Dear Parishioners, Here is the next installment of The Absence of God Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American bishop (later archbishop) of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, [1] Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1923. He went on to teach theology and philosophy at the Catholic University of America as well as acting as a parish priest before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966, when he was made the Bishop of Rochester. He resigned in 1969 [2] as his 75th birthday approached, and was made the Archbishop of the titular see of Newport, Wales. Bishop Sheen continues: Even in his mediocrities and humdrum existence, he still dreams and hopes to get beyond the present. Women who have been jaded in many marriages hope to recover what they were looking for in novels which vicariously supply the romance which was never romantic. Teenagers substitute worship for Worship, forge new idols before which they prostrate with a religious fervor such as Samsons with long hair. But they would blow a fuse if Delilah used a scissors to shear away that all important attribute of juvenile divinity. Man Ltd., or limited, is really unlimited in his desires. Even when he denies the Infinite, there still come flashes, now and then, of that for which he was made and without which he cannot rest. It may be the sight of innocence in a child, or the vision of a beautiful young woman whose virtue matches her loveliness, or the chance meeting with a man who never sold his soul. Our uneasiness even in the midst of thrills is a kind of pain. As Sir Almroth Wright has put it, “A pain in the mind is the prelude to all discovery.” We generally do not strive to solve a problem unless it hurts us to leave it unsolved; many of us would not move unless the unsolved problem hurt us badly. Final installment next Sunday Saint Joseph Catholic Church August 22 nd /23 rd , 2020 A Parish Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Fr. Michael W. Magiera, FSSP, KHS, ChLJ, Pastor 1329 Belleview Avenue Rockdale, IL 60436-2577 Phone: (815) 725-4469 FAX: (815) 714-2078 Father Magiera’s Email: [email protected]Website: www.fsspjoliet.wordpress.com Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church – Rockdale, Illinois Elizabeth Kelch, Co-DRE Denise Lonigro, Co-DRE Phone: (815) 729-9149 Phone: (708) 646-3834 Email: [email protected]Email: [email protected]Office/Rectory Hours: Monday through Friday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Dear Parishioners,
Here is the next installment of The Absence of God
Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9,
1979) was an American bishop (later archbishop) of the Catholic
Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and
radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in 1919,[1] Sheen quickly
became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for
International Philosophy in 1923. He went on to teach theology and
philosophy at the Catholic University of America as well as acting as
a parish priest before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese
of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966, when he was made
the Bishop of Rochester. He resigned in 1969[2] as his 75th birthday
approached, and was made the Archbishop of the titular see of Newport,
Wales.
Bishop Sheen continues: Even in his mediocrities and humdrum
existence, he still dreams and hopes to get beyond the present.
Women who have been jaded in many marriages hope to recover
what they were looking for in novels which vicariously supply the
romance which was never romantic. Teenagers substitute worship for
Worship, forge new idols before which they prostrate with a
religious fervor such as Samsons with long hair. But they would
blow a fuse if Delilah used a scissors to shear away that all important
attribute of juvenile divinity.
Man Ltd., or limited, is really unlimited in his desires. Even when he
denies the Infinite, there still come flashes, now and then, of that for
which he was made and without which he cannot rest. It may be the
sight of innocence in a child, or the vision of a beautiful young
woman whose virtue matches her loveliness, or the chance meeting
with a man who never sold his soul.
Our uneasiness even in the midst of thrills is a kind of pain. As Sir
Almroth Wright has put it, “A pain in the mind is the prelude to all
discovery.” We generally do not strive to solve a problem unless it
hurts us to leave it unsolved; many of us would not move unless the
unsolved problem hurt us badly.
Final installment next Sunday
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
August 22nd /23rd, 2020
A Parish Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Fr. Michael W. Magiera, FSSP, KHS, ChLJ, Pastor
1329 Belleview Avenue Rockdale, IL 60436-2577
Phone: (815) 725-4469 FAX: (815) 714-2078
Father Magiera’s Email: [email protected] Website: www.fsspjoliet.wordpress.com
Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church – Rockdale, Illinois