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| | Description | 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 stardom, his pastoral work, his extensive travels, and much more. Readers already familiar with Sheen and as well as those coming to him for the first time will find a fascinating glimpse into the Catholic world Sheen inhabited, and will find inspiration in Sheen’s heartfelt recollections. Treasure in Clay is a classic book and a lasting testament to a life that was worth living. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Fulton J. Sheen | | Paperback: | 416 pages | | Publisher: | Image | | Publication Date: | 1982-03 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0385177097 | | Package Length: | 8.0 inches | | Package Width: | 5.5 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 11 reviews |
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Very pleased Feb 10, 2010
I had ordered this to be sent to another person in another state and all turned out well. It was delivered on time and in the condition it was described as. Thank you
Autobiography of Fulton J Sheen Feb 06, 2010
His autobiography is stunning in its insight. He walks you through his life but more importantly, he tells the reader his reasons for having certain opinions at that time in his life. It may by the rational for celibacy in the Catholic Church or the importance of Catholic Education. Hew makes it very difficult to not agree with him. Of course, one has to have a religious base to understand. This book would also be good for non-Catholics.
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Good man. Good book. Sep 25, 2009
I grew up listening to Bishop Sheen when he was on TV. (There's my age for you!). So I was curious about his biography. His style of writing is the same as his teachings - his personal history is interspersed with his great sense of humor. I loved it.
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"Treasure" This Masterful Autobiography of 20th Century Catholic Hero Feb 19, 2007
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen greeted Pope John Paul II on his first visit to New York as Pope in October 1979. "You've written and spoken well of the Lord Jesus," said the still-new pontiff as the men embraced. "You're a loyal son of the church."
A torch was passed that day. Both educated, articulate men tactically understood and despised Communism almost as deeply as they adored Christ, His Mother, the Church He founded and they served. Above all, each followed Cardinal Mercier's wise words to Sheen as his ministry started: "Keep current, understand what the modern world is thinking about;...then plunge deeply into ...the wisdom of the ancients and you will be able to refute its errors."
"Treasures in Clay," Sheen's rich autobiography finished less than a month before his death, reveals his legacy as a faith-filled instructor. He taught religion and philosophy at two of the world's finest universities (Louvain in Belgium and Catholic U. in Washington). He served as head of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and became a best-selling author, columnist, worldwide radio and television celebrity in those mediums' first decade. He then emptied his attained money and celebrity into promoting the Gospel and Roman Catholic faith, accepting an Emmy while thanking his writers: "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."
Anyone reading or watching Bishop Sheen's best-selling book and TV series, "Life is Worth Living," will know and appreciate his narrative tone. He chronicles his path from professor to one of Catholicism's beloved public figures, by placing philosophical discourse beside self-effacing anecdotes beside personal, inspirational devotion. He describes attempts worldwide to convert crowds from Army bases to prisons. He shares intimate conversion stories with the well-known (Claire Booth Luce, Communist editor Louis Budenz) where he comforts as well as instructs those morally and spiritually lost.
Sheen is equally honest about his pains and disappointments. He points to converts who didn't keep to the faith, the church property he couldn't give away to low-cost housing, even his physical pain following open-heart surgery. He cites an episode in a leper colony where you can still feel his shame and guilt over his actions and missed opportunity.
"Treasure In Clay" also explains the bonds linking priests to each other, to their bishop, to Mary (to whom Sheen dedicates the chapter, "The Lady I Love") and their Holy Father, the Pope. He shares anecdotes of Papal meetings, explaining and predicting John Paul II gifts and legacy dead-on.
Sheen, in the front row of the 1960s religious and social revolution, also attempted to reset Catholicism's dividing line post-Vatican II between social justice and the need to save individuals from sin. He provides a welcome look into the Vatican Council's inner workings, from its need for linguistic precision to anecdotes and even limericks.
Before 1979 ended, Sheen's body would rest in St. Patrick's Cathedral. His passing came the day after the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, answering his prayer to die on one of Mary's feast days. His funeral (and eulogy by Archbishop Edward O'Meara in the book's final pages) ended a life and priestly career begun amid World War I's smoldering ruins. He'd live to see John Paul II's papacy start and with it, youth culture's communication tools and techniques joined with timeless truth and love of the human person. This would help defeat Communism and begin a new evangelization, which Sheen yearned for since dramatizing and predicting Stalin's death less than a month before the fact.
Fulton Sheen lived his life in the world but not of it, using wit, eloquence, debating skill, and philosophical mastery to save as many to Christ as he could. All this amidst the 20th century's most tumultuous years. His TV shows still air on Catholic media and his campaign for sainthood has begun in earnest, yet "Treasure in Clay" generously demonstrates God's gifts to Fulton Sheen. Beside "Life Is Worth Living," it belongs in any faith-filled library.
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Autobiography of a true priest Dec 23, 2006
Archbishop Sheen by the grace of God was given enough time on earth to write this book. He died a few days upon its completion. His television show was engaging enough to capture the rapt attention of child and adult alike. As does this book.
We learn of his life from the time as a child being raised by his Christian parents and the ethics they instilled in him. Through his early priesthood, his studies and his life long vocation as a priest. It even includes his experience at the Second Vatican Council. He leaves nothing out of his life, his mistakes, his sins his love are all laid out for us to learn from.
His life is truly inspirational and should be read by every priest. In his own words he always lets us know he never felt worthy of any of his accomplishments and knew all he did was by the grace of God. A true great teacher of the twentieth centaury. this book is a treasure to be read and cherished.
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