Fulton J. Sheen on Philosophy
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Fulton J. Sheen, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Fulton J. Sheen, entry #56653: "We live in a sensate age. We are no longer governed by Faith, we are no longer governed by reason. We are governed by feelings."
Attributed to Fulton J. Sheen, entry #176374: "One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian."
5 Quotes by Fulton J. Sheen on Philosophy
"We live in a sensate age. We are no longer governed by Faith, we are no longer governed by reason. We are governed by feelings."
"One function of the angels is illumination, and the other function is that of being a guardian."
"Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man."
"Too many people get credit for being good, when they are only being passive. They are too often praised for being broadminded when they are so broadminded they can never make up their minds about anything."
"Another instance of how our Lord associated Peter with himself was in the payment of the temple tax. It is the only time in scripture where God ever associates a human being with himself under the personal pronoun we.... Now at the time of the payment of the temple tax our blessed Lord told Peter to pay it, and he said to pay it “for me and thee.” Then he adds, "that we may not scandalize." Here he makes himself one with Peter. Peter is associated with the Master in a way that no one else can ever be associated. We — Christ and Peter. That is why papal encyclicals begin with the word we."