The Soul of a Disciple: Praying with Fulton Sheen

There is a hunger inside all of us that the world cannot satisfy. Yet it remains – that quiet ache for something real, something lasting, something holy. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen knew that hunger well. He spent more than sixty years assuaging it in the best way: on his knees, in silence, before the Blessed Sacrament, in what he called his daily Holy Hour. From that secluded hour flowed everything – his preaching, his books, his television ministry that reached millions, and his spiritual fire that made him one of the most compelling voices of the twentieth century. We talk about it with Allan Smith.Further ReadingThe Soul of a Disciple: Fulton Sheen’s Meditations on the Cross, the Eucharist, and the Christian LifeArchbishop Sheen’s Book of Sacraments: An AnthologyLord, Teach Us To Pray: A Fulton Sheen AnthologyGuest InfoAl Smith is the founder and director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada and editor of the best-selling book The Cries of the Jesus from the Cross: A Fulton Sheen Anthology. He has served the Church for many years as a Catholic evangelist, radio host, writer, Internet broadcaster, and retreat director and has served on the board of directors of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation in Peoria, Illinois, promoting the cause of Sheen’s canonization. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com