By Fulton J. Sheen

When Saint John the Evangelist writes that “love has no room for fear,” he has in mind only one kind of love: perfect love, the love of God. And this love, as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen makes plain, is the source of all other love worthy of the name, the opening salvo in the conversation of charity, and the one invitation absolutely worthy of a wholehearted response. In these twenty-eight addresses, Archbishop Sheen expounds upon the meaning of love: the love of God who created man out of love, then redeemed him and sanctified him into the Divine life by that same love; the love of husband and wife; the love of family—father, mother, child; the love of priest and religious for souls; the love of Christians for the Church; the love of each and every human being which is a form of love in truth, which is not self-seeking but at the service of others.

Combining addresses originally published in the volumes Love on Pilgrimage (1946) and The Love That Waits for You (1949), Love shows the way out of the devil’s trap of hatred and greed, envy and misery—and it is the way of divine Love, incarnated in Jesus Christ, who offers to every man and woman an escape into Truth and Life, if they will but follow Him.

What keeps us back most from the fire of Love? Is it our doubts or is it our behavior? (Fulton J. Sheen)

Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) was one of the most renowned Catholic priests of the twentieth century. An eminent scholar, prolific author, and natural entertainer, Sheen provided insight into the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith for millions around the world through his scores of books and countless radio and television programs. His cause for canonization was opened in 2002, and in 2012 Pope Benedict XVI declared him “Venerable.”

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Paperback: 236pp.

ISBN: 978-1685954789