Posts Tagged ‘Archbishop Fulton Sheen’
"Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote."
"Love God, and then do whatever you please"
True love, by its nature, is uncompromising; it is the freeing of self from selfishness and egotism.
Real love uses freedom to attach itself unchangeably to another. St. Augustine has said: “Love God, and then do whatever you please.”
Confusing 'freedom' with 'license'
“The beauty of this universe is that practically all gifts are conditioned by freedom …”
Read MoreQuiner talks to the late, great Archbishop Fulton Sheen about freedom
By Tom Quiner QUINER: Archbishop Sheen, as the cause for your canonization moves forward, I’d like to chat with you for a few minutes about freedom. I’m sure you’re busy. Just because you now dwell in heaven doesn’t mean that you’re sitting around twiddling your thumbs. I’d like for you to help us understand the…
Read MoreA lust for lust
Sex is in the news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just revealed that sexually transmitted disease has reached epidemic levels with 110 million Americans having contracted a STD, about a third of the nation. This, by the way, comes in an era when “protected sex” has been promoted over, and over, and over again.
Half of the new infections took place in our youth (15 to 24 year olds).
If anyone would understand this lust for, well, lust, it would be St. Augustine. As Archbishop Sheen said about this beloved Catholic saint …
Morality isn't dictated by liberal elites
By Tom Quiner The quote above is particularly relevant today. The Supreme Court is hearing a watershed case to determine if liberal elites can force their morality, their religion, on Christians, Muslims, and Jews. You know the story. The president, in another of his deceitful maneuvers, imposed the HHS Mandate on businesses. Under the Obama…
Read MoreA church madly in love with rationalism
Is there anything wrong with being naked in public?
Most sane people would say yes. Why? Because we are more than the animals who roam the earth unclothed.
However, in San Francisco, public nudity has been a common occurrence. There, the Board of Supervisors wrangled over banning public nudity …
Alleged Bishop Sheen miracle approved by Vatican medical panel
Can a dead person come back to life?
Science says no. Christ says yes. Jesus famously resuscitated the dead body of Lazarus and later a little girl. When an event occurs that is inexplicable according to the laws of nature, we call it a miracle …
Why was Jesus baptized?
“The reason Our Lord was baptized was because it was part of the whole process of emptying, of humiliation, of the Incarnation …”
Read MoreIslamic terrorism is not your fault
True or False: America is to blame for the murderous rampages of Islamic thugs?
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