Roads to Rome – one fold, many gates

‘I am tempted to rephrase the old Beatles refrain as theological truism: to find God, all you need is love’

Of the many converts named as inspirations – Dorothy Day, Edith Stein, Israel Zolli – Newman was the most popular.
John Everett Millais - John Henry Newman. Artefact / Alamy

For some young converts the path to God is lengthy and tortuous, for others it is instinctive and quick; some travel in the company of others, others prefer one-to-one instruction from a priest. But every journey shows the excitement, variety and unexpectedness of life in the Holy Spirit / By MAGGIE FERGUSSON

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