{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WOF 514: Celebrating St. John Henry Newman Becoming a Doctor of the Church","description":" Pope Leo XIV has recently formally declared St. John Henry Newman\u2014who was canonized only in 2019 by Pope Francis\u2014a doctor of the Catholic Church, a recognition given only to 37 other saints in Catholicism\u2019s over 2000 year history. This places Newman among great figures like St. Augustine, St. Gregory the Great, St. Jerome, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Theresa de Avila, St. Catherine of Sienna, and the Little Flower, St. Therese of Lisieux. What is the significance of giving St. John Henry Newman\u2014an Englishman and Anglican convert to Catholicism who was born over 200 years ago\u2014this title? What is it about Newman\u2019s approach to communicating the faith that earned him this great honor\u2014and why now?  Equally important, how can contemporary evangelists draw inspiration from his work to proclaim the Gospel in a drastically different world, religiously and morally, from Newman\u2019s 19th century Victorian England? A listener asks for advice on how to give better homilies at Mass. 00:00 | Introduction 01:26 | Bishop Barron\u2019s recent domestic travels 03:20 | Defining \u201cDoctor of the Church\u201d 04:55 | Distinguishing doctors from saints 05:50 | John Henry Newman\u2019s brief biography 12:18 | Understanding the development of doctrine 17:41 | Safeguards against corruption 22:33 | The wholeness of the truth 25:34 | Newman: \u201cTo live is to change\u201d 29:28 | The \u201cillative sense\u201d of the mind\u2019s assent to propositions 34:10 | Difficulties vs. doubt 35:54 | How Newman speaks to England now 37:55 | Listener question: How can priests improve preparation for homilies? 39:58 | Join the Word on Fire Institute   Links: Word on Fire Institute: https:\/\/institute.wordonfire.org\/ NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.     ","author_name":"The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture","author_url":"http:\/\/wordonfireshow.com","html":"