Few figures loom as large in the history of twentieth-century American Catholicism as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), who was recently beatified on September 24, earning the title “Blessed.” A gifted theologian, preacher, author, and pioneering religious broadcaster, Sheen brought Catholic teaching into millions of American homes through radio and television, becoming one of the most recognizable voices of his generation. It is hard to believe that from 1952 to 1957 and again from 1961 to 1968, Archbishop Sheen occupied a primetime television spot. With no prop other than a chalkboard and wearing a bishop’s house cassock and purple ferraiolo, at his height, Bishop Sheen drew 30 million viewers. In 1953, he won an Emmy for his program “Life is Worth Living.” In his acceptance speech, he famously thanked his writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.