Venerable Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 –
December 9, 1979) was an American bishop (later archbishop) of the
Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on
television and radio. His cause for canonization as a saint was
officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially
recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues" – a major step towards
beatification – so he is now referred to as "Venerable".
Ordained
a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, Sheen quickly became a
renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for
International Philosophy in 1923. He went on to teach theology and
philosophy at The Catholic University of America as well as acting as a
parish priest before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese
of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966 when he was made
the Bishop of Rochester from October 21, 1966 to October 6, 1969, when
he resigned and was made the Archbishop of the Titular See of Newport,
Wales.
For 20 years as Father, later Monsignor, Sheen hosted the night-time
radio program The Catholic Hour (1930–1950) before moving to television
and presenting Life Is Worth Living (1951–1957). Sheen's final
presenting role was on the syndicated The Fulton Sheen Program
(1961–1968) with a format very similar to that of the earlier Life is
Worth Living show. For this work, Sheen twice won an Emmy Award for Most
Outstanding Television Personality, and was featured on the cover of
Time Magazine. Starting in 2009, his shows were being re-broadcast on
the EWTN and the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Church Channel cable
networks. Due to his contribution to televised preaching Sheen is often
referred to as one of the first televangelists.
A popular instructor, Sheen wrote the first of 73 books in 1925, and in
1930 began a weekly Sunday night radio broadcast, The Catholic Hour.
Sheen called WWII not only a political struggle, but also a "theological
one." He referred to Hitler as an example of the "Anti-Christ." Two
decades later, the broadcast had a weekly listening audience of four
million people. Time referred to him in 1946 as "the golden-voiced Msgr.
Fulton J. Sheen, U.S. Catholicism's famed proselytizer" and reported
that his radio broadcast received 3,000–6,000 letters weekly from
listeners. During the middle of this era, he conducted the first
religious service broadcast on the new medium of television, putting in
motion a new avenue for his religious pursuits.
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The Catholic Hour 42-03-01 (11) Spectators & Actors Drama Cross Vieni
The Catholic Hour 42-03-08 (12) Divine Cost Stopping War Attende
The Catholic Hour 42-03-15 (13) Trust in Gods Plan Populi Meus
The Catholic Hour 42-03-29 (15) Prayer in Wartime Song Palms
The Catholic Hour 42-04-05 (16) Crucifixion Lamentations Jeremiah
The Catholic Hour 42-04-12 (17) Resurrection Victumae Pascalae Laudum
The Catholic Hour 42-04-19 (18) Christian Courage Song Santa Maria
The Catholic Hour 43-01-03 (01) Crisis in Christendom War Revolution
The Catholic Hour 43-01-10 (02) Thing We Are Fighting Against
The Catholic Hour 43-01-17 (03) Some Barnacles Ship Democracy
The Catholic Hour 43-01-24 (04) More Barnacles Ship Democracy
The Catholic Hour 43-01-31 (05) Christian Order Legend Tchaikovski
The Catholic Hour 43-02-07 (06) Christian Social Order Capital No Open
The Catholic Hour 43-02-14 (07) Christian Order & Family Kyrie
The Catholic Hour 43-02-21 (08) Christian Order & Education Adoro
The Catholic Hour 43-03-07 (10) Overcoming Evil Song Good Shepherd
The Catholic Hour 43-03-14 (11) Evil Has Its Hour Ave Regina Celorum
The Catholic Hour 43-03-21 (12) War Judgment God O Mario
The Catholic Hour 43-03-28 (13) Judgment Nations Atende Dominae
The Catholic Hour 43-04-04 (14) Freedom in Danger Jerusalem Surge
The Catholic Hour 43-04-11 (15) Moral Basis and There Was Darkness
The Catholic Hour 43-04-18 (16) Jew & Christian in History Palms
The Catholic Hour 43-04-25 (17) Easter O, Praise Ye Lord Holy Temple
The Catholic Hour 43-05-23 (xx) Social Regeneration Hour Liberation
The Catholic Hour 44-01-02 (01) Call to Unity Gloria Patri
The Catholic Hour 44-01-09 (02) Men Good Will Fierce Was Wild Billow
The Catholic Hour 44-01-16 (03) Natural Law God Jesu Joy Mans
The Catholic Hour 44-01-23 (04) Economic Condition World Prayer
The Catholic Hour 44-01-30 (05) Political Condition World
The Catholic Hour 44-02-06 (06) Domestic Conditions World Laude Sion
The Catholic Hour 44-02-13 (07) Social Condition World Lord Have Mercy
The Catholic Hour 44-02-20 (08) Intl Condition World Panis Angelicus
The Catholic Hour 44-02-27 (09) Father, Forgive Them
The Catholic Hour 44-03-05 (10) 2nd Ave Maria
The Catholic Hour 44-03-12 (11) 3rd as Heart Panteth
The Catholic Hour 44-03-19 (12) 4th Jerusalem, Turn Thee to Lord
The Catholic Hour 44-03-26 (13) 5th Trumpet Shall Sound
The Catholic Hour 44-04-02 (14) 6th Dies Irae
The Catholic Hour 46-07-21 (xx) Church & Interracial Justice 1st Hail
The Catholic Hour 46-10-13 (xx) Christ King Safeguarding Our Future
The Catholic Hour 47-01-26 (xx) Light Lamps 1 Signs Our Times
The Catholic Hour 47-02-09 (xx) Light Lamps 3 Philphy Communism-no Open
The Catholic Hour 47-02-16 (xx) Light Lamps 4 Comnism & Church-2nd Half
The Catholic Hour 47-02-23 (xx) Light Lamps 5 How to Meet Communism
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