Archbishop Fulton Sheen Was a Tireless Pro-Life Advocate
A pro-life pioneer is closer than ever to being declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified in St. Louis on September 24th. At the ceremony, he will be declared “Blessed.” The declaration comes after a miracle involving the resuscitation of a baby who did not breathe for 61 minutes after birth. That baby is now a young man and reportedly will be present at the ceremony,
Sheen was a tireless promoter of the right to life. He regularly condemned the evil of abortion and predicted the misery it would cause American women. He even composed a special prayer to save a baby in danger of abortion.
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He has been an inspiration to me in my pro-life work–so much so, that I have just released a book about him. Fulton Sheen’s Guide to Joyful Living includes a chapter on how Sheen believed children, both born and unborn, could bring joy to life.
The book is available now from Marian Press at www.ShopMercy.org . It is appropriate both for those who remember Sheen and those who are curious about him and his legacy.
Fulton Sheen was a pro-life prophet who understood the importance of safeguarding the sanctity of innocent human life and knew the repercussions that could come from a flagrant disregard for life.
Through his many television appearances, now available on YouTube, he continues to speak to us about the beauty of life at all its stages. In fact, his television program, Life is Worth Living, is a testament to the belief that life should be treasured and protected. We owe a great deal to this prescient priest and what he preached about human life, which continues to hold lessons for us today.
LifeNews.com Note: Maria Gallagher is the Legislative Director and Political Action Committee Director for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and she has written and reported for various broadcast and print media outlets, including National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and AP Radio.
