The Sacred Heart of the World: Restoring Mystical Devotion to Our Spiritual Life

by David Richo

Overview

A devotion to the Sacred Heart that focuses on its scriptural and mystical origins so that our spirituality expands to include universal compassion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616435493
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	190 KB

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
The Heart as a Universal Symbol     11
Our Wounded Heart, Our Opened Heart     18
Heart Energy     20
Ten Qualities of Love     26
The Heart's Commitment to Peace     28
Prayers     38
The Heart in Spirituality and Religion     42
Our Unique Path     42
A Changing Image     45
The Mystics' God     47
Is an Image Necessary?     55
Mind-made or Real?     59
Prayers     62
The Revelation of the Sacred Heart     64
A History of Mystical Devotion to the Sacred Heart     67
Teilhard de Chardin     85
Karl Rahner     91
Prayers     95
Showing Our Devotion     98
The Eucharist: Centerpiece of Devotion to the Sacred Heart     100
The Practice of Devotedness     103
The Practice of Loving-Kindness     110
The Practice of Spiritual Imagination     115
Prayers     117
Epilogue: Finding Grace and Freedom from Fear     120
The Apostleship of Prayer     124
The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart     126
The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     129
Selected Bibliography     134