Bishop Sheen on the internet

[GA Russell]

I don't suppose many here remember Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He was a great orator. He had a radio show for many years, and in the 50s moved to television. In 1954 and 1955, his show (which was just him standing in front of a blackboard for a half hour) was the #1 Nielsen-rated show on the ABC network.

My mother did not watch much TV during the daytime, but when I was a pre-schooler I remember her watching the reruns of Bishop Sheen shown in the afternoons.

In the past few years I have picked up three books of transcripts of his. 99% of what was in the books was of a religious nature. I wondered how a preacher discussing religion could be the number one show of a network! I figured that times sure have changed!

Well, Sunday night I was travelling in my car and I picked up a Wilmington, NC, radio station that was broadcasting Sheen! It was an excellent talk about Abraham Lincoln. Nothing religious about it.

The station was an affiliate of something I had never heard of before called Relevant Radio. Today I went to their website, and I see that it is a Catholic radio network. I looked at the schedule, and saw that they broadcast two episodes of Sheen every night seven days a week at 10:00 pm eastern, and they stream their programming on the internet.

So I have just spent the past hour listening to Bishop Sheen. In the first episode he discussed the intentions of the Soviets in their desire for "peaceful coexistence", and in the second episode he discussed the origin of the phrase Love is "a Many-Splendored Thing", which it turns out is a line from a poem by a British poet named Francis Thompson.

So nothing religious about any of it, except to say that he broadly discussed peace and love.

So if any of you would like to hear Sheen, you can get him at http://www.relevantradio.com

I'm sure that I'll tune in again the next chance I get.

[marcello]

I have nothing worthwhile to add here except the fact that I kissed his ring when I was a kid. I shit you not.

[Lush Life]

You can also watch his old TV broadcasts every Friday night on the EWTN cable TV channel, they air at 9PM eastern time. It's like a classic time capsule back 50 years ago, with a timeless message.

[GA Russell]

Marcello, I'm jealous that you met him! I would rather meet him than a President of the United States.

There is a website called http://www.bishopsheen.com that I haven't visited yet, but I understand that it sells all things Sheen. When I have a chance I will study it to see if there is anything worthwhile.

[alocispepraluger102]

there are no bishop sheens today, and the world sorely needs one.

thank you so much for the heads up.

[Jazzmoose]

Marcello, I'm jealous that you met him! I would rather meet him than a President of the United States.

Heck, I'd rather meet Typhoid Mary than the President of the United States...

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[MoGrubb]

I don't suppose many here remember Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He was a great orator. He had a radio show for many years, and in the 50s moved to television. .....So nothing religious about any of it, except to say that he broadly discussed peace and love.

So if any of you would like to hear Sheen, you can get him at http://www.relevantradio.com

I'm sure that I'll tune in again the next chance I get.

Sheen sounds like one of those hip religious folks that can get past the pageantry and rituals and get to the heart of the matter, no matter their religious affiliation.

Edited May 13, 2007 by MoGrubb

[alocispepraluger102]