All love craves unity. As the highest peak of love in the human order is the unity of husband and wife in the flesh, so the highest unity in the Divine order is the unity of the soul and Christ in communion.
Fulton J. SheenAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 8, 1895
- Died: December 9, 1979
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