Author Allan Smith joins The Catholic Morning Show to discuss his new book, The Soul of a Disciple: Fulton Sheen's Meditations on the Cross, the Eucharist, and the Christian Life, released by Sophia Institute Press. Smith unpacks Archbishop Fulton Sheen's lifelong devotion to the Holy Hour and offers a five-minute-a-day path to deepen readers' meditation and prayer life. The conversation also looks ahead to Sheen's beatification and his enduring legacy as a model of authentic discipleship.
About the Book: The Soul of a Disciple distills Archbishop Fulton Sheen's teaching into six guided retreats — on the Holy Face of Jesus, Our Lady, the Beatitudes, the Eucharist, the Cross, and Holy Week — each designed to take just five minutes a day. Details and ordering: sophiainstitute.com
Why Meditation Matters: Smith explains that Sheen's decades of daily Holy Hours shaped his preaching, writing, and media ministry, and that his call to "gaze, remain, become, love, and abide" offers a concrete framework for prayer today.
Suffering & Redemption: Drawing on Sheen's teaching, Smith discusses how uniting suffering to Christ transforms it from something to eliminate into something redemptive.
Sheen's Beatification: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified at a Mass on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis. Information and updates: celebratesheen.com
About the Author: Allan Smith serves on the board of directors for the Sheen Cause and has compiled several Fulton Sheen anthologies through Sophia Institute Press.
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