Our guest today is Fr. Anthony Andreassi is a native of White Plains, NY, who was ordained a priest of the Brooklyn Oratory in 2007. Holds a doctorate in history from Georgetown University with a specialization in American Catholic history. Fr. Anthony spent 25 years in Catholic secondary education as a teacher and administrator. He is author of Teach Me to Be Generous: A History of Regis High School in New York City(Fordham Univ Press, 2014). Fr. Anthony looks at the second of two sermons preached on the first anniversary of the founding of the Oratory of St. Phillip Neri in Birmingham, England. In this second sermon, Newman contrasts the dramatic, short-lived reform of Savonarola with the quiet, hidden, slowly unfolding sanctity of St. Philip Neri, whose mission embodied the “still, small voice” of God rather than fire or earthquake. He shows how Philip was formed successively by the spiritual lineages of Dominic, Benedict, and Ignatius, and how his humble, unobtrusive charity—especially in the confessional—made him the true Apostle of Rome. The sermon concludes by urging Philip’s sons in the Oratory to imitate his humility, hiddenness, and patient, interior work for souls.
To approach Newman's majestic thought it is highly recommended to download the formatted sermon at www.newmanontap.com. Comments and suggestions are appreciated on the same site.
