Your questions about the Forge
Is this really an app? I can’t find it in the App Store.
You won’t find it there, and that’s on purpose. Sheen Strong opens from a web address, so you don’t need to download anything or set up a store account. Once it’s on your home screen, it looks and works just like any other app.
How do I put it on my home screen?
On your phone, go to sheenstrong.com/app. The page will walk you through it step by step.
On an iPhone: open it in Safari, tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up), then tap Add to Home Screen.
On an Android phone: open it in Chrome, tap the three dots beside the address bar, then tap Install and create shortcut, and then Create shortcut.
You’ll then see the Sheen Strong icon with your other apps. The Forge lives inside it.
Do I need a password?
No. Just enter the email address you enrolled with, and we’ll send you a six-digit code. Type it in, and you’re in.
What if the email with my code doesn’t arrive?
Give it a few minutes, then check your spam or promotions folder. If it still isn’t there, go back to sheenstrong.com/app and ask for a new one. If you asked for more than one email, only the code in the newest one will work.
Do I need a smartphone?
No. You can keep the Forge on a computer too. Go to https://sheenstrong.com/app in your web browser, type in the email address you enrolled with, and ask for your code. Then type in the six-digit code from the newest email, and each day will be waiting for you there.
Sheen Strong keeps asking me to sign in
If you’ve added Sheen Strong to your home screen, open it from there, tap "I already have a code", and type in your email address and the six-digit code from the newest email. If you asked for more than one email, only the code in the newest one will work.
I keep seeing the same video. What do I do?
That video is Blessed Sheen’s talk asking for the daily Holy Hour, and it’s the last step of the Kindling. The Forge waits until it has been heard all the way to the end, and it can’t be skipped ahead, so please press play and let it run to the very end. It’s about 20 minutes long. If you need to stop, that’s fine. When you come back, it will pick up right where you left off.
Does my hour have to be at the same time every day?
No. Each day in the Forge is open from midnight to midnight, your local time, so you can keep your hour whenever it works that day and record it before midnight. The time you chose is simply when your reminder comes. To change it, open Sheen Strong, click or tap "Menu", then "Your hour", choose the new time, and click or tap "Save". And if you’d rather not have a reminder, you can turn it off under "Menu", then "Reminders", and the Forge still works the same.
What if I can’t make my hour at church, before the Blessed Sacrament?
Keep your hour before the Blessed Sacrament if you can. If you can’t, Blessed Sheen taught that you can make it at home, in a quiet place set aside for prayer. Wherever you keep it, open the Forge during your hour, read that day’s Scripture passage and Blessed Sheen’s reflection, and let them guide your prayer.
What happens if I miss a day?
Don’t let it discourage you. A missed day isn’t made up later. The next day opens at midnight, your local time, and you simply carry on with everyone else. If you can only keep part of your hour one day, record what you kept, and it still counts as a day kept.
What happens if I miss several days?
After your third missed day, I’ll write to encourage you. After your fourth, I’ll let you know you’re close to the limit. If you miss a fifth day, your place in this Forge is released, so the Forge stays what it’s meant to be: a daily hour, kept faithfully. Your journal is still yours, and I’ll invite you to begin again.
If I can’t finish, can I start again? When, and how?
Yes, though not in the same Forge. If your place is released, I’ll invite you to join the next one, and that letter will tell you when it begins and how to join.
Does it cost anything?
No. It’s free, all thirty days, with nothing to pay at any point.
When does it begin?
Day 1 is Tuesday, November 10. Before then, set your Kindling, which is open now and takes about half an hour. If you enrolled after November 9, your Forge begins on Thanksgiving, November 26.
What if I can’t begin on Day 1?
You can still begin on Day 2 or Day 3. Your first hour is always the one Blessed Sheen leads himself, so you’ll hear him in his own voice whichever day you begin. Listen to it all the way through, and then you can record your hour. That hour counts as the day you keep it on, and the days before it stand as missed. From the next day, you’ll be on the same day as everyone else.
What if I get a new phone, or it signs me out?
Just sign in again with your email address. Your days and your journal are kept safe, and they’ll be right there waiting for you.
Who can see what I write?
No other aspirant ever sees what you write, and no one reads it unless you ask us to. What you write in your journal is between you and the Lord.
My reminder doesn’t make a sound. What do I do?
The sound is set in your phone’s own settings, not by us. On an iPhone, go to Settings › Notifications › Sheen Strong and turn on Sounds. On an Android phone, look for Sheen Strong in your notification settings. Also make sure your phone isn’t on silent.