Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) was a man whose life and teachings anticipated and embodied the spirit of both the Second Vatican Council and the New Evangelization. A gifted orator and writer, he was a pioneer in the use of media for evangelization and wrote more than sixty works on Christian living and theology. Sheen was proclaimed "Venerable" by Pope Benedict XVI on June 28, 2012.

Brandon Vogt is the director of communications and content editor for Word on Fire ministries. He blogs at brandonvogt.com and is the author of several books, including Saints and Social Justice.

Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester is an author, speaker, theologian, and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.