The following is an interview the Lepanto Institute conducted with Msgr. Hilary Franco, peritus of Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen at the Second Vatican Council and member of his episcopal household. Lepanto Institute: Msgr. Franco, you are the last living member of Venerable Fulton Sheen’s household. Can you explain what it means to be a member of his household and what your role was over the years you knew the saintly Archbishop? Msgr. Hilary Franco: My title, while with the Bishop, was … [Read more...]
The Church or the World?
Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 The Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen very frequently noted that "If souls are not saved, nothing is saved." The entire mission of … [Read more...]
The Robe of Christ
Joyce Kilmer was a shining example of what it means to be a Soldier of Christ. He was a man of courage, a man of strength, a man of conviction ... but most importantly, he was a husband, a father of five children, and a deeply devoted and pious Catholic.In the last days of World War I, Kilmer lost his life to a sniper's bullet at the Second Battle of the Marne at the age of 31. He was renowned in the battlefield and hailed as a legend among the men who knew him. His bravery was unmatched, … [Read more...]
