70. What is Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus? Why did Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen admire the Carmelites and St. Therese’s ”Little Way”? And how to win the Spiritual Battle against the demonic

2026-01-14

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Send us a textHappy Blessed New Year, Sisters in Christ!New Year, New You in Christ!What if the most radical way to reclaim your soul this year is to look at one face and listen? We sit down with Allan Smith to explore the Holy Face of Jesus Devotion, the "Little Way" of St. Therese, and the deep Carmelite spirituality that shaped Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s life and witness. Together we map a clear path through digital overload, family stress, and spiritual attack by returning to practices that are s...

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Happy Blessed New Year, Sisters in Christ!

New Year, New You in Christ!

What if the most radical way to reclaim your soul this year is to look at one face and listen? We sit down with Allan Smith to explore the Holy Face of Jesus Devotion, the "Little Way" of St. Therese, and the deep Carmelite spirituality that shaped Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s life and witness. Together we map a clear path through digital overload, family stress, and spiritual attack by returning to practices that are simple, embodied, and powerful.

Allan Smith unpacks how Venerable Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, the first Catholic bishop to win an Emmy Award, a master communicator, and tireless evangelist, rooted his strength in a hidden life of Eucharistic Adoration.

We trace the story of the Veil of Veronica and why the Church renewed devotion to Christ’s countenance after the 1849 illumination.

You’ll hear how St. Therese joined the Archconfraternity, prayed before the Holy Face, and united small sacrifices to the cross, transforming ordinary frustrations into love. We also offer practical ways to start “Holy FaceTime” at home: place a sacred image where you’ll see it, exchange one scroll for one glance and a short prayer, and teach children to sit in silence before the monstrance with a single posture of the heart: Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.

Spiritual warfare is not abstract. Allan Smith distills Sheen’s three reliable weapons against the demonic: the Holy Name of Jesus, confidence in the Precious Blood, and childlike trust in Mother Mary, who crushes the head of the serpent.

We also discuss how to talk to kids about good and evil without stoking fear, why fewer images and deeper attention heal fragmented minds, and how a daily Holy Hour formed Sheen’s humility for sixty-two unbroken years.

If you’ve been longing for a reset that is holy, hopeful, and do-able, this conversation offers a gentle but firm rule of life anchored in the Eucharist and the face of Christ.

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Allan Smith's ministry spreading the word about Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen can be found here:

https://bishopsheentodaycom

For the Holy Face devotion, please visit

https://holyfacemiracle.ca

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