The Catholic Morning Show

Walking Where the Saints Walked: The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage to Peoria – Dan Russo – 06/30/2026

Episode Summary

Dan Russo, editor of The Catholic Messenger, joins The Catholic Morning Show to preview the newspaper's Archbishop Fulton Sheen pilgrimage from Davenport to Peoria, Illinois. He shares the day's itinerary, the inspiring humility of Venerable Fulton Sheen, and why pilgrimage draws Catholics to walk where the saints walked ahead of Sheen's September 2026 beatification. Learn how to register and what to expect at the Fulton Sheen Museum and St. Mary's Cathedral.

Episode Notes

The Pilgrimage Dan Russo, editor of The Catholic Messenger (the newspaper of the Diocese of Davenport), invites listeners on the Catholic Messenger's Archbishop Fulton Sheen pilgrimage from Davenport to Peoria, Illinois.

The Details

• Date: Thursday, July 24, 2026 (registration deadline July 15, 2026)
• Departure: Bus leaves St. Vincent Center in Davenport at 8 a.m.; you may also drive and meet the group in Peoria
• The day: Tour of the Fulton Sheen Museum, lunch and a film on Sheen's life, a tour of St. Mary's Cathedral, Mass with Bishop Dennis Walsh of the Diocese of Davenport at Sheen's tomb, and a 2.5-mile scenic drive on Grand View Drive in Peoria
• Cost: $100, including transportation, lunch, and museum and cathedral admission (financial assistance available — just ask)
• Register: Visit catholicmessenger.net and click the pilgrimage link, email messenger@davenportdiocese.org, or call 563-323-9959

Why a Pilgrimage Russo reflects on the humility of Venerable Fulton Sheen — a Midwesterner who grew up on a farm outside Peoria and rose to the heights of Catholic media while never forgetting his roots — and on why Catholics make pilgrimages: not as a celebrity tour, but to step where the saints stepped in the hope of becoming like them. He also discusses the mission of a diocesan newspaper to unite the faithful in the real world, in person, in a digital age. Venerable Fulton Sheen is scheduled to be beatified September 24, 2026 in St. Louis.

Listen & Learn More Find full pilgrimage details at The Catholic Messenger. Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central at IowaCatholicRadio.com or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app.

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