Tears of Christ, Meditations for Lent, by John Henry Newman Statue Subject_Our Lady of Grace Miraculous Medal The pressure of expectations often

The pressure of expectations often means that priests fail to care for themselves and neglect their own spiritual life

these poems invite a radical renewal of our imaginations and show us how to embrace and live a holy life

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The author offers a new framework for understanding Newman’s highly original work of satire

Tears of Christ, Meditations for Lent, by John Henry Newman Statue Subject_Our Lady of Grace Miraculous Medal The pressure of expectations oftenThe Tears of Christ. Meditations for Lent. Drawn chiefly from Newmans sermons and gently modernized, these meditations offer a share in the fruit of his contemplation, that we might the better enjoy with him the ''one thing which is all in all to us,'' which is ''to live in Christ's presence, to hear his voice, to see his countenance. 'Jesus wept, not merely from the deep thoughts of his understanding but from spontaneous tenderness, from the goodness