Lest the news get lost in the media frenzy stirred up by this morning’s announcement of the Supreme Court’s historic decision – today the Vatican announced that it has formally recognized the “heroic virtue” of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. With this recognition, Sheen receives the title “Venerable,” and is now one step closer to canonization.
This moving quote from Archbishop Sheen comes via Ignatius Press’ “Quotables” feature on its Facebook page:
More Sheen quotes can be found here.
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