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Victory Over Vice & The Seven Virtues
Victory Over Vice & The Seven VirtuesTwo of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's best-selling books have been brought together in one special collection.
The first part of this book is a collection of engaging sermons from this Emmy award-winning and New York Times best-selling author will encourage the reader to better understand that the seven deadly sins can be overcome with the help of the advice given in the Seven Last Words spoken by Christ from His Cross.Using these words spoken by Jesus from the Cross on Calvary as a backdrop, Sheen will address matters concerning various addictions and patterns of habitual sin. He will use his inimitable writing style, with immediacy, yet conveying joy and comfort in the subject matter.
These meditations on the Seven Last Words correlated to the seven deadly sins make no pretence to absoluteness. The Words are not necessarily related to the seven deadly sins but they do make convenient points of illustrations.
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF ANGER“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF ENVY“This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF LUST“Woman, behold thy son! (Son) Behold thy mother!”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF PRIDE“My God! My God! Why hast Thou hast abandoned Me?”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF GLUTTONY“I thirst.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF SLOTH“It is finished.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS“Father, into Thy Hands, I commend My Spirit.”
This second part of this book includes more of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's engaging sermons which will encourage the reader in the practice of the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity along with the four cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude.Sheen will make the connection between the seven virtues and the Seven Last Words spoken by Jesus from the Cross. While these meditations by Fulton J. Sheen on the Seven Last Words correlated to the seven virtues make no pretence to absoluteness, they do make convenient points of illustrations.
FOR THE VIRTUE OF FORTITUDE“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF HOPE“This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF PRUDENCE“Woman, behold thy son! (Son) Behold thy mother!.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF FAITH“My God! My God! Why hast Thou hast abandoned Me?”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF TEMPERANCE"I thirst.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF JUSTICE“It is finished.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF CHARITY“Father, into Thy Hands, I commend My Spirit.”
This book has one main aim and that is to awaken an appreciation of the Passion of Our Lord and to hopefully incite the reader to turn away from the seven deadly sins and to practice the virtues. If it does that in but one soul its publication has been justified.
The first part of this book is a collection of engaging sermons from this Emmy award-winning and New York Times best-selling author will encourage the reader to better understand that the seven deadly sins can be overcome with the help of the advice given in the Seven Last Words spoken by Christ from His Cross.Using these words spoken by Jesus from the Cross on Calvary as a backdrop, Sheen will address matters concerning various addictions and patterns of habitual sin. He will use his inimitable writing style, with immediacy, yet conveying joy and comfort in the subject matter.
These meditations on the Seven Last Words correlated to the seven deadly sins make no pretence to absoluteness. The Words are not necessarily related to the seven deadly sins but they do make convenient points of illustrations.
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF ANGER“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF ENVY“This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF LUST“Woman, behold thy son! (Son) Behold thy mother!”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF PRIDE“My God! My God! Why hast Thou hast abandoned Me?”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF GLUTTONY“I thirst.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF SLOTH“It is finished.”
HELP IN OVERCOMING THE SIN OF COVETOUSNESS“Father, into Thy Hands, I commend My Spirit.”
This second part of this book includes more of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's engaging sermons which will encourage the reader in the practice of the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity along with the four cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude.Sheen will make the connection between the seven virtues and the Seven Last Words spoken by Jesus from the Cross. While these meditations by Fulton J. Sheen on the Seven Last Words correlated to the seven virtues make no pretence to absoluteness, they do make convenient points of illustrations.
FOR THE VIRTUE OF FORTITUDE“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF HOPE“This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF PRUDENCE“Woman, behold thy son! (Son) Behold thy mother!.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF FAITH“My God! My God! Why hast Thou hast abandoned Me?”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF TEMPERANCE"I thirst.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF JUSTICE“It is finished.”
FOR THE VIRTUE OF CHARITY“Father, into Thy Hands, I commend My Spirit.”
This book has one main aim and that is to awaken an appreciation of the Passion of Our Lord and to hopefully incite the reader to turn away from the seven deadly sins and to practice the virtues. If it does that in but one soul its publication has been justified.
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Published July 24, 2021
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Fulton J. Sheen
568 books750 followersFulton John Sheen was an American bishop 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 Illinois, in 1919, 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 in Washington, D.C. and served as a parish priest before he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966 when he was made bishop of the Diocese of Rochester in New York. He resigned as bishop of Rochester in 1969 as his 75th birthday approached and was made archbishop of the titular see of Newport, Wales.
