Daily Virtue Quote – Venerable Fulton Sheen
"The word 'kindness' is derived from kindred of kin, and therefore implies and affection which we bear naturally to those who are our flesh and blood." Source:ÿ Ven. Fulton Sheen, The Way to Happiness
Daily Virtue Quote – Venerable Fulton Sheen
Ven. Fulton Sheen reminds us that humility is the key to inner peace. We must put Jesus first, and accept that He is greater than we are. As long as we maintain our pride, we cannot find peace. "There has been no greater secret of inner peace ever given than in the words of John [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Venerable Fulton Sheen
"Spiritual joy is a serenity of temper in the midst of the changes of life, such as a mountain has when a storm breaks over it." Source:ÿ Ven. Fulton Sheen, The Way to Happiness
Daily Virtue Quote – Venerable Fulton Sheen
"No earthly happiness would be permanent or thorough if it were not associated with a good conscience." Source:ÿ Ven. Fulton Sheen, The Way to Happiness
Daily Eucharist Quote – Venerable Fulton Sheen
But, it was retorted, if human love craves oneness, shall not divine love? If husband and wife seek to be one in the flesh, shall not the Christian and Christ crave for that oneness with one another? The memory of the Christ who lived twenty centuries ago, the recalling of His mercy and miracles through [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Venerable Fulton Sheen
Levity is an act; joy, a habit. Source: ÿVen. Fulton Sheen, These are the Sacraments
Daily Eucharist Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"The Church demands a certain amount of fasting before Communion. This is to remind us that the Eucharist is not only a sacrament of life, but also the sacrament of mortification. Only when we are stamped with the sign of the Cross will we be stamped with the glory of His Resurrection." Source: Ven. [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"If St. Francis had been sent to a Siberian labor camp, or a leper colony, or a Wall Street Brokerage firm, would he be any less St. Francis? But how many mortals there are in the world who are one kind of character in need, another kind of character in plenty, who grumble amidst the [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others. It is the opposite of the morbid, the morose, the fretful, the grumbling, the somber." Source: Fulton Sheen, Guide to Contentment, Alba House, 2010 [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"The purpose of having is to remedy our incompleteness. If we had perfect life, we would never need nourishment. Because our knowledge is imperfect, we need to complement it with education. Because our personality is inadequate for happiness, we need love." Source: Sheen Fulton, Guide to Contentment, Alba House, 2010.