Cardinal John Henry Newman left his mark in this world as a man of faith and a man of letters — and through his faith, he shaped some of those “letters” into beautiful works of poetry. In 1868, after ...

Cynthia Phipps' homebred Lead Kindly Light died Feb. 28 at age 20 from complications while foaling a Quiet American filly. The filly also died. Named after a hymn by John Henry Newman, Lead Kindly ...

Earlier, I mentioned the great tradition of hymnody. At the prayer vigil in Hyde Park, the congregation sang Newman's beautiful hymn "Lead, Kindly Light" at the conclusion of the service. Here it is ...