The First Television Evangelist

While some might think of Bishop Sheen as a sort of “Catholic Billy Graham,”  it was Graham who once referred to Sheen as “the greatest communicator of the twentieth century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing 30 million viewers to his weekly show Bishop Fulton Sheen was America’s first televangelist. After appearing in Time magazine’s April 1952 cover, Sheen went on to beat out comedian Milton Berle for the 1953 Emmy for Most Outstanding Personality. emmy award

“He’s got better writers,” Berle famously responded. “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.”

Watch and listen to Bishop Sheen incredible explanation of the Mass

The Meaning of the Mass (Venerable Fulton Sheen) (Video Sancto)

Got this from Video Sancto YouTube Account… Kindly refer at this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_J._Sheen Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 — December 9, 1979) was an American bishop (later archbishop) of the Roman Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio.

 

 

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