I wasn’t raised Catholic, but even after I became one, I used to think of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as something outdated and hyper-pious—an attitude no doubt reinforced by bad artistic representations of Jesus’ heart. Over time, I noticed that various saintly people had a devotion to the Sacred Heart (including Pope John XXIII), but it wasn’t until the (...)
The Last Word
Gate of Heaven
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