Francis Joseph Sheed (20 March 1897 – 20 November 1981)[1] was an Australian-born lawyer, Catholic writer, publisher, speaker, and lay theologian.
Baptized Catholic, at the insistence of their father, Frank Sheed and his brother Jack were raised Protestant.
As publisher of an all-star roster including Karl Adam, Hilaire Belloc, G. K. Chesterton, Christopher Dawson, Ida Friederike Görres, Ronald Knox, Hugh Pope, and Evelyn Waugh, Sheed maintained a robust Catholic faith while keeping abreast of progressive trends.
Frank Sheed wrote a constant stream of books touching on almost every aspect of basic theology, several of which remain in print.
Frank Sheed died on 20 November 1981 at Jersey City and was buried in the Holy Name cemetery.