As I’ve mentioned already, the Mass of Thanksgiving for Archbishop Fulton Sheen being named Venerable held here in Peoria on Sunday was truly amazing.
First, there was a lot of media interest in the Mass. Here is Bishop Jenky being interviewed by local newscaster Anna Yee (here’s the link to her story):
You can read all about the Order on the Vatican website, and no, I don’t understand it very well, either. Generally, people who have a long history of service to the Church are named to the Order. Joseph received the honor at a relatively young age, and it’s my theory ( but keep in mind here I’m a lay person and not an expert here, even though I’m his wife and biased), some of it had to do with his working prayerfully and diligently as a theologian and lawyer in Catholic health care ethics and mission, a challenging field.