John Henry Newman: Episode One
The Saints
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🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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🗺️ John Henry Newman - Episode One: An Oxford Man
Oxford, England, 1830. Young Anglican priest John Henry Newman is the toast of Oxford. His lectures and sermons are loved by students and townspeople alike. He is a very model of a Protestant minister until his desire for truth leads him straight to Rome. This is the story of John Henry Newman.
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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 | Oxford, England, 1830. |
| 0:05.1 | Young Anglican priest John Henry Newman is the toast of Oxford. |
| 0:09.9 | His lectures and sermons are loved by students and townspeople alike. |
| 0:14.6 | He is a very model of a Protestant minister, |
| 0:18.1 | until his desire for truth leads him straight to Rome. This is the story of John |
| 0:24.6 | Henry Newman. The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. John Henry Newman. Episode 1, an Oxford man. |
| 0:40.6 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the Saintspodcast.com. |
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| 1:02.3 | Don't to rain over us, God save the king. |
| 1:22.9 | Yay! Yay! Thank you. God save the king Quiet, quiet, please, gentlemen, allow me the pleasure of introducing the new provost of Oriel College, Edward Hawkins. |
| 1:27.3 | Thank you all for coming today. |
| 1:30.3 | And what a momentous day, the coronation of our new king |
| 1:34.3 | and my appointment as provost. |
| 1:38.3 | And speaking of appointments, if you will direct your attention to that tall, quiet, rather somber-looking man in the back of the room, the only one here without a drink in his hand, do come forward, Newman. It's a party, not a funeral. |
| 1:57.8 | Hawkins, really? Raise your glasses, fellows of Oxford, to our new vicar, John Henry Newman. |
| 2:05.8 | Managing a whole parish is a great responsibility, |
| 2:09.4 | but I have no doubt he will succeed in leading this fine and faithful congregation. |
| 2:18.4 | That was too kind, Hawkins. |
| 2:21.1 | Someone's got to celebrate you if you won't celebrate yourself. |
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