We treat Venerable like “Ho hum,” still a long way from being a saint. But a finding of heroic virtue is a pretty major affirmation. People rush to canonize people like Cesar Chavez or Jean Vanier, then find out they were dastardly underneath. I am assured to learn that they’ve found no dirt to sully the legacy of Boystown and Father Flanagan.
Here to mention his connection to Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, where he studied before being admitted to seminary! He joins St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Servant of God Simon Bruté, and Bl. Stanley Rother as Americans canonized/with an open cause who have ties to the Mount.
We treat Venerable like “Ho hum,” still a long way from being a saint. But a finding of heroic virtue is a pretty major affirmation. People rush to canonize people like Cesar Chavez or Jean Vanier, then find out they were dastardly underneath. I am assured to learn that they’ve found no dirt to sully the legacy of Boystown and Father Flanagan.
Here to mention his connection to Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, where he studied before being admitted to seminary! He joins St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Servant of God Simon Bruté, and Bl. Stanley Rother as Americans canonized/with an open cause who have ties to the Mount.