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Drunkards and Alcoholics

PREMIUM | Life Is Worth Living | Season 5 - 1956-1957

Archbishop Fulton Sheen explores the differences between drunkards, who drink out of desire, and alcoholics, who drink to escape underlying issues, emphasizing that both retain a fundamental area of freedom despite their struggles. He shares stories of individuals overcoming addiction, highlighting the role of willpower, love for something greater, and divine grace in achieving recovery. Sheen concludes with a powerful reminder of personal responsibility and the redemptive power of Christ’s sacrifice, inspiring hope and emphasizing that no one is beyond redemption.

PREMIUM
Season 1 1952-1953

War as a Judgement of God

Archbishop Sheen investigates the causes of war.

Teenagers

It’s not easy being a teenager …or to understand them! They want discipline. Obedience is the pathway to bring knowledge and power. Suggestions on how...

Knowing and Loving

Bishop Sheen explains the difference between knowing and loving, and the difference in the way men and women know and love.

Something Higher

Could the earth and universe be the results of a big bang? Bishop Sheen offers some answers to this age-old question.

Communism

Archbishop Sheen details what is wrong with Communist philosophy by showing several fun example situations.

Pain and Suffering

This video discusses how love will not kill pain, but how it can diminish it. Bishop Sheen teaches us the paradoxes of “Suffering” and “Pleasure”. H...

What Makes a Mother

It takes more than just bearing a child for a woman to be a mother. The Bishop offers advice that should be seen and heard by today’s mothers

Character Building

Character is in the will and not the intellect. By looking for the best in others, we bring out the best in ourselves.

Woman at the Well

Jesus meets the "woman at the well" on His trip from Judea to Galilee.

Psychology of the Irish

Archbishop Sheen talks about what makes a person Irish

PREMIUM
Season 2 1953-1954

Liberal Or Reactionary

Archbishop Sheen teaches that it is not necessary to belong to the extreme left or extreme right.

Three Times in a Nation's History

Bishop Sheen proposes the idea that every nation has three moments: one of visitation from God, one of falling into moral blindness, and one of judgement.

Prayer

Archbishop Sheen emphasises that a person's soul needs prayer.

Nurses and Doctors

Archbishop Sheen discusses the characteristics of good nurses and doctors.

Women Who Do Not Fail

Bishop Sheen discusses the qualities a woman should strive for to be successful.

Social Problems

Archbishop Sheen declares that love is the solution to social problems.

Saw Dust Brains

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen explains the effect of Christmas on the world.

Why Work is Boring

Being made to the image of God, man leaves the impress of his reason on his work. Thus, in all work there are two elements: the result produced and the human in...

Nice People

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen examines the false virtues of nice people, showing how they live by convention and not love.

Education

Archbishop Fulton J Sheen proposes three main goals that real education should have.

Our Lady of Fatima

Archbishop Sheen states that the time period in which the events of Fatima took place was almost the birthday of the modern world, where the forces of good and ...

We Try to be a man of peace FIRST WORDS

Archbishop Fulton Sheen critiques weak forms of Christianity, labeling them as superficial and disconnected from true faith and sacrifice. He contrasts Western ...

The Superiority Complex

Archbishop Sheen discusses the superiority complex of man.

PREMIUM
Season 3 1954-1955

The Glory of the Soldier

Bishop Sheen extols the vocation of soldiering and looks at the sympathetic and sacrificial spirit it engenders.

Lesson One in Economics

Bishop Sheen shows how to use property and wealth in a moral way.

Freedom

Bishop Sheen explains the nature of freedom, showing how it differs from doing whatever you want.

The Training of Children

Parenthood is an awesome responsibility. Parents should train their children before the children train them.

The Meaning of Love

Love is a feeling for another person. When we turn love toward ourselves, we become selfish. When we exhibit our love of our neighbor by doing good deeds, o...

The Hell There Is

In a moral universe, hell is on the outside. Three characteristics of man at war with himself are discussed: the conflict with what he is with what he pretend...

The Greatest Trial in History

Archbishop Sheen declares that the greatest trial in history was presided over by Pontius Pilate, when Jesus was condemned to death.

