John Henry Newman, Sermons Preached on Various Occasions - Introduction and notes by James Tolhurst

According to Newman the Sermons Preached on Various Occasions were the result of external circumstances rather than any set purpose of his own. The particular external circumstances were the establishment of the Catholic University of Ireland, the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales, the Risorgimento in Italy and its repercussions on the papacy, and the death of two of his friends, Dr. Weedall and James Hope Scott.

Contents: Sermon 1. Intellect, the instrument of religious training (1856) --

Sermon 2. The religion of the Pharisee, the religion of mankind (1856) --

Sermon 3. Waiting for Christ (1856) --

Sermon 4. The secret power of divine grace (1856) --

Sermon 5. Dispositions for faith (1856) --

Sermon 6. Omnipotence in bonds (1857) --

Sermon 7. St. Paul's characteristic gift (1857) --

Sermon 8. St. Paul's gift of sympathy (1857) --

Sermon 9. Christ upon the waters (1850) --

Sermon 10. The second Spring (1852) --

Sermon 11. Order, the witness and instrument of unity (1853) --

Sermon 12. The mission of St. Philip Nerui (1859) --

Sermon 13. The tree beside the waters (1859) --

Sermon 14. In the world but not of the world (1873) --

Sermon 15. The Pope and the revolution (1866).