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This is page XXII of the Keeping Catholics Catholic Network. This site is dedicated to Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.

My tribute to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, one of the most brilliant men the world has ever known. I can remember when I was a kid my parents were watching Life is Worth Living on television. I don't recall how old I was at the time, probably five or six, but I remember I was hardly interested in listening to some guy wearing a funny looking cap on his head. I changed the channel and my dad, chomping on his cigar raised his left hand, bringing down on the arm of the chair with enough force to simulate a California earthquake, biting down hard on the cigar on the right side of his mouth saying in a crisp clear voice with the determination of a Marine Core Drill Instructor from the left side of his mouth, "That is Bishop Sheen! Turn it back and sit down now!" If you can remember your childhood and the feeling you got when you knew full well you crossed over the line and had one chance of escaping punishment, you can see in your minds right now what I must have looked like as I quickly turned the the television set back to Bishop Sheen. Being an obedient son, I watched Bishop Sheen teach. I cannot recall any particular shows, but I was intrigued with the "Angel" whom I never did get to see, and his blackboard. I think I spent more time looking around the Bishop trying to spot that Angel.

I remember when Bishop Sheen died, I felt remorse. I didn't know why at the time, but I did. It was not until I was well into my 30's and doing apologetics work that I came to know Bishop Sheen. Now, you want a humbling thought? I read many books by Hilaire Belloc, I make no dispute, he is the one I call my mentor. I have also read some of G.K. Chesterton's books. Many of the conclusions and findings I have made, I thought were my own original. Needless to say I was quite proud of them too. THEN...I read the autobiography of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, A Treasure in Clay. I absolutly LOVE that book!!! I found that I studied many of the same things Bishop Sheen had! Also the conclusions I figured out on my own that I had thought were "original" were not. Bishop Sheen had the same conclusions 40 years earlier! Well, what the heck, I felt proud that I was in good company.
I hope you take the time to read my class on Bishop Sheen Lesson 75, you will get a good thumb nail sketch of who he was and what he did. I dedicate this web Site to the Archbishop, whom many of us must be blessed for having been contempories with him, at least for a time.
Bishop Sheen remains with us in his books and videos. Read all you can about this brilliant Son of the Church and Pray for his Veneration, he truly deserves the title SERVANT OF GOD. My personal quote in my profile, yes it is true, I thought I had an original, is a quote by the Archbishop himself. I am proud to use it because it is true, The Catholic Church is the Greatest Treasure a human being can possess.
God love yas!
Tim

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
When the record of any human life is set down, there are three pairs of eyes who see it in a different light. There is the life:
1). As I see it.
2). As others see it.
3). As God sees it.-Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

The above photo is the Archbishop's birthplace-the hardware store and apartment at 25 Front Street, El Paso, Illinois, where the Sheen family lived. Archbishop Sheen was born here and his father ran the hardware store.

Here is the schoolboy Fulton J. Sheen astride his pony, Bob, which he rode like a veteran.

Graduation from St. Mary's parochial school in Peoria, Illinois, 1909. A young Fulton Sheen in the middle front row.

The Newly Ordained, Father Fulton J. Sheen

Father Fulton J. Sheen at the University of Louvain in Belgium

Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen street Preaching in Alabama, in the 1930's. Bishop Sheen was a patron of the Catholic Evidence Guild.

THE ELECTRIC GOSPEL

Monsignor Fulton Sheen during an early broadcast of "The Catholic Hour."

Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, Ph.D. "The World Today" May 18, 1945 East High School Auditorium, Auburn, New York.

Bishop Sheen enjoying "Behind the scenes" at DuMont television studios, May, 1952.

The Consecration of Msgr. Sheen

The above photos are some of the solemn moments during the consecration of Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen as Auxiliary Bishop of New York. Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza presided in Rome's Church of Saints John and Paul, June 11, 1951. Bishop Sheen looking back over his office of Bishop made these three observations:
1). Bishops are a gift of the Father to the Son.
2). Bishops continue the Mission of Christ.
3). The Lord is not always pleased with us.

