ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN: Christianity is not easy. That's the reason we have the interest in Oriental religions today. Because, well, it gives us the joy of having a religion but it does not cost us very much. But Christianity costs something.

I took my time to listen to some of the homilies of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. And I can tell you they are wonderful and very inspiring.

He does not only speak facts, but he also speaks truth. You can detect the knowledge and inspiration of the Holy Spirit in every word he… pic.twitter.com/qvkVoeHjji

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Unless there is a cross in our lives there will never be a resurrection.  The Christian law of life is we have to die in order to live.  Now, I do not mean and He didn't mean physically dying, He meant mortification, self-denial, the application of the cross in our lives.  So that unless we die to ourselves we cannot live with him.  We do not like the cross in our lives.  As a matter of fact, we'd like to escape it.  As I told you last night, that's the essence of the demonic, the escape from mortification, the Cross, and the penance. Unless the seed falling to the ground dies, it remains alone.  But if it dies, it comes forth unto life and bears fruit ten, twenty, and a hundredfold.  And this is the essence of Christianity. Remember Christianity is not easy.  That's the reason we have the interest in Oriental religions today.  Because, well, it gives us the joy of having a religion but it does not cost us very much. But Christianity costs something.  Grace is not cheap.  We just cannot walk through life into the kingdom of heaven.  Now what what do we do with crosses?  Well, we have to unite it with our Lord on the cross in order to use it to purchase our Eternal salvation.  That's how we use suffering.  I think the great tragedy of this world is the suffering that goes to waste. People suffer and they have no one whom they can love. Love does not kill pain but it diminishes it.

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ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN: [Satan] will set up a counterchurch which will be the ape of the [Catholic] church . . . . It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine conten

Tomorrow, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified in St. Louis. Most Rev. Louis Tylka, Bishop of Peoria, shares how Sheen brought the Gospel to the nation through radio and television and why his voice of clarity and charity still matters today. He saw the whole world as his… pic.twitter.com/AC1M3Z9ftn

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[Satan] will set up a counterchurch which will be the ape of the [Catholic] church . . . .  It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content.  --Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.  Source: Fulton J. Sheen, Communism and the Conscience of the West (Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merril Company, 1948), pp. 22-25.

 

ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN, 1979: Children require moral formation, not permissive abandonment disguised as freedom.

In 1979, just weeks before he died, Archbishop Fulton Sheen gave his final interview to Marie Torre of WABC. The 5 most important things he said in the interview were....

1. Modern erotic culture is a failure of purpose, not merely a failure of rules.

2. Children require… pic.twitter.com/cLkPsLWzP7

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In 1979, just weeks before he died, Archbishop Fulton Sheen gave his final interview to Marie Torre of WABC. The 5 most important things he said in the interview were.... 1. Modern erotic culture is a failure of purpose, not merely a failure of rules. 2. Children require moral formation, not permissive abandonment disguised as freedom. 3. The human heart wants life, truth, and love in an absolute form; this desire points to God. 4. The Church cannot become credible by copying the world. 5. The family depends on sacrificial love, not mutual self-satisfaction.

When he gave this interview, no one knew it would be his last. Let us never forget his wisdom. 

SACHIN JOSE: Soon-to-be-beatified Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who inspired thousands of people to embrace the Catholic faith, including former committed communists, is among the figures announced by U.S. President Donald Trump to receive a statue at the National Garden of American Heroes.

Soon-to-be-beatified Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who inspired thousands of people to embrace the Catholic faith, including former committed communists, is among the figures announced by U.S. President Donald Trump to receive a statue at the National Garden of American Heroes. pic.twitter.com/sJ1cjBqWu4

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