Catholic News Service covered a panel discussion by the CEOs of CatholicTV, EWTN, and Salt+Light on the topic of Media and the New Evangelization, hosted at CUA in celebration of Archbishop Sheen. It also published a story on the series of events CUA hosted to honor the former professor. See below.
From: Catholic News Service (via Catholic Philly) Date: April 16, 2015 Author: Nate Madden
On a Tuesday night in 1953, roughly 25 million people in the United States gathered around their television to watch a program featuring that year's Emmy winner for "Most Outstanding Television Personality."
However, instead of tuning in to a slickly produced program made in Hollywood, these people turned on their sets to see a priest in full cassock, standing in front of a chalkboard.
Few members of the American Catholic Church, especially in the 20th century, are as quickly recognized as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the first television appearance, and to draw attention to his sainthood cause, The Catholic University of America sponsored a number of events April 13-17.
The events included an April 13 panel discussion on "Media and the New Evangelization," of which Archbishop Sheen has been called a pioneer; as well as memorial Mass and holy hour and the dedication of a memorial classroom in his honor.
In a video produced by the university highlighting Archbishop Sheen's time spent studying and lecturing there, university president John Garvey said that his life and example are "a reminder to all of us that we're all called to be saints."
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From: Catholic News Service (via National Catholic Reporter) Date: April 14, 2015 Author: Nate Madden
Laypeople are meant to be "out on the frontlines" of using media in the new evangelization, said a speaker at a panel discussion Monday at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
The panel consisted of leaders in Catholic broadcasting and communications and was held in honor of the 75th anniversary of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's first televised service on Easter of 1930.
It was part of a weeklong celebration of the legacy of the 20th-century Catholic evangelist.
Speakers on the panel titled "Media and the New Evangelization" included Fr. Robert Reed, president of the CatholicTV Network of the Boston archdiocese; Basilian Fr. Thomas Rosica, founding CEO of Canada's Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation; and Michael Warsaw, CEO of the Eternal Word Television Network.
Following a short video on the life of Sheen, the panel discussed how his example can be used in current efforts to spread the Gospel through broadcast and social media.
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