St. John Henry Newman found solace in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

Though we may have lost time in following God, though we may have punishments for our past sins, we are not without hope of becoming great saints.

St. John H. Newman encouraged everyone to believe that becoming holy was within their reach and offered the following practical advice...

Both St. John Henry Newman and Pope Benedict XVI understood the way of beauty that leads to God.

For both theologians, the written Word of God must be approached in a prayerful manner, with humility and faith.

With both St. John Henry Newman and Pope Benedict XVI, we see how God uses the gifts of intelligence and learning.

In both Benedict and Newman we have models of kindness, a kindness rooted in commitment to truth, to reality. Secure in the knowledge that they were loved by God and in the truth that had set them free, they were at liberty to love others.

"What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too."

Newman, Wojtyla and Ratzinger are among the Christian thinkers who have best explained the correct relationship between faith and reason.

Many influential aspects of Newman’s own faith journey cluster around the Wise Men’s star-gazing encounter with Jesus.