Fernando Furquim de Almeida

How Lord Acton’s Liberal Views Create Rifts with Fathers Manning and Newman

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How Lord Acton’s Liberal Views Create Rifts with Fathers Manning and Newman

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more

Overruling Liberal Objections, Pope Pius IX Appoints Father Manning as Archbishop of Westminster

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Overruling Liberal Objections, Pope Pius IX Appoints Father Manning as Archbishop of Westminster

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing its work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight the … Read more

How John Henry Newman and Other Liberal Catholics Undermined Cardinal Wiseman’s Good Work

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Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing its work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight the … Read more

How Catholic Communities Overcame Fierce Protestant Opposition in Nineteenth-Century England

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How Catholic Communities Overcame Fierce Protestant Opposition in Nineteenth-Century England

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing its work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight the … Read more

How Rev. Henry Manning Changed from an Anti-Papist to a Fearless Defender of the Papacy

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How Rev. Henry Manning Changed from an Anti-Papist to a Fearless Defender of the Papacy

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the Movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more

How Cardinal Wiseman Inspired and Led the Reestablishment of the English Hierarchy

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How Cardinal Wiseman Inspired and Led the Reestablishment of the English Hierarchy

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Ultramontane Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing its work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more

An English Bishop Plants Ultramontane Seeds in British Soil and Becomes a Curia Cardinal

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An English Bishop Plants Ultramontane Seeds in British Soil and Becomes a Curia Cardinal

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the Movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more

“We Are Inferior to Them in Everything But for Possessing the True Faith”

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“We Are Inferior to Them in Everything But for Possessing the True Faith”

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the Movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the Movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more

The Enticement of the Middle Way: John Henry Newman’s Failed Attempt to Reconcile Anglicanism with Catholicism

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The Enticement of the Middle Way: John Henry Newman’s Failed Attempt to Reconcile Anglicanism with Catholicism

The Oxford Movement developed rapidly, thanks mainly to the success of the Tracts for the Times and John Henry Newman’s St. Mary’s lectures. Each new tract edged the Movement closer to the Catholic Church. It was increasingly evident that Newman and most of his diligent young disciples would eventually convert. Newman desperately … Read more