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

Come enjoy this hour or prayer and meditation.

 

Together we will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary.  The Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Chaplet of the Holy Face.

 

God Love You.

 

Al Smith

Host 

Barbara McGuigan from Virgin Most Powerful Radio 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. 

 

Come enjoy this hour of prayer and reflection as Al Smith share a rosary led by Fr. Kevin Scallon which meditates on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Al will also share a Chaplet of Divine Mercy led by Vinny Flynn and make a few comments regarding the readings at Holy Mass. Enjoy and God Love You.

Fr. John Devaney, OP and Al Smith discuss the writings of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and the new book published  by Sophia Institute Press titled "War and Peace - A Fulton J. Sheen Anthology.

 

Witnessing the growing threat of communism, Bishop 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 purchase a copy of the book, please visit  https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/war-and-peace

 

And remember to take advantage of the 25% discount when you buy two books or more from the great line up of books offered by Sophia Press.   Just use the promo code "SHEEN25" at the time of checkout.

 

Also if you would like to find out more about Bishop Sheen and his life and legacy, please visit https://www.bishopsheentoday.com

 

Our thanks to the Seize the Day Broadcast staff and The Catholic Channel for making this recording possible.  Please support them by visiting https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/the-catholic-channel. and becoming a subscriber.  

 

God Love You.

 

 

On August 10, 2019, during the ninth annual Wojtyla Summer Institute hosted by Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College in Barry's Bay, Ontario Canada, a series of lectures and discussions were given on the theme of the conference: which was the “Splendour of the Liturgy.” Allan Smith who is a lay expert on the works of Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen gave as Dr Christine Schintgen from Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College put it, "a very moving and even a life-changing address, based on Sheen’s writings, on the connection between the seven last words of Christ, and the Mass". Al Smith is the founder of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada and gives reflections across North America about the writing of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. He is also a radio host, writer and regular contributor on EWTN and other social media outlets. Al can be contacted at https://www.bishopsheentoday.com/ or http://archbishopfultonjsheenmissions... For more information about Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College please visit their website at https://www.seatofwisdom.ca/

Sr. Maria Pappas, CR interviews Al Smith as they talk about Archbishop Sheen's Book of Sacraments published by Sophia Institute Press.  

His cause for canonization is progressing, and his videos and books are widely viewed and in persistent demand. But of all his writings, Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s most influential and practical guides, by far, are These Are the Sacraments and Three to Get Married.

These two books are once again available in this rich single volume, along with comprehensive commentaries by the late, revered Fr. John Hardon― themselves a powerful tutorial in how to read the great archbishop. “We cannot begin to guard our faith unless we understand what we believe,” notes Fr. Hardon.

Controversy was brewing and confusion sewn among Catholics by the time Sheen wrote these classics. He shies away from nothing, even while teaching traditional doctrine in appealing and unique prose. With Archbishop Sheen and Fr. Hardon as your guides, you’ll learn:

• How Christ Himself instituted each sacrament
• Why the sacraments have both “power and efficacy”
• How Baptism confers “the infusion of virtues”
• Why no sacrament is more significant than any other, though their natures differ markedly
• How Protestantism, even at its most alluring, undermines sound doctrine
• The power and meaning of the tabernacle
• The difference between Christian and non-Christian marriages
• How the Last Rites expel sickness from the soul
• The twelve dimensions of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
• The most critical spiritual strategies for married couples
• How the sacramental rites in the early Church differed from now
• How to “examine” your conscience
• The Old Testament roots of the Eucharist

Here is the link to purchase the book - https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/archbishop-sheens-book-of-sacraments

 

God Love You.

 

Come enjoy this hour of prayer and reflection as Al Smith shares a rosary led by Fr. Kevin Scallon which meditates on the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary.

Al will also share a Chaplet of Divine Mercy and make a few comments regarding the readings at Holy Mass.

Enjoy and God Love You.

#HolyRosary

Come and enjoy an hour of prayer and meditation from the rich storehouse of Roman Catholic tradition.

 

The Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) led by Fr. Kevin Scanlan.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy by Marilla Ness.

Chaplet of the Holy Face.

Litany in honour of the Holy Face.

 

 

Jim and Cheryl Manfredonia discuss the writings of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and the new book published  by Sophia Institute Press titled "War and Peace - A Fulton J. Sheen Anthology.

 

Witnessing the growing threat of communism, Bishop 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 purchase a copy of the book, please visit  https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/war-and-peace

 

And remember to take advantage of the 25% discount when you buy two books or more from the great line up of books offered by Sophia Press.   Just use the promo code "SHEEN25" at the time of checkout.

 

Also if you would like to find out more about Bishop Sheen and his life and legacy, please visit https://www.bishopsheentoday.com

 

 

Jon Leonetti and Al Smith discuss the writings of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and the new book published  by Sophia Institute Press titled "War and Peace - A Fulton J. Sheen Anthology.

 

Witnessing the growing threat of communism, Bishop 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 purchase a copy of the book, please visit  https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/war-and-peace

 

And remember to take advantage of the 25% discount when you buy two books or more from the great line up of books offered by Sophia Press.   Just use the promo code "SHEEN25" at the time of checkout.

 

Also if you would like to find out more about Bishop Sheen and his life and legacy, please visit https://www.bishopsheentoday.com