Bishop Sheen was a scholar, educator, author, orator, and evangelist. Pope Pius XI named him Monsignor at the age of 39. Between 1930 and 1950, he gave weekly radio talks called “The Catholic Hour.” He was known as “the Face of Catholicism” for 40 years. Many called him the greatest communicator who ever lived! He possessed a captivating, intelligent, yet humorous ability to meet people where they were. His messages are timely and timeless. Here are a few more of his quotes that you might find to be great conversation starters at the dinner table:
- “You must remember to love people and use things, rather than use people and love things.”
- “The refusal to take sides on significant moral issues is, in itself, a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The tragedy of our time is that those who still believe in honesty lack fire and conviction, while those who believe in dishonesty are full of conviction.”
- “Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life: the one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast; the other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache.”
