Venerable Fulton Sheen

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen offers meditation on Good Friday in 1979. Christ on the Cross was in great pain, a very unusual kind of pain. It was the burden of...

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen offers a narrative of Christ’s request in the Garden of Gethsemane. In this eloquent narrative Sheen sheds new light upon the spiritual riches received by answering...

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen offers a brief reading of Saint John’s Gospel. In this thirty minute reading of St. John’s account of the Last Supper, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen beautifully...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen considers the ending of civilizations. In this stunning presentation, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen regards the dwindling sand in the hourglass of our death-oriented civilization – from the...

Archbishop Sheen analyzes the few uses of the word ‘reconcile’ in the Bible. In this lecture Archbishop J. Fulton Sheen explains how even though the word ‘reconcile’ appears only three...

Archbishop Sheen addresses issues in societal understandings of guilt. In this lecture, Archbishop J. Fulton Sheen states that our age is the first in the history of the world that...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen examines the life of Mary. In this lecture Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen discusses Our Blessed Virgin and specifically touches on her fidelity to the Love of God....

Archbishop Fulton Sheen begins a discussion on the Crucifixion. He begins with a discussion of the Seven Last Words of our Lord on the Cross. He discusses the Enemies of...

Archbishop Sheen ends his retreat by reminding his listeners of the Holy Hour. He presses the point that there is No Salvation but through Christ. There is no forgiveness without...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reveals the Natures of Christ and His divine Person. He presents the priest as a teacher and the universality of preaching. The direct effect of the Incarnation...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen reveals the Natures of Christ and His divine Person. He presents the priest as a teacher and the universality of preaching. The direct effect of the Incarnation...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen considers the division and confusion the Devil always brings. He tells us that the modern world is divided, and he speaks of our “Church of Political Action.”...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen tells us that Satan is overcome only by the power of the Cross. Christ came to undo the work of Satan; He liberated the world and man...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen describes Celibacy as a gift. He discusses the “tension” in a celibate life: when love is great, the tension is able to be dealt with as a...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen compares the Church today with the “Church in the Wilderness.” Furthermore, he mourns what he calls a “kind of de-Eucharistization going on”: the Jews complained “We are...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen discusses obedience. Faith comes from Obedience. A priest must obey. Christ overcame disobedience through obedience. As ambassadors of Christ, a priest must do the will of God...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen advises that Counsel is a Gift of the Holy Spirit. The outcome of Counsel is Decision, not discussion. “We think we’re doing something when we’re talking.” He...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen comments on the changing attitude towards priests. In this lecture Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen discusses the world’s view of priests and the official Church. He asks: How...

Archbishop Sheen discusses our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Archbishop Fulton Sheen informs us that early Christians, when asked if they had received the Holy Spirit, said that they did...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen presents the priest as one who offers Sacrifice. Emptied of self, the priest takes on Christ in a type of continuation of the Hypostatic Union. The Cross...