Ida Friederike Görres’ “John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed”

Join us on Wedensday, April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT for Jennifer Bryson’s presentation of “Ida Friederike Görres’ John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed.” The presentation will be offered both in-person and virtually through a YouTube livestream.

This unparalleled introduction to St. John Henry Newman—mind, heart, soul, and personality—brings the great cardinal to life before our eyes, and with him the charged air of nineteenth-century England. Drawing from his letters, writings, and journal entries with precision and poetic flair, the book is one of Ida Friederike Görres’ masterworks.

While famous for his brilliance, Cardinal Newman did not hide in an ivory tower. His life was one of risk, sacrifice, and immense charity. His sharp turn to Catholicism rocked the University of Oxford, costing him his friendships, his livelihood, and his identity. Through failures and disappointments, over and over again, Newman let himself be recreated by God.

This work, in Görres’ words, is a portrait of “the boy, puzzled, who was startled and overwhelmed by God; the active, creative young prophet of his church in crisis; the hermit, who he was and wanted to be all his life; and the fighter, who he was with and against his will: the saint of the Church and the saint of humility, the one perfected in sacrifice”.

With an in-depth introduction by Ratzinger Prize winner Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz, an extensive commentary by translator Jennifer S. Bryson, and a detailed index, the book introduces readers not only to St. John Henry Newman, but to Görres, one of the greatest hagiographers of the twentieth century, whose spiritual writings have only recently been discovered by the English-speaking world.

Ida Friederike Görres’ John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed (translated by Dr. Bryson) is available for purchase at the CIC bookstore.

April 30th Schedule:

• 5:40 PM: Registrant check-in begins.
• 6:00-7:00 PM: Presentation (this portion will be live-streamed)
• 7:00-8:00 PM: Book signing by Jennifer Bryson and light happy hour
• 8:00 PM: Conclusion

RSVP today to join us in-person or through the livestream for this event!