Life Is Worth Living

TV Series
1952–19651952–1965
30min

The show featured Most Reverent Fulton J. Sheen, the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of New York City, offering anecdotes and moral lessons. Many of the talks were about the evils of the Com... Read allThe show featured Most Reverent Fulton J. Sheen, the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of New York City, offering anecdotes and moral lessons. Many of the talks were about the evils of the Communist form of government.The show featured Most Reverent Fulton J. Sheen, the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of New York City, offering anecdotes and moral lessons. Many of the talks were about the evils of the Communist form of government.

8.8/10

Stars
- Fulton J. Sheen
- Don Russell

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total

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1 Season

7 years

Fulton J. Sheen in Life Is Worth Living (1952)

Fulton J. Sheen

Self - Hostas Self - Host

13 episodes13 eps • 1952–1957

Don Russell

Self - Announceras Self - Announcer

11 episodes11 eps • 1952–1957

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The vast majority of the episodes were concerned with the moral aspects of the Catholic faith from the perspective of the natural law and philosophy. Less frequently the shows touched on some aspects of the Catholic faith or a topical matter. He often spoke directly to the viewer, establishing an intimacy with his audience which was unique. He often answered viewer mail. Bishop Sheen frequently used personal anecdotes and stories to illustrate his ideas. His conversational manner of speaking and his use home spun wisdom help to explain his ideas in a simple and accessible way. —gilbertogarzaiii

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Genres
- Family
- Talk-Show
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
As of late 2009, this is the only DuMont Television Network series still in syndicated repeats. In fact There are only two other DuMont series with a large amount of extant (preserved) episodes, the variety-comedy program "The Morey Amsterdam Show" and the science-educational program "The Johns Jopkins Science Review".

Connections
Referenced in After MASH: September of '53/Together Again (1983)

Top review

9/10

Timeless

Sadly, many American Catholics have no idea who Fulton Sheen was and have never heard of the television program: Life Is Worth Living. Over 50 years from its original broadcast, it is still considered some of the best "religious" programming. Whether you want to call the 30 minute weekly talk show "preaching" or ever religious, Fulton Sheen's message, the message of hope, tolerance, faith, and most importantly, the glory which is life...his message is forever timeless. Fulton never had guests come on stage to be instantly healed before your very eyes. Instead, his words touched the lives of the millions who watched then, and the millions who continue to listen and take in his words today. THE EWTN Cable Network airs Fulton's series ever so often. It is mu opinion, that Life is Worth Living is one of the best if not the best program the network has to offer their youth audience.

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