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They were God's Grandparents

Think of that for a moment. The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity had grandparents, Joachim and Anne.

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!)

Mary Magdalene and Jesus: The Encounter of a Lifetime

The encounter between Mary Magdalene and Jesus has been called the encounter "between misery and mercy." She initially washed His feet out of contrition, and after His death, out of respect and adoration. She stayed with Our Blessed Mother at the Crucifixion. She didn't run off like the apostles.

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.

O Beautiful Flower of Carmel!

She is perhaps the most popular representation of the Blessed Mother: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, whose feast we celebrate on July 16. From prayer cards to devotional statues, her appearance is well-known: Mary cradles the Christ Child; both often wear gold crowns and hold the familiar brown scapular.

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.

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.

A road trip with an unexpected bonus

"We were not expecting a healing," recalls Roland Lacap of Winnetka, California — but the Merciful Jesus had other plans in store for his ailing mother at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.

Our Lady of Licheń, pray for us!

On July 2, the Feast of Our Lady of Licheń, the Sorrowful Queen of Poland, we recall the address of Pope St. John Paul II, when he visited in 1999.

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).

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