Fulton J. Sheen: An American Catholic Response to the Twentieth Century NEW They come to seek the

They come to seek the intercession of one who was no stranger to loss and suffering and yet had given herself with complete confidence to the Lord

BY ANN GAUGER

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Fulton J. Sheen: An American Catholic Response to the Twentieth Century NEW They come to seek theAuthor: Kathleen L. Riley, PhD Copyright: 2003 First Printed: 11 26 2003 On September 9, 2002, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, of the Diocese of Peoria, announced that the Vatican had accepted his petition to open the cause for the canonization of Fulton J. Sheen, an initiative which was begun in the year 2000 when John Cardinal OConnor of New York approved a preliminary effort to advance the case for having the greatest preacher and evangelist of the