A Doctor for Our Times: John Henry Newman and the Renewal of the Church

Join Benedictine College for a presentation by Patrick Reilly, President, CEO, and Founder of The Cardinal Newman Society, and Dr. Matthew Muller, Associate Professor of Theology at Benedictine College. The presentation will discuss John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church for our times and what exactly it takes to earn this respected title. The presentation will be at 7:00 pm in McAllister Board Room on the Fourth Floor of Ferrell Academic Center. Unable to join in person? Catch the livestream here on the Benedictine College Lectures YouTube channel.

Patrick Reilly is President of The Cardinal Newman Society, which promotes and defends faithful Catholic education. He founded the organization in 1993. The Cardinal Newman Society recognizes and supports faithful Catholic schools, homeschool programs, colleges, and graduate programs through The Newman Guide, a hallmark of truth and fidelity in Catholic education, and through guidance and resources to help education meet Newman Guide standards. Patrick also serves as Adjunct Professor of English at Holy Apostles College and Seminary (Cromwell, Conn.) and a teacher and developer of logic, rhetoric, and philosophy courses for Aquinas Learning (Manassas, Va.), a classical Catholic hybrid program founded and led by his wife, Rosario. Patrick was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.) in 2022.