Thank-You. If Fulton Sheen had come around decades later, I bet he would have had not only a teaching show on a cable like EWTN, but also have a website linked up to EWTN. He not only is in my eyes a saint, but also he was when he was alive a man of vision and ahead of his times. I try to get his show on Sundays on EWTN.
Growing up in the 50s, I still recall (with much retrospective amazement) that his program aired live each week on public television. My grandmother insisted that we watch it! He was watched by catholics, protestants and even Jews, many of whom wrote to him in gratitude. He was the first televangelist! Thank you, Mother Angelica and EWTN, for preserving these programs and rebroadcasting them to new audiences!
My grandmother was very upset when Sheen was never made a cardinal, though I don't think he was all that disappointed as he disdained the politics and bureaucracy that accompany such a title. Sadly, the current bishop of the Diocese of Rochester (NY) has 'wreckovated' Sacred Heart Cathedral where Archbishop Sheen has his chair. Local area catholics fought valiantly, gathering petitions that were sent to Rome, in hopes of preserving the cathedral.
The most Reverend Bishop Daniel R. Jenky opened the cause for Archbishop Sheen's canonization on September 14, 2002. As a result, Archbishop Sheen is now referred to as "Servant of God". You can learn more about this movement and lend it your support at the following link: