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MISSION & Archbishop Sheen

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen published the first issue of MISSION magazine in the spring of 1951. As its founding editor, then Monsignor Sheen wrote: “The purpose of MISSION is to ‘comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable’: to comfort the afflicted by bringing the impoverished of body and soul, bread and the Eucharist; to afflict the comfortable by reminding them that they need the poor more than the poor need them.”

“To wed the afflicted and the comfortable is our humble mission, our dedicated task, our abiding love,” he concluded in that first editorial.

Today, more than 60 years after that editorial was written, this publication continues to introduce readers to the mission story, making the vital connection between those who hear the Good News of Jesus – and those who support the work and witness of the missionaries who proclaim the reason for our hope, Jesus Christ.

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Editor's Report

This MISSION is our gift for you. Let me tell you why. During these summer months – any time you can “get away,” even if just for a brief moment – this MISSION offers you starting points for personal reflection: Scripture quotes, messages from your brothers and sisters in the Missions and from missionaries, even a word or two of mission wisdom from the founding editor of this magazine, the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen. As those thoughts take shape, we’ve left space for you to write them down, maybe even pen a prayer for the Missions – all this to help you prepare a spiritual journal, your own thoughts and prayers on your personal path to God. You might write a few words or insights; you might count your blessings. And hopefully you’ll see more clearly — in the faces and words on these pages — your own vital role in the continuing mission of our Lord, loving Him and neighbor.

–Monica Ann Yehle

This unique "journal" edition of MISSION magazine does not feature an online discussion guide.

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Peter's story is also a featured "Mission Lesson" airing on Catholic Radio Stations throughout the United States. To hear his story told by our National Director, Father Andrew Small, OMI, click on the link below.

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