Mission and Vision

Inspired by St. John Henry Newman’s vision of integrity, a gift given in faith that unifies ideas, persons, and cultures into a whole, The Newman Idea seeks to establish IKON Institutes to communicate this Gift of Integrity to college and high school students and the faithful through integral knowledge, formation, and mission.

• the Mission of Sts. Benedict and Scholastica,
• the Learning of Sts. Dominic and Hildegard,
• the Practicality of Sts. Ignatius and Madeleine Sophie,
• the Spirit of Sts. Philip Neri and Teresa of Avila, and
• the Integrity of Sts. Katharine Drexel and John Henry Newman.    

 
TNI will establish IKON Institutes which teach academic courses, form students in person, and reach out to the wider Catholic community.  We hope for each institute  to be self-sustaining and to communicate the Gift of Integrity by:

•  Teaching Integral Knowledge that unifies students’ faith with their learning through accredited college courses, symposia and conferences;
• Offering Integral Formation through encouraging sacrificial leadership, a profound interior life, and a habit of life conducive to community living;
• Building an Integral Mission for Catholics through daily communal prayer and worship, discernment, and being faithful to God’s will and mission for their lives.