Like the Dove in the Cleft of the Rock
The Open Side of Jesus Crucified Look at this remarkable painting of Jesus Crucified. The focus of the composition is the wound in His Sacred...
Heroic Confidence in the Midst of Impossibilities
June 17th is the dies natalis of Marie-Adèle Garnier, Mother Mary of St. Peter, Foundress of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of...
Feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
Feast Instituted by Benedict XV On 9 November 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus to be celebrated on...
Blessed Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos, S.J.
I was remiss in not posting something about the beatification of Father Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos, S.J., which took place this past April 19th. Because...
Doctor Zelantissimus
Siamo Napoletani Given that grace builds on nature, my Neapolitan ancestry may, in some way, account for my spiritual affinity with Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori....
Cogitationes Cordis Ejus
The thoughts of His Heart are to all generations; He will save their souls from death and give them to eat in time of famine....
With the charity of Your pierced Heart
I am preparing for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by repeating each day the Prayer of Forgiveness and Reparation that Our Lord...
The Heart of Jesus and the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Fifth Monday of Paschaltide Acts 14:5-18 John 14:21-26 And I Will Love Him I am grateful to the Apostle Saint Jude for the marvelous dialogue...
Mine It Is to Save
“Of the sins cast into the fire of my Heart nothing remains — they are completely annihilated — not reduced to ashes — but utterly...
For All the Priests of the World
An Inspired Prayer Yesterday, being Thursday, the day of adoration and reparation for priests, I posted a passage pertaining to the priesthood from the writings...
And Yet That Wounded Side Sheds Grace
The hymn at Vespers of Christ the King evokes both the feast of Corpus Christi and that of the Sacred Heart. This is consonant with...
We Are Thine and Thine We Wish to Be
“We institute the Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ to be observed yearly throughout the whole world. . . . We further...
This nation soaked in the blood of the innocent
There have been more than 40 million abortions in the United States since 1973. HEART OF JESUS, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb...
A Fruitful Love
Saint Daniel Comboni Today is the liturgical memorial of Saint Daniel Comboni, founder of two missionary institutes, tireless worker for the abolition of slavery, and...
Remembering Montmartre
Twenty-nine years ago today, a few young men prayed this Act of Consecration together in the crypt of the Basilica of Montmartre in Paris. I...
Pro Affligentibus Nos
Commanded from the Heart “I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” (Mt 5:44). “Bless those who curse you,...
One-Hundred-Nine Years Ago Today
On June 9, 1899, Pope Leo XIII consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The eighty-nine year old Pontiff was prompted to...
Contra spem in spem credidit
Many years ago, as I was standing in the rain in front of the grotto at Lourdes on a cold February morning, a saintly old...
Let Restless Hearts Find Rest in You
The Father’s love was shown to us In Christ our Saviour’s open Heart; Now we are drawn to share his Cross And in his Passion...
Close to the Heart of Jesus
Blessed Marie de Jésus Deluil Martiny was the “First Zelatrice”, or promoter, of the Guard of Honour of the Sacred Heart. The Work was founded...