‘Miracle’ May Move Bishop Sheen Toward Sainthood

by Tom Dermody PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) – Boxes wrapped in ribbon and a happy little boy are Christmas images, but the combination had another joyful meaning Dec. 11 during ceremonies closing the Diocese of Peoria’s inquiry into an alleged miraculous healing through the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. “May God, who has begun this […]

Through the Intercession Of Bishop Fulton Sheen?

by Jennifer Willems PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) – That James Fulton Engstrom celebrated his first birthday Sept. 16 is amazing. In fact, some would call his life a miracle. Considered stillborn one year ago after his mother’s healthy pregnancy and “a beautiful, short labor,” James was without a pulse for the first 61 minutes of his […]