Most Catholics know who Fulton Sheen was.
Or at least they think they do.
The cape. The unmistakable voice. The brilliant teaching. The fearless way he proclaimed the Catholic faith.
But that Emmy Award-winning evangelist was only the Fulton Sheen everyone saw in public.
What was underneath all of that?
What was it about this man that made him truly holy?
What did his life actually look like when the cameras were off?
And what ultimately moved the Church to determine that Fulton Sheen should be beatified?
Those are the questions I wanted to explore in my conversation with my good friend Allan Smith on the latest Art of Catholic podcast.
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Allan is on the beatification committee for Archbishop Sheen and has spent more than a decade studying, preserving and promoting Sheen's spiritual legacy.
Few people know the man behind the famous television personality quite like he does.
So our conversation gets into some fascinating parts of Sheen's life and spirituality that aren't nearly as well known.
Among the things we discuss:
- The secret to Sheen's supernatural success
- Sheen's favorite saints & spirituality
- Why he so affected even non-Catholics
- His most powerful sermon...and why
- His famous encounter with St. John Paul II
- And much more!
If you want to understand what made Fulton Sheen truly holy - and what made him the kind of man the Church is preparing to beatify - you’re going to want to hear this conversation.
God bless,
Matthew
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