What did Fulton Sheen teach about suffering, wounds, healing, and the Cross—and why does his message matter so much today?

In this episode of The Catholic Couple Podcast, we sit down with Chantal Howard, author of the new book Show Me Your Scars: Fulton Sheen’s Theology of Suffering for a Wounded World, to talk about Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s powerful understanding of suffering, redemptive suffering, and what God can do with the wounds we carry. Chantal helps us unpack why Sheen believed suffering does not have to be meaningless—and how our wounds can actually become places of grace, transformation, and deeper union with Jesus Christ.

With Fulton Sheen’s beatification approaching on September 24, 2026, his teachings are reaching a new generation of Catholics. This conversation explores not only Sheen’s theology, but also his prayer life, his love for the Eucharist, his courage, and why his voice may be more relevant now than it has been in decades.

Chantal and her husband, Dr. Peter Howard, are also behind the Fulton Sheen Movement, a worldwide effort dedicated to bringing Sheen’s life, teachings, spirituality, and mission to a new generation.

👉 Learn more about the Fulton Sheen Movement:
FultonSheenMovement.com

📕 Chantal Howard’s new book:
Show Me Your Scars: Fulton Sheen’s Theology of Suffering for a Wounded World
The book explores Sheen’s wisdom on finding grace in suffering and learning how Christ can transform our deepest wounds.

America’s Saint: The Catholic Hour Is Now

On September 23, 2026, the Fulton Sheen Movement will host America’s Saint: The Catholic Hour Is Now at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in St. Louis, Missouri. The full-day conference runs from 9:00 AM–9:00 PM on the eve of Fulton Sheen’s historic beatification and will focus on what it means to think like Sheen, pray like Sheen, suffer like Sheen, and lead like Sheen.

👉 Conference information:
America's Saint Conference
https://fultonsheenconference.com/

In this conversation we discuss Fulton Sheen and suffering, Catholic teaching on redemptive suffering, finding meaning in pain, carrying the Cross, spiritual wounds, healing through Christ, Eucharistic spirituality, the Fulton Sheen beatification, and why Fulton Sheen’s Catholic teaching still speaks so powerfully to a wounded world.

If you are walking through physical pain, loss, disappointment, spiritual suffering, or a season you never would have chosen, we hope this conversation helps you see that God does not have to waste your suffering.

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