Books Details
Author : Fulton J. Sheen Pages : 416 pages Publisher : Image Language : ISBN-10 :
0385177097 ISBN-13 : 9780385177092
Books Descriptions
Treasure in Clay provides a lifetime?s worth of wisdom from one of the most beloved
and influential figures in twentieth-century Catholicism.Completed shortly before his
death in 1979, Treasure in Clay is the autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen, the
preeminent teacher, preacher, and pastor of American Catholicism.Called ?the Great
Communicator? by Billy Graham and ?a prophet of the times? by Pope Pius XII, Sheen
was the voice of American Catholicism for nearly fifty years. In addition to his prolific
writings, Sheen dominated the airwaves, first in radio, and later television, with his
signature program ?Life is Worth Living,? drawing an average of 30 million viewers a
week in the 1950s. Sheen had the ears of everyone from presidents to the common
men, women, and children in the pews, and his uplifting message of faith, hope, and
love shaped generations of Catholics. Here in Sheen?s own words are reflections
from his childhood, his years in seminary, his academic career, his media
