The School of Sheen and the Holy Rosary Program hosted by Al Smith (The Pipe Padre)

On this episode of Life is Worth Living heard on Radio Maria Canada, Al Smith shares some stories of his work with seminarians and the organization of The Foundation of Prayer for Priests.

 

For more information about the Foundation of Prayer for Priests, please visit their website at  https://www.foundationforpriests.org

 

For more information about sponsoring the School of Sheen and purchasing Sheen resources for seminarians, please visit  https://www.bishopsheentoday.com

 

God Love You.

Editor of Catholic Exchange Magazine - Michael Lichens interviews Al Smith about the book: The Cries of Jesus from the Cross - A Fulton Sheen Anthology. They talk about aspects of the book of how Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is a trusted guide in the spiritual life. Sheen presents the seven last words of Christ from the Cross as an actual catechism. The book is highly recommended by many as a trusted Lenten guide and has been ranked as a #1 Best-Seller by Amazon.com in a number of categories. The book is published by Sophia Institute Press. https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/cries-of-jesus-from-the-cross?fbclid=IwAR3z18LcZdadsm7OLN3cQ_iJB5bPqtpuzeWlXjgBoIiH2qJcGuHna1W3HAc

October 06, 2014 – Allan Smith, Executive Director, Archbishop Fulton Sheen Mission Society of Canada Host Kathleen Beckman dialogues with Mr. Allan Smith, board of directors for the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation in Peoria, Illinois, a group handling the Cause for Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Canonization. Allan shares recent updates on the Sheen Cause, and how the spirituality of Archbishop Sheen has impacted his life, family and ministry. Allan, host and producer of two Catholic radio programs: The Holy Rosary Program & Reflections from the Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, speaks about the New Evangelization. They discuss the work of Serra International and importance of engaging in prayer and service for vocations.

Al Smith is interviewed by Anna Mitchell about the book - The Cries of Jesus from the Cross - An Anthology by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. During the broadcast they talk about the book "The Seven Words of Jesus and Mary". They talk about the 'Value of Ignorance'. A Lenten reading guide can be downloaded by visiting: https://www.bishopsheentoday.com/lent-2019/ The book is available through Sophia Institute Press. https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/cries-of-jesus-from-the-cross

Al Smith is interviewed by Anna Mitchell about the book - The Cries of Jesus from the Cross - An Anthology by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. A Lenten reading guide can be downloaded by visiting: https://www.bishopsheentoday.com/lent-2019/ The book is available through Sophia Institute Press. https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/cries-of-jesus-from-the-cross

On this episode of the Catholic Tool Box, George Manessa discusses with Al Smith about his new book titled "The Greatest Commandment" and this book is available for purchase through Sophia Institute Press at https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-greatest-commandment

 

In today's culture, the word love is one of the most commonly misused and abused in our language. Devoid of order, misconceptions about love run rampant, steeped as we are in narcissism, secular humanism, relativism, and hedonism. Separated from God, society tragically propagates a notion of love that is, in truth, the antithesis of authentic love. 

Now more than ever we need Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s wisdom, wit, and logic to refute these errors. In our sightless, irrational, and deeply polarized world, his prescient words elucidate the most divisive issues of our time. Mindful that we are all children of God, Archbishop Sheen decries anti-Semitism, racism, and sexism. He also explains what real tolerance means and why anti-hate campaigns don’t work.

The Greatest Commandment is a timely reprint of Archbishop Sheen’s two seminal books Love One Another and God Love You. This anthology of his bestselling reflections also contains quotes and prayers that he compiled to foster ecumenism and societal unity. Drawing on Sacred Scripture, the writings of the saints, and philosophy, Archbishop Sheen explains:

• The meaning of love in light of the Holy Trinity
• Why God created us to love — and to be loved
• The three types of love and the nine ingredients to charity
• How Heaven is the ultimate fulfillment of our joy, desire, and love
• Why love cannot exist without truth
• How we give the greatest glory to God at Mass by uniting ourselves to Christ

A treasure to contemplate, The Greatest Commandmentexpounds upon our deep-seated need to love God and implore His mercy by developing a personal relationship with Him through Sacred Scripture and the Sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist and Confession. God’s loving quest for our souls in turn impels us to love our neighbor. Love is a decision and requires sacrifice; it is the total gift of self for another. Our witness aids the disillusioned in finding their way to God. By cooperating with God’s Love, we will bring about the restoration of the world. 

