John Henry Newman (1801-1890), the English priest, scholar, saint, and now Doctor of the Church and Patron of Catholic Education, was an educator for almost his entire life, at Oxford, then Dublin, and finally in Birmingham. Newman left very rich texts on education-notably The Idea of a University-and practical experience from his founding the Catholic University of Ireland and the Oratory School in Birmingham. His educational vision centers on fostering in students a philosophical habit of mind, the study of the classics, the formation of the whole person-body, mind, and heart-and an education marked by freedom and responsibility.
