The documents will now be shipped to the Vatican for consideration.
If the alleged miracle is approved by the Pope, U.S. Catholics could
witness the first ever beatification on American soil in the Diocese of
Peoria, said the foundation.
On Sept. 16, 2010, Bonnie Engstrom and her husband Travis prayed
fervently to Archbishop Sheen after she delivered a stillborn son.
The baby, whom they named James Fulton after the archbishop, had no pulse for 61 minutes after he was born.
As doctors prepared to declare the time of death, however, his heart
started beating. Although the physicians predicted serious medical
problems, James Fulton is now a happy, healthy one-year-old.
In addition to serving as an auxiliary bishop of New York and bishop
of Rochester, Archbishop Sheen was best known for his weekly radio
broadcast, “The Catholic Hour,” and his later weekly television program,
“Life is Worth Living.”
The archbishop died in 1979 and his cause for sainthood was opened in 2002.
A second approved miracle will be necessary before Archbishop Sheen –
currently called a Servant of God – will be declared a saint.
I would totally choose this as a name if my wife has a boy.
12/13/2011
St. Fulton?
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