On this week’s episode of "One Nation Under God," host Susie Pinto speaks with Monsignor Jason Gray of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation about the upcoming beautification of Fulton Sheen. Before Johnny Carson, there was Fulton Sheen. This September, the Illinois-born archbishop who drew 30 million weekly viewers to his 1950s program “Life Is Worth Living” will be declared “blessed” at a Mass in St. Louis, becoming one step away from sainthood. Gray is the canon lawyer who led the investigation into the miracle that cleared the way, and he breaks down the case: A baby boy born without a pulse who stayed that way for 61 minutes and who is a healthy 15-year-old today. For more information on Fulton Sheen's beautification…
Who was St. Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? Who was Saint Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? How did a solemn commemoration […] The post Saint Valentine: The Catholic Martyr Turned Into a Mascot appeared first on StoneZone .
Who was St. Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? Who was Saint Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? How did a solemn commemoration of sacrificial faith become repackaged as a secular spectacle divorced from its sacred origin? Saint Valentine, known in Latin as Valentinus, refers to one or more early Christian martyrs of the third century living under the shadow of the Roman Empire. The Roman Catholic Church has long recognized at least two Valentines who were martyred on February 14, one a priest…Open
