25 Fulton Sheen Quotes From the Former Bishop of the Catholic Church

Check out these Fulton Sheen quotes to learn more about this accomplished former bishop of the Catholic Church.

Fulton Sheen’s full name was Fulton John Sheen, and he was born in El Paso, Illinois, in 1895 and died in New York City in 1979.

Fulton lived a life full of accomplishments, including becoming the Bishop of Rochester for three years before taking the position of Archbishop of the titular see of Newport, Wales.

He served as the Archbishop for the last ten years of his life, but he earned the opportunity to become a bishop and Archbishop through the work he put in during his earlier years.

Sheen was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in 1919 at the age of 24, and he quickly became a renowned theologian.

He went on to teach theology and philosophy at the Catholic University of America.

He was most known for the 20 years he hosted the radio program The Catholic Hour from 1930-1950.

Take a look at these Fulton Sheen quotes to learn more about this accomplished man.

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Best Fulton Sheen Quotes

Here are some of the best quotes from Fulton Sheen.

1. “It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God.” — Fulton Sheen

2. “Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right.” — Fulton Sheen

3. “God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us.” — Fulton Sheen

4. “Freedom does not mean that right to do whatever we please, but rather to do as we ought.” — Fulton Sheen

5. “If you do not worship God, you worship something, and nine times out of ten, it will be yourself.” — Fulton Sheen

6. “Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, ‘God is hard to find.” — Fulton Sheen

7. “The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil.” — Fulton Sheen

8. “There is no word more “dangerous” than liberalism because to oppose it is the new “unforgivable sin.” — Fulton Sheen

9. “Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves.” — Fulton Sheen

10. “Criticism of others is thus an oblique form of self-commendation. We think we make the picture hang straight on our wall by telling our neighbors that all his pictures are crooked.” — Fulton Sheen

Inspirational Fulton Sheen Quotes to Encourage You

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11. “Patience is power.” — Fulton Sheen

12. “It’s impossible to lose your footing when you’re on your knees.” — Fulton Sheen

13. “Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book.” — Fulton Sheen

14. “If you don’t behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.” — Fulton Sheen

15. “You must remember to love people and use things, rather than to love things and use people.” — Fulton Sheen

16. “Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command.” — Fulton Sheen

17. “Live each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.” — Fulton Sheen

Spiritual Fulton Sheen Quotes for Believers

Here are some of Fulton Sheen’s most-known spiritual quotes.

18. “Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.” — Fulton Sheen

19. “Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them.” — Fulton Sheen

20. “God has given different gifts to different people. There is no basis for feeling inferior to another who has a different gift.” — Fulton Sheen

21. “Once you have surrendered yourself, you make yourself receptive. In receiving from God, you are perfected and completed.” — Fulton Sheen

22. “Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul’s language.” — Fulton Sheen

23. “You have a duty to worship God, not because He will be imperfect and unhappy if you do not, but because you will be imperfect and unhappy.” — Fulton Sheen

24. “Far better it is for you to say: “I am a sinner,” than to say: “I have no need of religion.” The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.” — Fulton Sheen

25. “America, it is said, is suffering from intolerance – it is not. It is suffering from tolerance. Tolerance of right and wrong, truth and error, virtue and evil, Christ, and chaos.” — Fulton Sheen

Fulton Sheen’s Childhood

Fulton Sheen was the oldest of the four sons of parents Newton and Delia Sheen.

Fulton’s first role in the church was as an altar boy at St Mary’s Cathedral, and that dedication to service of the Catholic Church led him to attend Saint Paul Seminary and later the Catholic University of America.

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