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“We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds. Which is better is clear, for the Christian ideal is always positive rather than negative. A person is great not by the ferocity of his hatred of evil, but by the intensity of his love for God. Asceticism and mortification are not the ends of a Christian life; they are only the means. The end is charity. Penance merely makes an opening in our ego in which the Light of God can pour. As we deflate ourselves, God fills us. And it is God’s arrival that is the important event.”

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Fulton J. Sheen

Fulton J. Sheen, an American television evangelist, was born on May 8, 1895, and passed away on December 9, 1979. Known for his unique charm and wisdom, he spread Christian faith to a global audience through his television programs, becoming one of the most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. more

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