am, sir. I most certainly am. |
| 1:22.8 | Welcome to Littlemore, Father Barbary. |
| 1:25.0 | Please, step inside. Come, dry yourself. |
| 1:29.3 | What terrain you have here in England. |
| 1:32.3 | It rains here like nowhere else on earth. |
| 1:35.3 | When I visited Italy or beautiful homeland was sunny every day. |
| 1:39.3 | I think a thunderstorm is one of the greatest natural proofs of God. |
| 1:46.0 | Who else could create such a power? |
| 1:48.0 | I couldn't agree more. |
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