In response to the postponement of the Beatification of Fulton J. Sheen, Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Diocese of Peoria is asking the faithful to join him in a special nine-day novena to "petition God unceasingly" that the postponed Cause may move forward to the Beatification and Canonization of Fulton Sheen.
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The much anticipated December 21 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been delayed indefinitely after a few members of the Bishops’ Conference ask for further consideration.
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Venerable Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen
One of the most influential Catholic figures of the 20th Century – Venerable Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen – will be beatified in his home diocese of Peoria, Illinois on December 21, 2019.
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The miraculous recovery of a stillborn baby, whose parents turned to Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen for help, has been officially approved by Pope Francis, thus paving the way for the beatification of the popular televangelist.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Just days before celebrating today's Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky CSC of the Diocese of Peoria gave good advice to hundreds of Catholic men who had just completed a march for the faith - pray daily with your wife, bless your children every day, keep holy the Sabbath and pitch in at the parish.
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Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Diocese of Peoria told 500 men at a recent men's march that the time has come for "heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism."
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Two Catholic governors oversaw the passage of same-sex marriage laws by legislative fiat in their states this week, and another is on the verge of seeing a similar bill pass, but the way the three responded could not have been more dissimilar.
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