Sainthood cause

He was killed by enemy fire while trying to shield a wounded corpsman with his body during an attack by the North Vietnamese on Sept. 4, 1967.

The schedule begins with a nine-day novena of holy hours at 7 p.m. every evening at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois, from Sept. …

“The Lord transformed her soul,” and Sister Clare “no longer longed for anything other than to have Christ as her only love.”

“He wanted to live his life fully for himself, he wanted to find joy and what he had discovered, he couldn’t bear for others not to know.”

Archbishop McGovern summed up Father Flanagan’s legacy as that of “such a good priest,” one who experienced a call to work with disadvantaged youth.

“Catholic Saints of America” will feature an exhibit honoring Americans who are saints or on the path to sainthood, and an opportunity to venerate their relics.

An official closing session of the diocesan phase of the canonization process followed the Feb. 9 Mass, where the cause’s leaders ceremoniously sealed several boxes containing the diocesan phase’s documents …

His 66 books offer heady theological dissertation, accessible theology and philosophy, astute cultural reflections, and profound meditations on Christ and Mary. 

The path to beatification for Archbishop Sheen has been anything but smooth.

“It’s pretty cool,” James recently told OSV News, adding that having a role in Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause makes him feel “special.”