The Second Spring, by Dr Andrew Nash, St John Henry Newman CTS Books

St John Henry Newman’s famed Second Spring sermon still bursts with the same fervour that brought Newman’s listeners to tears when he preached it. An introduction by Dr Andrew Nash explores the context in which he made his impassioned appeal for the re-evangelisation of England to the Catholics of the late 19th century.

Reprinted from the archives of the Catholic Truth Society, St John Henry Newman’s famed Second Spring sermon still bursts with the same fervour and evangelical zeal that brought Newman’s listeners to tears when he preached it. An introduction by Dr Andrew Nash explores the context in which the great saint and Doctor of the Church made his impassioned appeal for the re-evangelisation of England to the Catholics of the late 19th century, an appeal that will resonate as deeply with Christians of today as it did then. More than a century on, St John Henry Newman’s crie de coeur still has the power to awaken in the hearts of the baptised to the urgency of their vocation, displaying as clearly as his more subtle theological writings what this Doctor of the Church has to teach about the universal call to holiness.

Author: Dr Andrew Nash
Format: Paperback
Pages: 40
Published: Nov 2025
Dimensions: 133mm x 203mm