Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen
Venerable Fulton John Sheenwas an American bishopof the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. His cause for canonization as a saint was officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues" – a major step towards beatification – so he is now referred to as "Venerable"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth8 May 1895
CountryUnited States of America
Fulton J. Sheen quotes about
Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right.
A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven - not excused or sublimated.
If you do not worship God, you worship something, and nine times out of ten it will be yourself. You have a duty to worship God, not because He will be imperfect and unhappy if you do not, but because you will be imperfect and unhappy.
Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.
It is easy to find truth, though it is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it.
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
There is no word more "dangerous" than liberalism, because to oppose it is the new "unforgivable sin."
Pride is the king of vices...it is the first of the pallbearers of the soul...other vices destroy only their opposite virtues, as wantonness destroys chastity; greed destroys temperance; anger destroys gentleness; but pride destroys all virtues.
The way not to lead a monotonous life is to live for others.
Our happiest times are those in which we forget ourselves, usually in being kind to someone else. That tiny moment of self-abdication is an act of true humility: the man who loses himself finds himself and finds his happiness.
Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.
Satan always tempts the pure - the others are already his.
Our generosity is measured not by what we give but by what we keep.