Life of Christ
by Fulton J. Sheen
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen could hold an audience like few men of his century. He preached on the radio and later on television, and he had a showman's gift for a phrase. In Life of Christ he points all of it at a single subject.
The book tells the Gospel from the Annunciation to the Resurrection with one distinctive focus. Every other person came into the world to live. Jesus came into it to die. So Sheen keeps his eye on the Cross. He shows it casting its shadow back over the manger, the miracles and the parables, and he shows how Jesus' teaching keeps turning toward Calvary. He draws on Scripture and the Fathers, and his writing is dramatic. Scenes come alive, phrases stick, and sudden insights make old stories new.
It suits inquirers who want to know Jesus as a person, readers who enjoy rich, rhetorical prose, and anyone preparing for Holy Week. It is long, but the chapters stand alone, so you can read along with the Gospel of the day.
Key Takeaways
- Jesus as the one who came into the world to die.
- How the Cross shadows the whole Gospel.
- Familiar scenes made vivid.
- A rich companion for Holy Week.
It retells the Gospel with Sheen's eloquence and keeps the Cross at the center.
