St. John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Universal Church
Bishop Steven Lopes of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter joined host Andrew Petiprin on an episode of the Ignatius Press Podcast to discuss the upcoming recognition of St. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) as a Doctor of the Universal Church. This Ordinariate Audio presentation features excerpts from that September 2025 podcast.John Henry Newman entered the Catholic Church in 1845 after serving as a priest and theologian in the Anglican Church in England. He is only the 38th person to be declared a Doctor of the Church.Newman's written works include "An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine" (1845), "Apologia Pro Vita Sua" (1864), and "An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent" (1870).In the 1830s, Newman became associated with the Oxford Movement, which promoted the renewal of catholic thought and practice within the Church of England.Podcast host Andrew Petiprin holds an M.Div. from Yale University and an M.Phil from Oxford University. He served as a priest and administrator in The Episcopal Church (USA) before coming into full communion with the Catholic Church in 2019.--Note: The complete version of this Ignatius Press Podcast, nearly an hour long, includes remarks by Dr. Jennifer Martin, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. However, for this Ordinariate Audio version, we are presenting only the comments of Bishop Lopes, since he touched on several topics related to Ordinariate clergy and church communities. Brief music interludes indicate where content from the longer-form version of the podcast has been removed.For the unedited version of the podcast, released on Sept. 8, 2025, visit https://podcast.ignatius.com/e/saint-john-henry-newman-a-protestant-to-a-doctor-of-the-catholic-church-w-bishop-lopes-and-dr-jennifer-martin/.
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Ordination to the Priesthood, Vigil of St. Peter & St. Paul
At an Ordination on the Eve of the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bishop Steven J. Lopes reflected on the patronage of those two Apostles for the ministry of the Ordinariate.The Mass of Ordination (for Andrew James Westerman and Jeffrey Lee Baker) was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas.NOTE: The audio contains a few minor dropouts. Also, an echo is noticeable from about about the 1:30 mark until about 9:00.
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The Eucharistic Revival and the Presence of God
Bishop Steven J. Lopes spoke at a March 2024 Parish Mission held at St. Michael Catholic Church in Houston, Texas.
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The God Who Is With Us
In July 2023, Bishop Steven J. Lopes presented this homily during a Mass said for the Summer Conference of the Napa Institute, held in Napa, Calif. The Napa Institute, founded in 2011, "empowers Catholic leaders to renew the Church and transform the culture."
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The Elusive Ideal of E Pluribus Unum
In September 2021, Bishop Steven J. Lopes was the keynote speaker at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.A transcript of his remarks is here .
Addresses and remarks by the Most Rev. Steven J. Lopes, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (U.S. and Canada).
• This unofficial archive gathers Bishop Lopes' teaching presentations and other remarks and makes them readily accessible in an audio format.
• The Ordinariate (equivalent to a diocese) is for Roman Catholics nurtured in the Anglican tradition (Anglicans, Episcopalians, Methodists), as well as others whose faith has been renewed by the Ordinariate’s liturgy and evangelizing mission. Official site: ordinariate.net
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