Fulton J. Sheen

Born 1895 · Died 1979

From El Paso, Illinois, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes nonfiction

Quotes

“Unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday; unless there is a cross, there will never be an empty tomb; unless there is the torn flesh, there will never be the glorified body.”
p. 148
“The nobler our loves, the nobler our character. To love what is below the human is degradation; to love what is human for the sake of the human is mediocrity; to love the human for the sake of the Divine is enriching; to love the Divine for its own sake is sanctity.”
p. 11
“The man who has never made a mistake has no need of an eraser; just so the man who has never done anything wrong has no need of a Redeemer.”
The Armor of God, Chapter 1
“The very good never believe themselves very good, because they are judging themselves by the Ideal.”
Peace of Soul, Chapter 6
“You have a chance to move in far better society than the Joneses. Why worry about keeping up with the Joneses? Keep up with the Angels and you’ll be far wiser and happier.”
Life Is Worth Living

Books by Fulton J. Sheen in the order they were published, from Divine Romance (1930) to Finding True Happiness (2013).