St JohnHenry Newman’s legacy to Ireland is considerable; his legacy to the Catholic Church is immense. When Newman came to Ireland in 1851, he knew little of the people or of the bishops and clergy ... But as Newman said, “to live is to change”.
JohnHenry Newman and of all the saints teach Christians that “it is possible to live passionately amidst the complexity of the present without neglecting the apostolic mandate to ‘shine like stars in the world,’” Pope Leo XIV said.