While Fulton J. Sheen was head of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, he was appointed to the Conciliar Commission on the Missions during the Second Vatican Council. Sheen was placed in this particular commission due to his missionary work done through the Society. In his autobiography,
Jan 13, 2022Liked by Kelly Ann Tallent, Joseph Tuttle
Refreshing reminder of God’s manner of earthly involvement through this Spirit-gathered mystical body. Sheen continues to make a mark on believers, the curious, and the skeptics. He must be communing with the Trinity itself! What a concept.
Perhaps the current social media display of unbridled self-promotion will further the cause of this man’s widely recognized sainthood. He presented himself with unabashed humor, but with a strangely narcissistic looking holiness.
Thank you for your enlightening article. I have also wondered what Ven. Sheen thought about the Novus Ordo liturgy and some of the liturgical changes implemented after the Council.
Thank you for this, Joseph! What a refreshing take on the Second Vatican Council.
Refreshing reminder of God’s manner of earthly involvement through this Spirit-gathered mystical body. Sheen continues to make a mark on believers, the curious, and the skeptics. He must be communing with the Trinity itself! What a concept.
Perhaps the current social media display of unbridled self-promotion will further the cause of this man’s widely recognized sainthood. He presented himself with unabashed humor, but with a strangely narcissistic looking holiness.
He’s a saint for today.
Kudos on a well written piece.
Thank you for your enlightening article. I have also wondered what Ven. Sheen thought about the Novus Ordo liturgy and some of the liturgical changes implemented after the Council.