Arch Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Quotes

Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Life if like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.

The proud person counts their newspaper clippings, the humble person their blessings.

The Magi

The Magi set out because of a deep desire which prompted them to leave everything and begin a journey. It was as if they had always been waiting for that star.

- Pope Benedict XVI

What You Do Not Use

The bread which you do not use is the bread of the hungry; the clothes hanging in your wardrobe are the clothes of those that are naked; the shoes that you do not wear are the shoes of the ones who are barefoot; the money that you keep locked away is the money of the poor; the acts of charity that you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit.

- St. Basil

The First Purpose in our Daily Work

The first purpose in our daily work is to do the will of God. Our second purpose is to do it in the manner in which He wills it. Our third purpose is to do it because it His will.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Presentation of the Lord (February 2nd)

The Presentation of the Lord is celebrated on February 2nd. Under the Mosaic Law, a woman was ritually "unclean" for forty (40) days after childbirth when she was to present herself to the priests and offer sacrifice for her "purification". This feast emphasizes Jesus' first appearance in the Temple. Because Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, the Presentation is celebrated on February 2nd, forty (40) days after Christmas.