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The Venerable Fulton Sheen encouraged generations of the faithful through his radio and television broadcasts in the mid 20th century. The bishop’s words carried a weight unmatched in his popular television program Life Is Worth Living, where he spoke to a live audience without a script, often touching on important contemporary issues like communism and modernism. The show became a hit drawing 30 million viewers weekly, and Sheen became a celebrity. He even graced the cover of Time magazine, which referred to him as “the first televangelist.”
Although his notoriety originally came due to his television and radio success, Sheen authored a number of books which have continued to inspire readers long after his death. Over the decades, his written words have proven to carry the same impact as his televised speeches. In this article we will dive into the work Way to Happiness. Although relatively concise (less than 100 pages), the work is a goldmine of wisdom that can teach us much about living a more joyous life.
ABOUT THE CHANNEL
ThinkingWest: Great Books Explored revives the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through exploring the great books of the western world. We dive deep into the most influential books of all time, read short essays and letters from the greatest thinkers, and discuss timeless ideas that continue to shape our culture today.
ABOUT THINKINGWEST
ThinkingWest aims to revive the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through promoting the study of the great books of the western world, classical approaches to education, and through thoughtful commentary on current events, history, philosophy, culture, education, and religion.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren: amzn.to/3NOLCrm
How to Read and Why, Harold Bloom: amzn.to/3J69V0y
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer: amzn.to/3LB5Djq
LINKS
Website: thinkingwest.com
Donate to support this work: thinkingwest.com/donate
Classic book lists: thinkingwest.com/book-lists
Relevant articles: thinkingwest.com/2022/01/07/insights-from-fulton-sheens-way-to-happiness
Intro music produced by Adam Drakos.
#classicaleducation #greatbooks #classicbooks
The Venerable Fulton Sheen encouraged generations of the faithful through his radio and television broadcasts in the mid 20th century. The bishop’s words carried a weight unmatched in his popular television program Life Is Worth Living, where he spoke to a live audience without a script, often touching on important contemporary issues like communism and modernism. The show became a hit drawing 30 million viewers weekly, and Sheen became a celebrity. He even graced the cover of Time magazine, which referred to him as “the first televangelist.”
Although his notoriety originally came due to his television and radio success, Sheen authored a number of books which have continued to inspire readers long after his death. Over the decades, his written words have proven to carry the same impact as his televised speeches. In this article we will dive into the work Way to Happiness. Although relatively concise (less than 100 pages), the work is a goldmine of wisdom that can teach us much about living a more joyous life.
ABOUT THE CHANNEL
ThinkingWest: Great Books Explored revives the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through exploring the great books of the western world. We dive deep into the most influential books of all time, read short essays and letters from the greatest thinkers, and discuss timeless ideas that continue to shape our culture today.
ABOUT THINKINGWEST
ThinkingWest aims to revive the “Great Conversation” in our digital age through promoting the study of the great books of the western world, classical approaches to education, and through thoughtful commentary on current events, history, philosophy, culture, education, and religion.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren: amzn.to/3NOLCrm
How to Read and Why, Harold Bloom: amzn.to/3J69V0y
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer: amzn.to/3LB5Djq
LINKS
Website: thinkingwest.com
Donate to support this work: thinkingwest.com/donate
Classic book lists: thinkingwest.com/book-lists
Relevant articles: thinkingwest.com/2022/01/07/insights-from-fulton-sheens-way-to-happiness
Intro music produced by Adam Drakos.
#classicaleducation #greatbooks #classicbooks