Bishop Sheen "On the Set"

Bishop Sheen at his famous Blackboard on National television, November, 1952.

Bishop Sheen and Ed Sullivan for Look Award, Sunday, December 30, 1956.

Here is Bishop Sheen at the famous Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in southern France, May, 1957. Archbishop Sheen would never visit Europe without making a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Bishop Sheen at Vatican Council II

Bishop Sheen assisting Pope John XXIII in the consecration of missionary Bishops

At a press interview with the new Bishop of Rochester, 1966

Bishop Sheen in the pulpit of St. Basil's Church, Los Angeles, Good Friday, 1978.

"All my sermons are prepared in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As recreation is most pleasant and profitable in the sun, so homiletic creativity is best nourished before the Eucharist. The most brilliant ideas come from meeting God face to face. The Holy Spirit that presided at the Incarnation is the best atmosphere for illumination. Pope John Paul II keeps a small desk or writing pad near him whenever he is in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament; and I have done this all my life—I am sure for the same reason he does, because a lover always works better when the beloved is with him." -Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

A touching moment at St. Patrick's Cathedral, October 2, 1979, when the visiting Pope John-Paul II embraced Archbishop Sheen and said, "You have written and spoken well of the Lord Jesus. You are a loyal son of the Church."

"On Sunday, December 9, 1979, at 7:15 PM God called Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen to Himself by name...Dear Friend, Archbishop Sheen, we are all better because you were in our midst and were our friend. We trust you to the care of your "Lovely Lady dressed in blue." We pray that Jesus has already said: "I've heard My Mother speak of you."
Bye now, Fulton Sheen, and God Love You Forever!"
-Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara, S.T.D.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York City
December 13, 1979

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Visit the Keeping Catholics Catholic Bookstore Books by Bishop Sheen Life of Christ : Complete and Unabridged Lift Up Your Heart : A Guide to Spiritual Peace Divine Romance From the Angel's Blackboard: The Best of Fulton Sheen Paperback This book I highly recommend, especially those wishing to learn more about their Faith. This book is worth 100 times its weight in gold! From the Angel's Blackboard: The Best of Fulton Sheen Hardcover Edition. Discover the wisdom of one of the most intelligent men in the Church's history! Jesus, Son of Mary (A Liguori Classic) Jesus, Son of Mary Mornings With Fulton Sheen : 120 Holy Hour Reading Way to Happiness : An Inspiring Guide to Peace, Ho The Eternal Galilean Simple Truths : Thinking Life Through With Fulton The Cross and the Beatitudes : Words of Love and F Characters of the Passion : Lessons on Faith and T In the Fullness of Time : Christ-Centered Wisdom Peace of Soul Through the Year With Fulton Sheen Those of us who can remember the TV show "Life is worth Living" (I was a small kid myself) know what a valuable reference this book can be. How blest we are to have been contemporaries with this Saintly Bishop. I look forward to his Canonization. Treasure in Clay : The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen I thouroughly enjoyed this book! Read it and fall in love with Bishop Sheen all over again :) This book will not only explain things about the Church you may have not understood, but you also get to see an American Catholic who takes no wooden nickels when it comes to the Faith Christ Founded! I loved the chapter where he took part in interviewing Seminarians. Bishop Sheen fought hard against the evils of the then upcoming New Age Movement. He had no clue it was going to be called that, but he was smart enough to identify the problem in its infancy. You have to read this book! The Catholic Communicators : Portraits Of: Fa... Characters of the Passion Cross & the Crisis (Essay Index Reprint Ser.) The Divine Romance Guide to Contentment The Seven Last Words Three to Get Married. Way to Inner Peace Cross-Ways a Book of Inspiration The Electronic Christian : 105 Readings from ... A Fulton Sheen reader Life Is Worth LivingExcellent Reading! Life of All Living Lift up your heart Moods and truths Moral Universe : A Preface to Christian Living On Being Human : Reflections on Life and Living The Quotable Fulton Sheen : A Topical Compila... Rejoice Those Mysterious Priests Way of the Cross/Giant Print Edition The Wit and Wisdom of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

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