John Henry Newman: Snapdragon in the Wall

John Henry Newman was the greatest of all the English Clergy of the last two hundred years. Venerated throughout the world, Newman’s many gifts, andhis life of exemplary holiness, continue to fascinate. Famous in his own lifetime as a writer, thinker, preacher and poet, he is seen today as a prophet and a saint. Few have achieved his clarity of vision over the fundamentals of the Christian Faith, or have been able to express these timeless truths so clearly, to share them so lucidly and to coninue to inspire succeeding generations.