EDITORIAL
Revolution and Counter-Revolution of the Heart
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
The heart, already in antiquity, was considered a symbol of the very core of the human personality. Among the Greeks, for example, it circumscribed reason or the emotions, and among the Romans there was the association of the heart with love, as well as courage, since soldiers were decorated with …
THE VOICE OF THE POPES
The Heart of Christ Crucified
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
“Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius”; “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His steadfast love endures for ever” (Ps 118: 1). So the Church sings on the Octave of Easter, as if receiving from Christ’s lips these words of the Psalm; from the lips …
GOSPEL COMMENTARY
Jesus’ Heart Was Moved with Pity...
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 36 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, 37 “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; 38 so ask …
DIVERSE
Justice and Mercy: Characteristics of the Good Shepherd
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
Of all the parables composed by the Divine Teacher, perhaps none sets out the criteria for those in a position of governance better than the parable of the Good Shepherd (cf. Jn 10:1-30). Here Our Lord presents himself as the true guide, support and father of a multitude of sheep …
DIVERSE
St. Paul: Devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
The Book of Psalms is a true compendium of our relationship with God. It would be difficult to find a feeling, an emotion, a trial or a supplication that is not expressed with poetry in its verses. However, among these inspired texts, Psalm 129 particularly calls our attention for the …
DIVERSE
Reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus - “My son, give Me your heart”
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
One of nature’s most beautiful kinds of movement is the play of water throughout the universe. The clouds pour themselves out onto the ground below, watering and preparing the soil for the germination of plants, which embellish the earth and provide food, while other waters are solidified into immense glaciers. …
PLINIO CORRÊA DE OLIVEIRA
Abyss of All Virtues
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
In the prospect of treating of a topic so dear to me as devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, my way of being would lead me to try to study, reflect and meditate until I have been able to know everything possible on the subject. In my opinion, this …
LIVES OF THE SAINTS
St. Lutgardis of Aywières - Conquered by Divine Love from Childhood
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 188, June 2023
In the distant year of 1182, a little girl with bright and lively eyes was born into a family in Tongres, a town in Belgium, and she was christened Lutgardis. As her personality developed, she showed a remarkable appetite for the supernatural life and an almost experiential sense of God’s …
INSIDE FRONT COVER
Purity that Inspires Love and Trust
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 187, May 2023
Philip’s purity, if we consider it deeply, was only another aspect of his love of God, and this is true of all purity that is perfect and persevering and virginal. We see in the entire life of our Saint that the practice of this virtue is one ray of the …
EDITORIAL
The Great Return
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 187, May 2023
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the Creator made the universe according to the exitus-reditus scheme: creatures left God’s hands (exitus) in order to return to Him (reditus). In the Old Testament, the Lord facilitated this “return” through the covenant with Israel. It was up to the chosen people to respond …
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