E336: Catholic Bishop Explains How a TV Star Became a Saint (Fulton Sheen) | Lila Rose Show
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🗓️ 21 July 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Archbishop Fulton Sheen was one of the most watched figures of the 20th century, shaping an entire generation of American Christians and non-Christians alike. He won an Emmy Award while entertaining and educating millions of people every week. Now, after a miracle has been credited to his intercession, he's on the path towards Sainthood. What was this miracle and who is the man behind it? Today we find out from Bishop Louis Tylka, the bishop of Fulton Sheen's home diocese.
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| 0:00.0 | Who is Fulton Sheen? And why does his name matter? |
| 0:02.9 | Fulton Sheen is probably one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. |
| 0:06.9 | He had up to 30 million viewers a week on life is worth living. |
| 0:10.7 | A massive show. I mean, bigger than any podcaster today. |
| 0:13.3 | You're here because you are on a mission right now to help the process of Fulton Sheed be canonized. |
| 0:19.4 | Correct. |
| 0:19.7 | What is a saint explained to us what venerable means |
| 0:22.3 | and then beatified means or blessed and then saint. Once that person is declared venerable, |
| 0:27.5 | then the church is specifically looking to say, is there some miracle that is attributed to the |
| 0:32.7 | intercession of that individual? What reaches the threshold of a miracle that is accepted by the church? |
| 0:38.4 | When the church investigates miracles, they're quite serious. What was Holton Sheen's verified miracle? |
| 0:45.5 | Bishop Tilco, welcome to the podcast. Thank you. It's great to be with you. |
| 0:49.2 | I think you are our first bishop that we've had on the Lila Rose show. |
| 0:52.9 | Well, hopefully not the last. They brought the big |
| 0:55.1 | dog. And you've got some fantastic socks you're wearing today. Yes, today is the Feast of St. |
| 1:01.8 | Coteri, Takaweitha. So we're wearing socks in honor of her. We try to honor our saints each |
| 1:08.7 | and every way we can. So it's just a reminder to walk with them and they walk with us. |
| 1:13.3 | For those who don't know yet, who is Fulton Sheen? |
| 1:17.0 | And why does his name matter even beyond the Catholic Church? |
| 1:21.5 | Fulton Sheen is probably one of the most significant figures in the United States, definitely, and I would argue even in the world |
| 1:29.8 | of the 20th century. He was born in El Paso, Illinois, which is a town of about 20 miles east of |
| 1:39.4 | downtown Peoria, small rural community, but his family moved to Peoria for him to have a Catholic |
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