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   He says, then, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.  Whoso eateth My Flesh and drinketh My Blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My Flesh is meat ind

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When Christ says 'this is my body', the Church believes He means it.

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Christ's Church

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Christ's Church

Before there was Christ's Church, men apprehended the Truth in many ways, but the coming of Christ brought the fullness of the Truth into the world.

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Pusey on Kenosis

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Pusey on Kenosis

The knosis of Christ, His self-emptying for our salvation, was, Newman once wrote, a sign of his 'amazing condescension' to us, His creation. The changing use of language since his day renders that sentence hard to read as Newman meant it, but here, in this passage from a Pusey sermon, we get a good sense of what he meant.

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Scripture & development

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Scripture & development

Newman takes, as one obvious example of development, the Canon itself. Jesus wrote no book, neither does the Bible mention a book called the Bible, so where did it come from?

Those interested in the history of the idea of development might want to consult this excellent post on Newman and the Immaculate Conception on Fr Aiden Kimel's Eclectic Orthodoxy.

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Divine Grace

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Divine Grace

In this sermon, Newman reminds us of the power of Divine Grace - and the fact that the kingdom of God is within us.

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The Invisible presence

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The Invisible presence

In Newman's time, as in our own, there were many reasons for doubting, and for being fearful; but there was, and is, one overwhelming reason for standing firm in faith.

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