By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange, May 11, 2023
Dr. Donald DeMarco is Professor Emeritus, St. Jerome’s University and Adjunct Professor at Holy Apostles College. He is is the author of forty-two books and a former corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy of Life. …
Life is Worth Living was the title of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s immensely successful television program that debuted on February 12, 1952. Sheen changed the original title of the program, Is Life Worth Living? to its more positive sounding form. He later wrote a series of five books under his preferred title. No doubt he thought that the worthiness of living should not be a question, but a firm answer.
Today, whether life is worth living has once again become a question. When we consider the rise of suicides, the prevalence of abortion, and the increasing acceptance of euthanasia, Bishop Sheen’s original title is now very much in focus. A single example illustrates the point. …