Paperback: The Seven Virtues (2022) is an exact facsimile of the original 1940 edition. It is dedicated to Mary Immaculate, Mother Of God, in token of filial gratitude and affection.
These meditations on the Seven Last Words correlated to the seven virtues make no pretence to absoluteness. The Words are not necessarily related to the virtues but they do make convenient points of illustrations.
This book has only one aim: to awaken a love in the Passion of Our Lord and to incite the practice of virtue. If it does that in but one soul, its publication has been justified.
The Seven Virtues is available from Amazon (UK and USA), www.eden.co.uk and www.blackwells.co.uk.
About the author: Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on radio and television. In the 1950s, his television show called "Life Is Worth Living" made him a household name.
Archbishop Fulton J Sheen was a master communicator with an unforgettable voice and ability to communicate the message of Christianity to all peoples. He was a Catholic priest with a tremendous knowledge of Catholic Theology, as well as all Christian denominations and world religions.
For Catholics, Bishop Sheen is a saint of modern times. His cause for canonization for sainthood 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" and proclaimed him "Venerable Servant of God Fulton J Sheen". On 3 December 2019, the Diocese of Peoria announced that the Holy See had decided on 2 December that Sheen's beatification would be "postponed." As of late 2022, the Holy See has not announced if the beatification will move ahead. Though not yet canonized, he is considered one of the most important Catholics that God has put on this earth in the 20th Century.
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