Are We More Neurotic Today? - Gems

His Last Words - Gems

Happiness is a Rainbow - Gems

Caring - Gems

False Compassion - Gems

The Touch of Your Hand - Gems

Hope for a Wounded World - Gems

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Gems

Ages of Man - Gems

Stop The World - Gems

Quo Vadis America - Gems

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 ...

Quo Vadis America

Bishop Sheen tells a story of patriotism and investigates the two types of revolution, yesterday and today.  He explains why everyday in America should be Than...

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.

The Glory of the Soldier

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

The Kiss That Blistered

Archbishop Sheen compares the kiss of Judas and the betrayal to the seduction of Communism.

The Glory of Being An American

Archbishop Fulton Sheen discusses the origin of our rights and liberties, the great value that Americans put upon the human person and then thirdly, what Americ...

Liberal Or Reactionary

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

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...

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...

Nurses and Doctors

Archbishop Sheen discusses the characteristics of good nurses and doctors.

Love is a Many Splendored Thing

Immortal poems about the splendor and power of love.  Also, the thrilling story of Francis Thompson, the 19th century poet who said that love is a “many sple...

Prayer

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

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...

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.

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.

Lesson One in Economics

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

Social Problems

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

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.

Freedom

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

How to Think

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

Women Who Do Not Fail

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

Moses and the Ten Commandments

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

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.

The Training of Children

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

Saw Dust Brains

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

The Stones of Notre Dame

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

Superman and Christmas

Bishop Sheen presents a unique comparison between fantasy and truth.  Why a breakthrough in history by the birth of a child makes every day a time for sharing ...

Sympathy for the Mentally Sick

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

Three Kinds of Proposals

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

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...

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 ...

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...

Neurosis

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

Why Do People Laugh

Bishop's Sheen take on humor

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...

War as a Judgement of God

Archbishop Sheen investigates the causes of war.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Nice People

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

Is Capital Always Right

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

Education

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

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. 

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. 

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? ...

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...

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.

Effect on Behavior

Archbishop Sheen explains the dangers of regressive education.

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 

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Superiority Complex

Archbishop Sheen discusses the superiority complex of man.

Courtship

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Glory of Science

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

War Against Affluence

Bishop Sheen speaks about the war against affluence and the excessive love of money.

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Stop World, I Want to Get On

In a clear-eyed view of today’s fast-paced world, Bishop Sheen explains how our daily lives can become more meaningful to us, and to the people around us.  O...

Love is a Garden

Bishop Sheen tells us how our love for each other needs to grow as a garden, and like the flowers, our love must retain beauty and freshness.  

He Always Tunes Me Out

People “tune out” when rapport is destroyed.  The Bishop discusses how to keep people “tuned in” with empathy and being interested in them as people. ...

Hope for a Wounded World

There is hope for our world according to Bishop Sheen.  Although wounded and divided, these wounds are not fatal.  Hope is found in Scripture, those passages ...

False Compassion

Bishop Sheen contemplates the puzzling question of why society has the need to condone the behavior of criminals, prostitutes, juvenile delinquents and women ha...

Ages of Man

Man progresses through various stages of life as he grows from infant to old age.  Many philosophers and writers have given these stages different names, but t...

Are We More Neurotic Today

It certainly seems that way.  But a good, healthy philosophy of life will keep us on track…. and even help us overcome fears, worries and compulsive habits.�...

Amorization of Humanity

Archbishop Fulton John Sheen explains how to make humanity more loveable and points to the three stages of love.

The Invisible Gardener

The late Archbishop Fulton J Sheen speaks of the undercurrent of mysticism in the world.

Is Poverty or Property the Problem

The late Archbishop Fulton J Sheen points out that the greatest poverty is always in the areas where there is the greatest wealth.

Psychology of the Rat Race

Life isn’t just for rat-race drudgery and cheap thrills.  How to get more satisfaction out of life by understanding one’s place in the larger picture. 

Intimacies of Love

The expression of love through hearing, vision and touch….and how we can relate these three intimacies to all aspects of our spiritual growth are covered in t...

Temptation

Smoking, obesity, alcoholism, sexual obsessions…. whatever the problem, find amazing strength to understand and overcome them.  The Bishop tells you how to c...

The Touch of Your Hand

The Bishop explains that there are three degrees of communication: speech, vision and touch.  Touch is one of the most important as it enables us to “connect...

Ladies and Gentlemen

Bishop Sheen shows what it means to be a true lady and a real gentleman.