 

Ken Huck from Radio Maria USA interviews Al Smith about the book "The Greatest Commandment".

 

This book is available for purchase through Sophia Institute Press at https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-greatest-commandment

 

In today's culture, the word love is one of the most commonly misused and abused in our language. Devoid of order, misconceptions about love run rampant, steeped as we are in narcissism, secular humanism, relativism, and hedonism. Separated from God, society tragically propagates a notion of love that is, in truth, the antithesis of authentic love. 

Now more than ever we need Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s wisdom, wit, and logic to refute these errors. In our sightless, irrational, and deeply polarized world, his prescient words elucidate the most divisive issues of our time. Mindful that we are all children of God, Archbishop Sheen decries anti-Semitism, racism, and sexism. He also explains what real tolerance means and why anti-hate campaigns don’t work.

The Greatest Commandment is a timely reprint of Archbishop Sheen’s two seminal books Love One Another and God Love You. This anthology of his bestselling reflections also contains quotes and prayers that he compiled to foster ecumenism and societal unity. Drawing on Sacred Scripture, the writings of the saints, and philosophy, Archbishop Sheen explains:

• The meaning of love in light of the Holy Trinity
• Why God created us to love — and to be loved
• The three types of love and the nine ingredients to charity
• How Heaven is the ultimate fulfillment of our joy, desire, and love
• Why love cannot exist without truth
• How we give the greatest glory to God at Mass by uniting ourselves to Christ

A treasure to contemplate, The Greatest Commandmentexpounds upon our deep-seated need to love God and implore His mercy by developing a personal relationship with Him through Sacred Scripture and the Sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist and Confession. God’s loving quest for our souls in turn impels us to love our neighbor. Love is a decision and requires sacrifice; it is the total gift of self for another. Our witness aids the disillusioned in finding their way to God. By cooperating with God’s Love, we will bring about the restoration of the world. 

 

Please enjoy this presentation given by Al Smith at the sold out Canadian Martyrs Men's Conference that was held in Stratford, Ontario, Canada on February 18, 2023

In his talk, he discuses four things that Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has taught him over the years. He shares a few insights into the wisdom found in the many books, radio addresses and television shows of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Al Smith is a world renowned speaker and lecturer. His weekly radio broadcast titled "Bishop Sheen Presents" is heard in Australia, the Philippines, England, Ireland the United States and Canada each week on the World Family of Radio Maria.

https://eng.radiomaria.ca/podcasts/bsp/?p=archive https://schoolofsheen.podbean.com/

He has edited many best selling books featuring the writings of Archbishop Sheen. https://www.bishopsheentoday.com/bishop-sheen-today-publishing-store/

Al is a writer at Catholic Exchange Magazine -https://catholicexchange.com/author/al-smith. and is the creator of the website https://www.bishopsheentoday.com/  that promotes the works of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

He is the owner of Al Smith the Gasman Ltd. - http://alsmiththegasman.com/photos-videos/  but is better known these days as "The Pipe Padre".

Twitter: @althegasman      

Instagram: theofficialsheenmachine  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allan.j.smith.56  

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-smith-392a053b/

 

Four Points

 

1) Your were made for Eternity.  Get use to it.

2) Put a crucifix in your life.

3) Apologize to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

4) Pray the Holy Hour and develop good spiritual practices.

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Al Smith practices the content for his talk on the seven deadly sins he will be giving on March 16, 2019 in Montreal Quebec. During this talk Al give some practical tips for men struggling with the Seven Deadly Sins. Enjoy. www.bishosheentoday.com

Al Smith is the editor of five best-selling books featuring the writings of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. He has served the Church for fifteen years as a Catholic evangelist, radio host, writer, Internet broadcaster, and retreat director. Al's work as the director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada and board member of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation in Peoria, Illinois, which promotes the cause of Fulton J. Sheen's canonization process has provided Al with a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the works of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

 

During an episode of the Driving Home the Faith Show on Sacred Heart Radio, Al Smith discusses with Fr. Rob Jack some of the content found in this book written by Fulton Sheen in 1941 titled 'A Declaration of Dependence'.  They also discuss his latest anthology titled 'War and Peace' which contains five of Sheen's books from the 1940's.

