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Tag: Fulton Sheen
The Episcopal Superhero
Earlier in the week, someone on the Internet wrote something dismissive about Archbishop Fulton Sheen. I responded in the only way I know how…
Wise Words on Wednesday: Silent Acquiescence to evil
“The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The Tragedy of our time is that those who still believe in honesty lack fire and conviction, while those who believe in dishonesty are full of passionate conviction.”
Venerable Fulton Sheen
Wise Words on Wednesday: Saving The Church
“Who is going to save our Church? Not our bishops, not our priests and religious. It is up to you, the people. You have the minds, the eyes, and the ears to save the Church. Your mission is to see that your priests act like priests, your bishops act like bishops, and your religious act like religious”
– Fulton J. Sheen, Address to the Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in June of 1972
Wise Words on Wednesday: Coffee before prayer
“The average American is physically, biologically, psychologically and neurologically unable to do anything worthwhile before he has a cup of coffee. And that goes for prayer too. Even sisters in convents whose rules were written before electric percolators were developed would do well to update their procedures. Let them have coffee before meditation”
– Fulton J. Sheen, The Priest Is Not His Own
For a shareable image of this quotation, please click here.
Fr Ed: Friend of Fulton Sheen, Former Alcoholic, Priest of Mercy
We are approaching the end of the Year Of Mercy. It’s officially ending on 20th November 2016. Because of this, I thought it was an appropriate time to share this video of Fr. Ed Thompson who was a friend of the great Archbishop Fulton Sheen:
Friday Frivolity: Meditation, the right way
When I posted this on Facebook one of my friends questioned the authenticity of this quotation. It comes from Sheen’s “The Priest Is Not His Own”:
“The average American is physically, biologically, psychologically and neurologically unable to do anything worthwhile before he has a cup of coffee. And that goes for prayer too. Even sisters in convents whose rules were written before electric percolators were developed would do well to update their procedures. Let them have coffee before meditation.”
– Fulton Sheen, The Priest Is Not His Own
…with that said, I’m now off for a cup of tea 🙂