The soon-to-be Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen is moving closer to becoming the first American native-born bishop to become a Catholic saint. This September, the Catholic Church will beatify Sheen in St. Louis, Mo., marking the second-to-last stage in the Catholic canonization process. This historic event has renewed interest in Sheen’s life and legacy — especially in his Emmy-winning show, Life Is Worth Living, and the more than 60 books that Sheen authored.
Those who have been exploring Sheen’s remarkable public career — particularly those who are far too young to have seen his television presentations at the time — will encounter repeated instances of Sheen’s warnings about what was then the daily front-page threat of communism. In the mid-20th century, Sheen prophetically cautioned that the West’s abandonment of Christian values would continue pushing nations and people toward dangerous ideologies that undermine human dignity.
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