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The Faithful Joy of Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in cassock, ferraiolo and pectoral cross, standing among bookshelves beside a carved statue of the Madonna and Child, on the set of his television programme.
Fulton J. Sheen on the set of his television programme. Fred Palumbo, 1952. Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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Paul Howard of First Things noted the similarities between singer Dolly Parton and Bishop Fulton J. Sheen as the country mourns Parton and Sheen undergoes beatification in St. Louis.

Howard observed that both figures succeeded in American mass entertainment by being conspicuously Christian. While Parton came from a Pentecostal background and Sheen was a Catholic bishop, both inspired affection across different political, social, and religious lines. Parton frequently spoke about God, prayer, and heaven, and she recorded gospel music during her career. Similarly, Sheen reached audiences who might not otherwise enter a Catholic church through his weekly television program, Life Is Worth Living.

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