“Our poor human heart is flawed: it is like a cake without the frosting: the first two acts of the theatre without the climax. Even its design is marred for a small piece is missing out of the side. That is why it remains so unsatisfied: it wants life and it gets death: it wants Truth and it has to settle for an education; it craves love and gets only intermittent euphoria’s with satieties. Samples, reflections and fractions are only tastes, not mouthfuls. A divine trick has been played on the human heart as if a violin teacher gave his pupil an instrument with one string missing. God kept a part of man's heart in Heaven, so that discontent would drive him back again to Him Who is Eternal Life, All-Knowing Truth and the Abiding Ecstasy of Love.”

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About Fulton J. Sheen

American Catholic prelate

Fulton J. Sheen was an American Catholic prelate. He served as Bishop of Rochester from 1966 to 1969, and became widely known for his preaching. Sheen was especially recognized for bringing his sermons to television and radio, where his clear style reached a broad audience. His public voice was rooted in Catholic teaching and in the work of speaking to listeners through mass media.

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Calvary and the Mass

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