I was trying to protect you
Thanks for being so kind. I asked this grace from Jesus, the grace of discernment of spirits, and I don’t think fulton sheen’s work is from God. It is from himself.
He used complicated and flowery language, and try to impress people. The saints are simple, on the other hand, like little children. The language is simple as well.
I would advise you to hear mother angelica instead.
youtube.com/results?search_query=mother+angelica&aq=f
May the merciful Jesus bless you.
Gloom doesn’t come from Jesus. I don’t really like St. Alphonsus’ work too, I think it’s the translator’s mistake. When I read St. Alphonsus’ work I went to despair, I thought I was going to hell. Because he is in the book potrayed very scrupulous.
Read the Diary of St. Faustina instead
Go traditional catholic
Fssp is a good fraternity
i think perhaps you are melancholic, (4 temperaments -
gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=13046951 )
melancholics are encouraged to read things like Saint Francis De Sales and the Little Flower and similar saints writings, and to stay away from saints such as Saint Alphonsus or the Cure of Ars, because they tend to make them more depressed or despaired…so i think you need to reconsider this, i personally find great beauty and peace in their writings, along with many others, and if you think they are bad, then find me something erroneous in their writings.
although i’ve read St. Faustina, i’ve watched mother Angelica, and so many other saints i can’t remember them all, and i will tell you, they are all different, because we all have different temperaments and so we have different needs in what we read, we are all inspired by different things and motivated by different things, so no not all the saints must speak the same, because while one saint may convert one type of person, they will not convert another,
and although Fulton J. Sheen uses big and sometimes complex words, that’s because he is a very very very well educated man, very philosophical, and quite a genius, but also because back when he was alive, people knew those words! in our time people are dumbed down and don’t have a very good vocabulary, so even though you don’t understand him all of the time, that’s not because he’s being proud, he just knew how to speak properly, and even explained the words that were not as commonly used,
yes it’s good to use simple language, that’s what Saint Vincent Ferrer said,
“Use simple words and many examples” but not everyone’s the same, we need saints for the simple *and *the learned, because some people are just in need of a more lengthy explanation to understand.
perhaps you think he was proud and trying to impress people, but i could see how his heart was simply on fire, he had a real passion when he spoke, and what’s wrong with that? he loved to speak because He loved God! i know how that feels, it’s the reason i am here now, although i certainly can’t compare myself to Bishop Sheen, but i can relate, His heart is just on fire when he speaks, and i think that’s beautiful,
also, you said you asked for the grace of discernment of spirits from Jesus…although you may have asked, it’s something that you must be careful with, you can’t be sure you have such a grace, and to me it sounds like an evil influence to say that Fulton J. Sheen is bad, and to believe you have such a grace without prudence(caution with regard to practical matters) is really dangerous, because even with “discernment of spirits” there is a level of logic and reason to be considered, the matter still must be thought upon,
and consider that even if you had such a grace, it would be prideful to think without a doubt that you have it, you must put all your trust in God, not yourself, and the devil can very easily be behind it instead.
the saint’s always questioned themselves, never trusted in their own abilities, but only put all their trust in God, you must consider if this is the case with you or not.
i appreciate that you want to protect me, but please take the time to consider what i am saying, because i care about you to, and no one who really has the discernment of spirits can say that someone is in hell or that they hate someone…God says love your enemies, it is a sin to hate people “Hate the sin, love the sinner”, God would never inspire you to judge someone that way…you need to reconsider…
