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Fulton J. Sheen’s unfashionable virtue

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in cassock, ferraiolo and pectoral cross, standing among bookshelves beside a carved statue of the Madonna and Child, on the set of his television programme.
Fulton J. Sheen on the set of his television programme. Fred Palumbo, 1952. Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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Karen Popp writes for The Catholic Thing that Fulton J. Sheen demonstrated a supernatural willingness to endure hardship that mirrors the example of Christ.

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