Ven. Fulton J. Sheen—To be a sinner is our distress, but to know it is our hope.
To be a sinner is our distress, but to know it is our hope. — Ven. Fulton J. Sheen
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Ven. Fulton J. Sheen
My Uncle Fulton Sheen: A conversation with author Joan Sheen Cunningham
By John Burger Joan Sheen Cunningham is the niece of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, the pioneering television priest whose body was recently moved from New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the cathedral of Peoria, Illinois. As the Catholic…
Lenten reading
There is no better time to develop a habit of reading Catholic authors than Lent. Consider these nonfiction options and one Catholic fiction selection. The Cries of Jesus from the Cross An Anthology by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (Sophia…
Reflecting on three years as a shepherd
It’s hard to believe, but three years have already passed since I received a call early one Monday morning to inform me that I had been named a bishop. As it took a while to get used to being called “Fr. Reed” back in 1985 when I was…
Let’s talk turkey … and temperance!
The Great Thanksgiving Weigh-In was a short-lived tradition in my extended family. Upon arrival at Grandma’s house, the competing cousins would trek to the bathroom scale and record their weight before eating a morsel. Then they would…
Ven. Fulton J. Sheen-To be a sinner is our distress
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent To be a sinner is our distress, but to know it is our hope. — Ven. Fulton J. Sheen