Benet House Retreat Center in the Quad Cities will offer a 5-Week Series: The Joy of Service, Inspiration from the Life of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Each week will delve into an area of service in the Life of Archbishop Sheen: Learning, Praying, Teaching, Suffering & Giving.

We will use excerpts from videos and 2 books in the series, "Life is Worth Living" and "Treasure in Clay".

Reflecting on the life, works and thought of Archbishop Sheen, we have the opportunity to be led to a deeper relationship with God. Renewing and strengthening our relationship with God provides us with inspiration and wisdom to serve all within our daily life.

There will be plenty of time for discussion and joyful group sharing in this experiential based series.

ABOUT Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen's beatification will be celebrated September 15-26, 2026, in Peoria IL and St. Louis MO. Fulton John Sheen was born May 8, 1895, in El Paso, Illinois. Archbishop Sheen, best known for his popular syndicated television program, Life is Worth Living, is held today as one of Catholicism’s most widely recognized figures of the twentieth century. His life of service is an inspiring example to all. In 1979 Fulton John Sheen received his greatest accolade when Pope John Paul II embraced him at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The Holy Father said to him, "You have written and spoken well of the Lord Jesus. You are a loyal son of the Church." With that last acknowledgment, Fulton Sheen passed into eternal life just two months later on December 9, 1979.