The Identity Crisis

Sheen shows how to use Christ to find true identity.

Good Friday

In this fascinating and inspiring video, Bishop Sheen discusses the feeling of the three types of “human hearts” involved in the crucifixion.  There were t...

The Sex Revolution

Archbishop Fulton Sheen shows why removing the marital act from its proper context doesn't liberate it but enslaves it.

An Alcoholic is Not a Pig

Bishop Fulton Sheen looks at the three main components of alcoholism: biological, psychological, and spiritual focusing mainly on the spiritual.

A Tale of Two Cities

Archbishop Sheen says there are only two cities: The city of the haves and the city of have not.

Preparing a Talk

The Bishop gives advice on how to prepare a talk, based on his experience.  He tells us the keys to a good presentation are to be natural, and above all be pre...

Psychology of the Rat Race Color

Life isn't just for rat-race drudgery and cheap thrills. How to get more satisfaction out of life by understanding one's place in the larger picture.

The New Taboo

Archbishop Sheen analyses why the subject of death has become taboo.

Guilt

Archbishop Sheen says that at a time when man has more and more material conditions for happiness, he's multiplying wars.

The Cost to Kill a Man in War

Archbishop Sheen discusses war and the impact of death to mankind.

Treasures of the Subconscious

Archbishop Sheen explains Freud and his theory.

The New Exodus

Archbishop Sheen comments that new things are not happening in the world.

The Eucharist

The most intimate presence of God is in the Holy Eucharist.

Happiness is a Rainbow

Archbishop Sheen explains that tears are like prisms composed of drops of water that creates rainbows when light strikes them. This rainbow is the key to our ha...

What Is Man?

Archbishop Sheen discusses human nature in general.

Divine Sense of Humor

Archbishop Sheen says Our Lord saved his smile for heaven.

Is Alcoholism Just a Disease

Sheen explores whether alcoholism is merely a disease or something more complex. He examines the stages of alcoholism, from suggestion and action to habit and c...

We Are In Two Wars

Archbishop Sheen comments that there is a war going on outside our country as well as inside our country.

Short Trip and Long Pull

Archbishop Sheen tells us that we have very good instincts and if the good ones are repressed, they come out in curious ways.

A Cure for Selfishness

Bishop Sheen shows how to overcome the problem of selfishness.

There's Hope

Bishop Sheen discusses why an age full of pessimism still has much to hope.

The 30th Parallel

Bishop Fulton Sheen discusses the problem of the 30th parallel, a line of latitude above which there is great wealth and below which there is great poverty.

The Death of God

Archbishop Sheen takes on the `God is dead' movement, showing why some believe the `great I Am' is dead.

Caring

In this message, Bishop Sheen discusses what steps are necessary to really care about another person.  We must feel our own weakness, poverty or ignorance befo...

Have you Been Tempted More Lately

Bishop Sheen explains that temptation is a normal part of life.  It is a conflict between the mind and the body.  He suggests how we can overcome temptation, ...

Loneliness

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen discusses loneliness.

Faith, Hope, and Love

A compilation of excerpts from Life is Worth Living, dealing with the themes faith, hope, and charity.

Men Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships

Bishop Sheen shows how the apostles could do nothing without Jesus.

Of Course There is Incompatibility

Bishop Sheen illuminates the dynamic nature of love by showing how it thrives on sacrifice.

The Clown is Right

We like clowns because they are pictures of what we are.  When we laugh at them, we are laughing at ourselves.  Life is a combination of work and play, the tr...

His Last Words

On Good Friday, 1979, a television crew visited St. Agnes Church in New York to tape a new piece.  They were so enthralled by the speaker, Bishop Fulton J. She...

Seasons of Our Lives

A compilation of excerpts from Life is Worth Living, dealing with themes related to the four seasons.

The Stranger Within

Meet a Perfect Stranger - Yourself

Bishop Sheen helps us understand better who we are, and what strangers we are to ourselves. 

What Holds Us Together

Bishop Sheen shows how modern society lost the unifying vision that held the Middle Ages together.

The Call of the Desert

Archbishop Fulton J Sheen discusses Charles De Foucault, a Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria.

Abraham Lincoln

Bishop Sheen shows how Abraham Lincoln was able to achieve greatness.

Go, Go, Come, Come

Archbishop Sheen explains that the world has two types of people, those who go to serve and those who retreat to prepare. Later, he shows how the concept relate...

Gloom, Laughter and Humor

Archbishop Sheen comments that man has become preoccupied with gloom and has lost the ability to laugh at himself.

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