(Ebook) Christ upon the Waters by St. John Henry Newman ISBN B075FN1J1N

(Ebook) Christ upon the Waters by St. John Henry Newman ISBN B075FN1J1N

It is difficult now to imagine the condition of Catholics in the England of1850 when, after three hundred years, the Catholic hierarchy was restored.Catholicism was reckoned an alien thing, unworthy of free-bornEnglishmen, full of superstition and tyranny and the suppression of freeenquiry and intellectual dignity: the vehicle of Antichrist. Newmaneloquently outlines this situation, and argues that it is no more than aChristian should expect: this was what was promised to the first disciples.Yet we, like Peter, are called to step out of the boat and walk towardsChrist: so we should know that our fears, like his, are groundless. Jesus willtake our hand and keep us safe; at his word, the storm will cease and thewaters fall.Today, we may not recognise the situation that Newman saw in 1850; but itdoes not take much imagination to apply what he said then, to the surelyanalogous challenges Catholics face now.