Blessed Fulton J. Sheen and the fundamental error of communism

Active Participation Revisited By Adam Bartlett on Oct 02, 2026 12:20 am Nearly ten years ago, I found myself in Rome for a private audience with Cardinal Robert Sarah, the then-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, in order to share [...] Read in browser » Synod proposes reforming canon law to give greater weight to laity, women in the Church By Victoria Cardiel on Oct 01, 2026 02:26 pm The report, prepared by one of the study groups created after the Synod on Synodality, must now be examined by Pope Leo XIV. [...] Read in browser » Sheed and Ward at One Hundred: A Carmelite note of appreciation By Fr. Kevin Culligan, OCD on Sep 30, 2026 08:02 pm Earlier this year America magazine published Carole Sargent’s worthy tribute to Frank and Maisie’s immense contribution to English-speaking Catholicism through their publishing house, which began a century ago in 1926. I became a “Sheedwardian” in 1954 [...] Read in browser » Cardinal McElroy, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and The Social Contract By Dr. Thomas R. Rourke on Sep 30, 2026 04:43 pm On September 26, Cardinal Robert McElroy delivered a speech titled “A Social Contract for the Digital Age” at St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington, D.C. The talk summarized how the concept of social contract needs [...] Read in browser » A Terrible Coarsening By George Weigel on Sep 30, 2026 04:00 am The now-ubiquitous terms “reproductive health” and “reproductive freedom” have contributed mightily to a slaughter of the innocents in these United States. The death toll from that massacre is now greater than the estimated 60 million [...] Read in browser » About that brilliant and difficult saint who translated the entire Bible By Dawn Beutner on Sep 30, 2026 03:00 am He was one of the first four men named Doctors of the Church. He created a Latin translation of the Bible used by Catholics since the fourth century. His extensive writings—commentaries, letters, and essays—influenced Christian [...] Read in browser » Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 By CWR Staff on Sep 30, 2026 03:00 am Welcoming the Stranger (Coram Fratibus Intellexi): “As Christians we must protest loudly. It is our duty to extend a helping hand to those in need, to open our doors to the homeless, to share our [...] Read in browser » New book addresses conflicts over abortion, gender treatments, conscience By Paul Senz on Sep 29, 2026 03:42 pm There is perhaps no more polarizing issue in American society than abortion. Other contentious issues include so-called gender issues, sexual morality, and the role of and rights related to conscience. A new book by Christopher [...] Read in browser » Raising Fiat Girls: Teaching our daughters to say “Yes” to God By Susan Ciancio on Sep 29, 2026 10:00 am As adults, we know that our daily yeses to God, no matter how small, help prepare us spiritually to say yes when we encounter significantly more difficult situations. These small practices are like calisthenics for [...] Read in browser » “In the presence of the angels I will praise Thee…” By Sandra Miesel on Sep 29, 2026 04:00 am Popular culture reflects the true nature of angels as faithfully as a funhouse mirror. It shows glorious incorporeal spirits in fanciful shapes, from pudgy winged babies to ethereal Nature goddesses, and turns these false images [...] Read in browser » Injured Polish priest urges ‘love,’ ‘forgiveness’ after deadly knife attack on convent By Tyler Arnold on Sep 28, 2026 04:40 pm Father Adrian Mantykiewicz, who was injured in an attack that left a fellow priest dead, said “we must overcome the evil that happened here.” [...] Read in browser » Finding the truth of sobriety in the lives of fictional characters By Kenneth Craycraft on Sep 28, 2026 04:28 am On October 6, my new book, Staying Sober One Story at a Time, will be released by Scepter Publishers. The book is an account of my 24-year recovery from alcohol addiction, as told through the [...] Read in browser » Evangelization and Blessed Fulton J. Sheen By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Sep 27, 2026 07:00 pm Editor’s note: The following homily was delivered on September 27, 2026, at the Oratory of Saints Gregory and Augustine, St. Louis, within the celebration of the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. The most important [...] Read in browser » From foster care to Lourdes: Young convert leaves job to see pope, embrace monastic life By Solène Tadié on Sep 27, 2026 03:00 pm Among the throngs of pilgrims in Lourdes this weekend will be a 27-year-old woman who be there with a group of Cistercian nuns, hoping the visit will confirm her call to contemplative life. [...] Read in browser » Free will and the drama of sin By Carl E. Olson on Sep 27, 2026 10:00 am On the Readings for Sunday, October 1, 2017 [...] Read in browser » Baptized by Fulton Sheen: Bishop Barres reflects on new blessed’s holiness and mission By Father Seán Connolly on Sep 26, 2026 09:39 pm This week, I traveled to St. Louis with thousands of other Catholics from throughout the country for the Beatification Mass of Fulton Sheen. It was deeply uplifting to see so many people gathered together who, [...] Read in browser » Pope addresses ‘surprising’ Catholic growth in secular France By Hannah Brockhaus on Sep 26, 2026 02:34 pm Leo met members of a Church assembly examining a decade-long rise in Catholic baptisms. [...] Read in browser » Blessed Fulton Sheen, a new patron saint for writers? By Dawn Beutner on Sep 26, 2026 04:10 am After decades of waiting, the famous and beloved Archbishop Fulton Sheen has finally been declared Blessed Fulton Sheen. For those who have missed all the online summaries of Sheen’s life, including this one, there are [...] Read in browser » Nearly 50,000 celebrate the beatification of Midwest native Fulton J. Sheen By John Tuttle on Sep 25, 2026 02:47 pm During the growing season, visitors driving along country roads on their way to Peoria gaze out on oceans of field corn—the green stalks sporting golden tassels—and the occasional open pasture spotted with cows. Young Fulton [...] Read in browser » Blessed Fulton J. Sheen and the fundamental error of communism By Patrick Novecosky on Sep 25, 2026 01:22 pm There are moments when history and providence seem to converge. On Thursday in St. Louis, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was beatified, nearly seven years after the Vatican first approved the miracle that cleared the way [...] Read in browser »