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Fulton Sheen

Why does ‘Blessed Fulton’ matter?

“Fulton Sheen...reached so many people who weren’t necessarily looking to be reached.”

JD Flynn
Sep 28, 2026
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen was beatified last Thursday at a celebratory Mass involving some 50,000 Catholics, who traveled from across the United States because of their devotion to the famous evangelist and catechist.

So why does Fulton Sheen matter? Why are Catholics interested in what he had to say, decades ago?

At his beatification, The Pillar asked them.

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