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The Mystical Body of Christ
The Mystical
Body of Christ
By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Foreword by Bishop Robert Barron | Introduction by Brandon Vogt
Foreword by Bishop Robert Barron
Introduction by Brandon Vogt
Millions of people hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church. In a world bent on separating Jesus from his Church, Fulton Sheen's masterful book affirms that the two are really one.
The Mystical Body of Christ
By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Hardcover | 288 Pages | 6" x 9"
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In a world where an increasing number of people identify as “spiritual but not religious,” The Mystical Body of Christ remains as timely as ever. With the typical wit and insight that made this beloved evangelist a household name, he draws believers into a deeper understanding of their own role in the great communion of saints.
Life of Christ
By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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Widely proclaimed a classic work of Christian faith, Life of Christ has been hailed as the most eloquent of Fulton J. Sheen’s many books. The fruit of many years of reflection, prayer, and research, it is a dramatic and moving recounting of the birth, life, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ, and a passionate portrait of the God-Man, the teacher, the healer, and most of all the Savior, whose promise has sustained humanity for two millennia.
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“Fulton Sheen’s The Mystical Body of Christ remains a serious and significant contribution to the Mystical Body theology of the twentieth century. And it provides an intriguing glimpse into the subtle and theologically acute mind of the greatest Catholic evangelist of the twentieth century.”
— BISHOP ROBERT BARRON, from the foreword
About the Books
The Mystical Body of Christ
By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Word on Fire | June 19th, 2023
Hardcover | 266 Pages | 6" x 9"
First published in 1935, The Mystical Body of Christ is a groundbreaking contribution to ecclesiology—the study of the Church—from one of its most beloved modern evangelists.
In a world where an increasing number of people identify as “spiritual but not religious,” The Mystical Body remains as timely as ever. With the typical wit and insight that made this beloved evangelist a household name, he draws believers into a deeper understanding of their own role in the great communion of saints.
Addressing topics such as the Eucharist, the Incarnation, social justice, and priestly scandals, Fulton J. Sheen artfully guides readers through the Scriptures and the rich Catholic theological tradition to demonstrate the inseparability of Christ and his Church. The Church is not a roadblock to encountering Christ, Sheen argues, but rather the living Body of Christ himself.
Life of Christ
By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Word on Fire Classics | Mar 1st, 2019
Hardcover | 612 Pages | 6" x 9"
“We know Christ best as Peter, Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Catherine, Newman, Thérèse, and millions of Christians have come to know him throughout history: through his Body. In a world bent on separating Jesus from his Church, Christ from his Body, Sheen’s masterful book bridges that divide, affirming that the two are really one.”
— BRANDON VOGT, from the introduction
About the Author
The Mystical Body of Christ & Life of Christ
The Mystical Body of Christ & Life of Christ
A brilliant academic, Catholic prelate, writer, evangelist, and television personality, Fulton J. Sheen was also a mesmerizing public speaker, endowed with extraordinary oratorical gifts, a charming sense of humor, and a magnetic personal presence. At the height of his fame, Sheen’s radio program, The Catholic Hour, had an audience of four million and his television show Life is Worth Living was viewed by an estimated thirty million people each week. He had the courage and the imagination to use the new media in the mid-twentieth century to engage a world growing increasingly skeptical of Christianity.
About the Foreword Author
The Mystical Body of Christ & Life of Christ
The Mystical Body of Christ & Life of Christ
Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic faith. On July 21, 2015, Pope Francis announced his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and on June 2, 2022, he appointed Bishop Barron the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota). Ordained in 1986 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Bishop Barron received a master’s degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1982 and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1992.
About the Introduction Author
The Mystical Body of Christ
The Mystical Body of Christ
Brandon Vogt is the Senior Publishing Director for Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire. He is a bestselling author of 11 books. He is founder of Chesterton Academy of Orlando, serves as President of the Central Florida Chesterton Society, and lives with his wife and eight children on a farm outside of Orlando, FL.
Contents
The Mystical Body of Christ
FOREWORD by Bishop Robert Barron
INTRODUCTION by Brandon Vogt
INTRODUCTION by Brandon Vogt
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
I. The Whole Christ
II. The Mystical Body
II. The Mystical Body
III. The Head of the Body
IV. The Soul of the Church
V. Scandals
VI. Infallibility
VII. The Authority of the Church
VIII. The Priesthood of the Church
IX. The Individual and the Mystical Body
X. The Prolongation of the Christ-Life
XI. The Communion of Saints
XII. Reparation
XIII. The Expansion of the Mystical Body
XIV. The Mother of the Mystical Body
XV. The Sacrifice of the Mystical Body
XVI. The Eucharist and the Unity of the Mystical Body
XVII. The Fullness of Christ
XVII. The Fullness of Christ
XVIII. Catholic Action and the Mystical Body
NOTES
Contents
Life of Christ
FOREWORD by Bishop Robert Barron
INTRODUCTION by Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
PREFACE
Contents
Life of Christ
FOREWORD by Bishop Robert Barron
INTRODUCTION by Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
PREFACE
1 - The Only Person Ever Pre-announced
1 - The Only Person Ever Pre-announced
2 - Early Life of Christ
3 - The Three Short Cuts from the Cross
4 - The Lamb of God
5 - The Beginning of “The Hour”
6 - The Temple of His Body
7 - Nicodemus, the Serpent, and the Cross
8 - Savior of the World
9 - The First Public Announcement of His Death
10 - The Choosing of the Twelve
11 - Beatitudes
12 - The Intruder Who Was a Woman
13 - The Man Who Lost His Head
14 - The Bread of Life
15 - The Refusal to Be a Bread King
16 - Purity and Property
17 - Our Lord’s Testimony Concerning Himself
18 - Transfiguration
19 - The Three Quarrelings
20 - The Attempted Arrest at the Feast of Tabernacles
21 - Only the Innocent May Condemn
22 - The Good Shepherd
23 - The Son of Man
24 - Caesar or God
25 - His Hour Had Not Yet Come
26 - The Mightiest Arrow in the Divine Quiver
27 - More than a Teacher
28 - The Pagans and the Cross
29 - The Growing Opposition
30 - The Fox and the Hen
31 - The Resurrection That Prepared His Death
32 - The Woman Who Dimly Foresaw His Death
33 - Entrance into Jerusalem
34 - The Visit of the Greeks
35 - The King’s Son Marked for Death
36 - The Last Supper
37 - The Servant of the Servants
38 - Judas
39 - The Divine Lover’s Farewell
40 - Our Lord’s “My Father”
41 - The Agony in the Garden
42 - The Kiss That Blistered
43 - The Religious Trial
44 - The Denials of Peter
45 - Trial Before Pilate
46 - At the Bottom of the List
47 - Second Trial Before Pilate
48 - The Crucifixion
49 - The Seven Words from the Cross
50 - Seven Words to the Cross
51 - The Rending of the Veil of the Temple
52 - The Piercing of the Side
53 - The Night Friends of Christ
54 - The Earth’s Most Serious Wound—The Empty Tomb
55 - The Doors Being Closed
56 - Fingers, Hands, and Nails
57 - Love as the Condition of Authority
58 - The Divine Mandate
59 - Last Appearance in Jerusalem
60 - Repentance
61 - The Ascension
62 - Christ Takes on a New Body