For 20 years as "Father Sheen", later monsignor, he hosted the night-time radio program The Catholic Hour on NBC (1930–1950) before he moved to television and presented Life Is Worth Living (1952–1957). Sheen's final presenting role was on the syndicated The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968) with a format that was very similar to that of the earlier Life Is Worth Living show. For that work, Sheen twice won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, and was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Starting in 2009, his shows were being re-broadcast on the EWTN and the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Church Channel cable networks. His contribution to televised preaching resulted in Sheen often being called one of the first televangelists.
The cause for his canonization was officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues," a major step towards beatification, and he is now referred to as venerable. On July 5, 2019, Pope Francis approved a reputed miracle that occurred through the intercession of Sheen, clearing the way for his beatification. Sheen was scheduled to be beatified in Peoria on December 21, 2019, but his beatification was postponed after Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester expressed concern that Sheen's handling of a 1963 sexual misconduct case against a priest might be cited unfavorably in a forthcoming report from the New York Attorney General. The Diocese of Peoria countered that Sheen's handling of the case had already been "thoroughly examined" and "exonerated" and that Sheen had "never put children in harm's way".
For 20 years as "Father Sheen", later monsignor, he hosted the night-time radio program The Catholic Hour on NBC (1930–1950) before he moved to television and presented Life Is Worth Living (1952–1957). Sheen's final presenting role was on the syndicated The Fulton Sheen Program (1961–1968) with a format that was very similar to that of the earlier Life Is Worth Living show. For that work, Sheen twice won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, and was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Starting in 2009, his shows were being re-broadcast on the EWTN and the Trinity Broadcasting Network's Church Channel cable networks. His contribution to televised preaching resulted in Sheen often being called one of the first televangelists.
The cause for his canonization was officially opened in 2002. In June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially recognized a decree from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints stating that he lived a life of "heroic virtues," a major step towards beatification, and he is now referred to as venerable. On July 5, 2019, Pope Francis approved a reputed miracle that occurred through the intercession of Sheen, clearing the way for his beatification. Sheen was scheduled to be beatified in Peoria on December 21, 2019, but his beatification was postponed after Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester expressed concern that Sheen's handling of a 1963 sexual misconduct case against a priest might be cited unfavorably in a forthcoming report from the New York Attorney General. The Diocese of Peoria countered that Sheen's handling of the case had already been "thoroughly examined" and "exonerated" and that Sheen had "never put children in harm's way".
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July 2, 2025
How the Death at the Cross Leads to a Cruciform Life
The fact alone that this is a book by Fulton Sheen tells us it is not only worth our time to read but will enrich our time reading it! What a grand little book! The author takes the Seven Last Words from the Cross and relates them to the Seven Deadly Sins. Then he does the same thing with the Seven Virtues. He doesn’t treat the seven sins or the seven virtues in depth. (This is not an academic tome). But he gets at the heart of each of them. (The book is devotional in nature.) His treatment has the lovely quality of making us want to abandon sin in all its forms and embrace the virtues in their full manifestation. If you have read anything by Sheen (or listened to him), you know that he is a master at the use of language, and this book is yet another instance of his power with words. It would be perfect for a Lenten devotional. The chapters are short enough to be read in a brief time. But I would urge you: Don’t speed-read it. Savor it. Meditate on it. Take it in slowly and prayerfully. It has the potential of working a deep (and beneficial) change within you. loved reading this book. I think you will, too.
The fact alone that this is a book by Fulton Sheen tells us it is not only worth our time to read but will enrich our time reading it! What a grand little book! The author takes the Seven Last Words from the Cross and relates them to the Seven Deadly Sins. Then he does the same thing with the Seven Virtues. He doesn’t treat the seven sins or the seven virtues in depth. (This is not an academic tome). But he gets at the heart of each of them. (The book is devotional in nature.) His treatment has the lovely quality of making us want to abandon sin in all its forms and embrace the virtues in their full manifestation. If you have read anything by Sheen (or listened to him), you know that he is a master at the use of language, and this book is yet another instance of his power with words. It would be perfect for a Lenten devotional. The chapters are short enough to be read in a brief time. But I would urge you: Don’t speed-read it. Savor it. Meditate on it. Take it in slowly and prayerfully. It has the potential of working a deep (and beneficial) change within you. loved reading this book. I think you will, too.
May 7, 2024
A treasure trove of knowledge. I ended up highlighting throughout the book because there were dozens of nuggets that I want to reference in the future. Bishop Fulton Sheen is becoming my favorite Catholic author.
July 22, 2025
The best and most beautifully brief book on sin, what makes us sin and why we are wrong for doing it. Bring a highlighter.
January 18, 2026
excellent
Bishop Fulton Sheen is a an of all seasons. His wisdom if accepted today could change the hearts of people and stop the evil in the world.
Bishop Fulton Sheen is a an of all seasons. His wisdom if accepted today could change the hearts of people and stop the evil in the world.
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