Catholics around the world are commemorating Corpus Christi today, a feast day celebrating the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. But Corpus Christi is especially significant for American Catholics this year. The Catholic Church has seen “historic” rates of converts at parishes nationwide, while Americans’ belief in the Real Presence and reverence for the Eucharist is steadily climbing.
This year, the Catholic Church will also formally declare that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is “Blessed,” i.e., one step away from being the first native born American bishop to become a saint. Sheen’s love for the Eucharist and promotion of the Real Presence should compel all Catholics to similarly prioritize God in our daily lives.
Before his death at the age of 84, Archbishop Fulton Sheen made history as a famous evangelist, an Emmy-winning television personality, a best-selling author, and a promoter of the Church in the poorest missionary territories around the world. Yet Sheen recognized that the true source of his strength was not his intellect, charisma, or fame.
It was his daily holy hour before the Blessed Sacrament.
Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ. They draw this belief from
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