1951 to 1957
Thirty million people
watched him weekly
He worked without a script, without a teleprompter, and without a studio audience for the first season.
Life Is Worth Living went out on prime time opposite Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra, and it won an Emmy in its first year. He wrote nothing down. He prepared each talk in an hour before the Blessed Sacrament, then walked out and gave it to the camera as if to one person.
The archives
- The official Sheen media archive holds the video and audio library, including Life Is Worth Living episodes and hundreds of remastered talks.
The full video and audio library → - The Foundation’s media page gathers newly released material, interviews and documentary work.
Media → - The Diocese of Peoria toolkit collects prayer resources, study guides and parish materials, several of them free to download.
Resources →
Around the beatification
- EWTN carries the beatification and has broadcast several programmes on his life and Cause across its television, radio and streaming channels.
EWTN live → - CatholicTV has announced coverage of the beatification and is taking sign-ups for a reminder.
CatholicTV →