Joan Sheen Cunningham remembers life
with her uncle, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who was the face of the
American Catholic Church for decades.
Pope Benedict XVI
declared Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) “venerable” on June 28, and the
Illinois-native could soon become the first male American-born saint. A few
generations back he was the face of the Catholic Church in America for many, employing
his strong speaking ability, personal piety and learning, and modern media to
win many converts to the Catholic faith.
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For a second there I thought he was YOUR uncle.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, not MY uncle, but I did meet him in person once when he said Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the occasion of his receiving the combined Patronal Medal of the Shrine and The Catholic University of America in 1975. He gave one of the most moving sermons I have ever heard. He was truly one of the great evangelists of all time.
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