The Once and Future Fulton Sheen
Today, when we are reminded that civilization is worth fighting for—and must be fought for—Sheen resonates….
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The British author T.H. White’s classic tales of King Arthur were collected as The Once and Future King, befitting Arthur’s legendary status as a warrior for good. We can say the same of the American archbishop, Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979). Today, when we are reminded that civilization is worth fighting for—and must be fought for—Sheen resonates.
In the middle of the last century, Sheen was America’s most prominent Catholic cleric. On radio, in his syndicated column, on prime-time TV—he went head-to-head with Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra, garnering 30 million viewers—and in countless sermons and speeches, Sheen was everywhere; in 1956, Gallup rated him as the third-most admired American.
And yet even though Sheen has been gone for nearly half a century, his admirers still remember. As Breitbart News reports, he is about to be formally beatified by the Catholic Church. That is, recognized as blessed, one step away from being canonized, sainted. Miracles in his name will be evaluated by the Vatican’s Dicastery of the Causes of the Saints, and if the verdict is favorable, Sheen will join the company of the saints.
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