Mel Gibson has a message for those gathered to celebrate the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, linking Sheen’s pioneering use of television to the power of modern filmmaking as an instrument of evangelization. Sheen deliberately used “the means at his disposal to evangelize.” Gibson argues that approach is more urgent than ever in what he describes as a “spiritual wasteland.”

The conversation connects Sheen’s legacy to The Passion of the Christ, presented as an example of film functioning as an unusually powerful evangelization tool. The upcoming Resurrection film is a major emphasis—and an opportunity for Catholics to support it as an evangelizing project actively. Rather than treating the movie simply as entertainment, the speakers frame its theatrical release, and particularly its opening weekend, as an opportunity to bring family and friends into contact with a faith-centered story. Gibson’s own work editing and doing post-production on the Resurrection films in Toronto reinforces the broader theme: Catholics can follow Sheen’s example by taking whatever communication tools are available, television, film, or digital media, and intentionally putting them at the service of evangelization. Sheen used television. Gibson uses film. The tools change. The mission does not.

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September 28, 2026