Legacy
Today lay people and sisters work to realize Nano’s vision. Following the path of Irish emigration across the world, Nagle's work became known in England, Newfoundland, Canada, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand, as well as India, Pakistan, The Philippines, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Papua-New Guinea, Mexico, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Chile, and Ecuador. In all these places, the name of Nano Nagle is associated with vigorous enterprises, all tending towards the nurture of human and Christian growth.
Her impact has been out of all proportion to its external events. Recognizing in the degraded condition of her people not only the effects of political oppression and economic change, but a call from God and knew herself called to make some move against injustice. She felt compelled to help those deprived of hope and meaning, the opportunity to take hold of their unpromising present and to create a future for themselves and others.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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