“Souls go to hell for one great reason…they refuse love”
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen On July 13, 1917, at the Cova de Ira, Fatima, Portugal, when the Mother of God came at noon to the three children, Lucia looked at her and said: “What do you want of me?” Our Lady answered: “I want you to come back here on the 13th of next month. […]
Mary and the Muslims
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Muslimism is the only great post-Christian religion of the world. Because it had its origin in the 7th century under Mohammed, it was possible to unite within it some elements of Christianity and of Judaism, along with particular customs of Arabia . Muslimism takes the doctrine of the unity of God, […]
Sin Is In The Blood
Archbishop Fulton Sheen We are living in about the only period in the world’s history that there is a universal denial of guilt. This was foretold by Dostoevsky who wrote; “The time is coming where men will say that there is no sin, there is no guilt, only hunger. And they will come crying and […]
Men of Good Will: Unite!
(Excerpt from “Call to Unity”A radio address delivered on 02 Jan 44 , by Fulton J. Sheen} Men of good will: Unite! The principles which once were taken for granted, because beyond legal controversy or human manipulations, are today challenged. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he stated it was “self-evident” that man […]
Judas
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen In the past few years in the Church we have had many psychological and sociological studies, all attempting to explain why some priests have left their sacred calling. I presume they have some value but it is interesting that none of them thought of making a biblical study of why a […]
Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez and obedience
Homily – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Christian martyr Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez showed what obedience means – to join our will to God. And as we see today, Jesus himself “learned obedience,” suffering for our salvation. Before reading St. John’s account of the Passion, we listened to a short reading from the Letter to the […]
The Dignity of Work
Rev. Fulton J. Sheen The divine plan in nature calls for human completion, as divine grace in man calls for human co-operation. Work then is the redemption of nature as Christ is the redemption of man, and civilization is the product of both redemptive acts, the completion of the circle by which nature serves man […]
Mary, Mother of God
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen No mother whose son has won distinction for himself, either in a profession or in the field of battle, believes that the respect paid her for being his mother detracts from the honor or dignity that is paid her son. Why, then, do some minds think that any reverence paid […]
Love is Not Tolerance
BISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN Christian love bears evil, but it does not tolerate it. It does penance for the sins of others, but it is not broadminded about sin. The cry for tolerance never induces it to quench its hatred of the evil philosophiesthat have entered into contest with the Truth. It forgives the sinner, […]