Macbeth

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen examines Shakespeare's play and the effect of guilt on human life.

Babies and Children

Bishop Fulton Sheen discusses the significance of children in our lives.

Angels

In this very entertaining and thought-provoking message, Bishop Sheen tells us that there really are angels, and that in our modern world only our materialism p...

Is America's Religion Religious?

The Bishop ponders the question of how our affluence is affecting our spiritual life. Is materialism creating a division between our religion and our lives? ...

Lullaby of Co-Existence

Archbishop Sheen discusses the Soviet Union's desire to co-exist with Capitalistic nations until it could take over the world.

PREMIUM
Season 4 - 1955-1956

Message to Youth

Bishop Sheen discusses the importance of youth developing their character and moral purpose in life, rather than solely pursuing pleasure and material gain. He ...

Do We Talk Too Much

Bishop Sheen shows why societies need to make time for leisure and contemplation. Great deeds, he explains, come only from hearts that are in touch with God thr...

How to Think

Thinking well is a skill, Bishop Sheen demonstrates how it's done.

What has Happened to Politeness

Politeness springs from a heart attuned to the needs of others. Join Bishop Sheen as he discusses the nature of courtesy.

Sympathy for the Mentally Sick

Archbishop Sheen says he believes our lord suffered the agony in the garden for the mentally sick.

Neurosis

Archbishop Sheen talks about the gloom in American life, particularly in literature.

Why Do People Laugh

Bishop's Sheen take on humor

Is Capital Always Right

Archbishop Sheen explains that neither capital nor labour is always right.

The True Meaning of Christmas

The Bishop reminds us of why we celebrate this holiest of days and the attitude we should assume in our relationships with others.

Effect on Behavior

Archbishop Sheen explains the dangers of regressive education.

Is Self Expression Always Right

Archbishop Sheen explains that self expression is right when the mind is directed to truth and the will is directed to goodness.

Courtship

Bishop Fulton Sheen discusses the four stages of relationship between male and female that lead to Courtship.

Anatomy of Melancholy

Bishop Sheen discusses the three stages of melancholy: egotism, sting of conscience, and preoccupation with death.

How to Compare World Religions

Archbishop Sheen analyses a few examples of thinking on the subject of comparative religions.

Glory of Science

Bishop Sheen shows why science is possible and how it affects our everyday lives.

PREMIUM
Season 5 - 1956-1957

Should Parents Really Obey Their Children

This program could be subtitled “Who Is In Charge?” as Bishop Sheen explores parents’ relationships with their children and how the relationship should be...

How to Psychoanalyze Yourself

Bishop Sheen delves into the distinctions between normal and abnormal psychology, emphasizing that a normal person is guided by reason, will, and a defined life...

Students Dissatisfied with Education

Archbishop Sheen answers questions on what makes a good teacher, what courses should one follow in college and what is the psychological attitude of a student.

Psychology and Psychiatry

Bishop Sheen looks at some recent movements in psychology and psychiatry, asserting that there is a contemporary push toward moral value in the field.

Moses and the Ten Commandments

Archbishop Sheen speaks of why Moses was such a great leader.

Three Greatest Confessions of history

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen looks at three of the greatest confessions in history: the confessions of Augustine, Abelard and Heloise, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

The Stones of Notre Dame

Bishop Sheen offers a historical glimpse into the city of Paris and its most famous Cathedral, Notre Dame.

Three Kinds of Proposals

Bishop Sheen proposes the idea that there are three ways of loving: romantic, scientific, and Christian.

Drunkards and Alcoholics

Archbishop Fulton Sheen explores the differences between drunkards, who drink out of desire, and alcoholics, who drink to escape underlying issues, emphasizing ...

Best City in Which to Be Broke

Bishop Sheen relates some funny and inspirational anecdotes about the city of Lourdes; he claims it's the best city in the world in which to be broke in every w...

The Man Who Knew Communism Best

Bishop Sheen looks at the life of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, suggesting that he understood communism so well because he saw it from the inside out.

Psychoanalytic Couch

Archbishop Sheen remarks that the psychoanalytic couch is used to explain away guilt.

How to Improve Your Mind

Sheen discusses the timeless issues of Catholicism as he discusses studiousness.