 

The book 'A Declaration of Dependence' reveals the shocking truth you need to know in a world riddled by irrationality, emotionalism, and violence. Religion is under attack, whether from totalitarian governments or modern education. Our tacit submission to politics, “freedom,” and science has made us slaves to a diabolical New Atheism and fear.

With his prescient wit, wisdom, and fervor, Archbishop Fulton Sheen provides clarity amid propagandist lies and pagan societies united in purpose to destroy. He reminds us why we must fear what kills the soul more than what kills the body. He exposes the false prophets and philosophies at work in the world and the many “believers” who no longer worship or act in accordance with their beliefs.

Archbishop Sheen masterfully decries the divisions and hatreds in America, explaining how we have turned from God and are on the precipice, that there is “too much tolerance of evil and not enough intolerance of injustice.” The chastisements the world is facing, he declares, are a consequence of its sins; they are the result of our abandonment of God, our idolatry; and man’s attempts to replace God serve only to show that the world is devoid of goodness without His presence. By declaring ourselves independent of God, we have brought down His wrath and made ourselves slaves to the world, the flesh, and the devil. Archbishop Sheen invites us to examine our consciences to see how we have, in fact, caused the wars in the world.

By reading this book you will see how “isms” control people where the seeds have been planted for them to be controlled. You will learn how, throughout history, God punishes to destroy evil and, at the same time, to heal His sons from their sins. In addition, you will absorb the future saint’s teachings on:

The presence of the Antichrist in history

The cause of war — whether or not it is just — and where its greatest tragedy lies

How to truly fight for peace, justice, and unity in our country and among nations

The standard to which all Christians should hold themselves Why the Church is opposed to extreme militarism and pacifism

Why those without conscience persecute those with conscience Best of all, Archbishop Sheen explains how God’s wrath is not capricious but is a consequence of our actions, how He is good and loving and will not let us drown in our sins, and how the key to our restoration — repentance — is readily in our grasp.

 

In the book War and Peace, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen recognized that modern atheism was a new type of Messianism threatening to beguile and conquer humanity. 

Sheen stressed the use of reason as the unparalleled countermeasure to deceptive communism. The first three books contained in this anthology are a collection of Sheen’s classic Catholic Hour radio addresses that were heard by millions of listeners in the 1930s and 1940s. Here, in a single compilation, are Bishop Sheen’s most clearly delineated investigations into the underlying causes of communism — every bit as relevant today as when he spoke them — along with an entirely sound and hopeful program for defeating it. 

In the fourth book of this anthology, The Philosophies of War, Sheen addresses the confusion felt by most people who were dissatisfied with the ephemeral and superficial commentaries about World War II. Like a master surgeon, Sheen applies the sharp scalpel of his crystal-clear logic to lay open the sources of the world’s infection. The fifth book, Seven Pillars of Peace, presents the principles upon which Sheen believes the foundations for a just and lasting peace must be built.

By making these five powerful resources your own, you’ll have in one volume the means to thrive spiritually in our current seemingly desperate time. Drawing from biblical, cultural, and contemporary examples, Sheen will show you:

• The spirit of the Antichrist, immoral leaders, education, and societies 

• How personal sin is sickening our culture — and the cure for this “pandemic”

• The proper understanding of and instinctive human need for authentic freedom, justice, and love

• The need to unite for personal rights, including freedom of conscience

• Why it is crucial to be intolerant of evil and embrace a divine solution

• How America must choose to repent in order to overcome our present crisis

Most notably, Archbishop Sheen proclaims the hope of Christ’s Cross and the immeasurable power of His resurrected love. He exhorts us to carry our individual fragments of the beam. It is always darkest before the dawn, Sheen teaches. Times of discouragement are moments when great spiritual transformations can occur. If we return to God and do penance, we will attain interior peace. The future of America’s freedom and restoration as a constitutional republic depend on our decision — now — to obediently trust in God.

 

To order these books, please visit the Sophia Institute Press website at https://www.sophiainstitute.com/author/archbishop-fulton-j-sheen and remember to use the promo code of 'SHEEN25" to receive a 25% discount when you buy two books or more.

 

For more information about the life and works of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, please visit - https://www.bishopsheentoday.com

God Love You.