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Bishop Fulton Sheen

Bishop Fulton Sheen . BY Leah Sumner. Born in El Paso, Illinois Oldest of four sons Father- Newton Mother- Delia . Earned a Doctrine in Philosophy in 1923 at Belgium’s Catholic University of Leuven

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Bishop Fulton Sheen

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  1. Bishop Fulton Sheen BY Leah Sumner

  2. Born in El Paso, Illinois • Oldest of four sons • Father- Newton • Mother- Delia

  3. Earned a Doctrine in Philosophy in 1923 at Belgium’s Catholic University of Leuven • Became the 1st American ever to win the Cardinal Mercier award for the best Philosophical treatise • Taught Philosophy until 1950

  4. Archbishop Sheen wrote 73 books and numerous articles and columns - God and Intelligence, 1925 -Religion Without God, 1928 -The Life of All Living, 1929 Rev. Ed. 1979 -The Divine Romance, 1930 -Old Errors and New Labels, 1931 -Moods and Truths, 1932 http://www.allendrake.com/elpasohistory/sheen/books1.htm

  5. Was consecrated a Bishop on June 11, 1951 • Served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1951 to 1965

  6. “Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” ― Fulton J. Sheen http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2412.Fulton_J_Sheen

  7. Even though Bishop Fulton Sheen is not canonized, he is still known as one of the most important Catholics that God has put on this earth in the 20th Century.

  8. “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.” ― Fulton J. Sheen, Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary

  9. “Died of heart disease on December 9, 1979” • “He is buried in the crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral” • “The official repository of Sheen's papers, television programs, and other materials is at St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry in Rochester, New York.” http://www.actorschapel.org/biography-venerable-fulton-sheen

  10. The End

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