More Brilliant Than the Sun

The Plan of the Heart of Jesus to Drive Back the World’s Darkness

"More Brilliant than the Sun," Part 1: In this first entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole explains the extraordinary plan of Heaven for our times, how the Sacred Heart is at the center of that plan, and the extraordinary grace available to combat the extraordinary evils of our times.

What Do We Really Mean By “The Heart of Jesus”?

Part 2: In this second entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole explains that the spiritual Heart of Jesus, on full display in the Gospels and symbolized by His physical Heart in His revelations to St. Margaret Mary, is a Heart aflame with the fire of the Holy Spirit: the Spirit of Truth and Love (see Jn 16:13; Rom 5:5).

Devotion to the Heart of Jesus and Its Roots in Holy Scripture

Part 3: In this third entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole explains that Jesus, the Word made Flesh, is on every page of Sacred Scripture. So it's only logical to look to the Bible to understand devotion to His Sacred Heart.

The Heart of the Savior in the New Testament

Part 4: In this fourth entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole shows that the entire Gospel story of the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus, from beginning to end, manifests the love of His Heart for His Heavenly Father, and for all of humanity. This is not by accident.

The Heart of Jesus Manifest in His Tender Affections and Compassionate Love

Part 5: In this fifth entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole shows that the entire Gospel story of the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus, from beginning to end, manifests the love of His Heart for His Heavenly Father, and for all of humanity. This is not by accident.

The Heart of Jesus in the Garden and on the Cross

Part 6: In this sixth entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole looks at the sort of love for God and man revealed by Christ's Passion and death. (Hint: It's a lot!)

From Easter Onward: the Heart of Jesus Lives in His Church

 Part 7: In this seventh entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole shows that the sorrows of the Heart of Jesus are only half the story. The other half is something we all too often overlook: the joys of the Sacred Heart.

The Flowering of Love for the Heart of Jesus in the Middle Ages

Part 8: In this eighth entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole shows how explicit devotion to the Sacred Heart spread throughout the cloisters, monasteries, and friaries of the Catholic world.

Saint Margaret Mary and Reparation to the Sacred Heart

Part 10: In this 10th entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole examines the contributions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and lays out God's plan for answering the spiritual darkness and sin of modern times.

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