Official Roster of Events for Fulton Sheen Beatification Announced
Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified in St. Louis on Sept. 24.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified in St. Louis on Sept. 24.
When Fulton Sheen is beatified this September in St. Louis, it will mark the second time that the singular Catholic personality has drawn crowds of thousands to the downtown of the ‘Rome of the West.’
James Fulton Engstrom and his mother Bonnie react with joy at pending beatification of ‘old family friend.’
The famous preacher, author, and radio and television host embraced the relative obscurity of the latter years of his life.
Fascinating insights into the media pioneer and missionary extraordinaire now on his way to beatification.
‘Unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday.’
The July 9 family-friendly event will focus on rediscovering Venerable Fulton Sheen’s messages for our times, signing a petition to have his beatification Mass rescheduled soon, and several related activities.
COMMENTARY: ‘I want to see the Lord. I have spent hours before Him in the Blessed Sacrament. … [N]ow I want to see Him face-to-face.’
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‘Admitting that we do not know everything,’ says Sheen, ‘there is one truth we will never relinquish: an absolute trust in the Providence of God even in adversity, sorrow, depression, catastrophe, and war.’
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