Tag: Dilexit nos

Fr Flader answers a question on the difficulty with devotion to the various images of the Sacred Heart. Although some don’t have any problem with loving Christ himself, how can some understand the use of the images, some of which they don’t find particularly appealing?  

In his encyclical Dilexit nos Pope Francis speaks about how devotion to the Sacred Heart helped counteract the errors of Jansenism and Gnosticism. Could you please tell me what Jansenism and Gnosticism were, so I can understand this better?  

The Synod document emphasises renewal through “returning to the sources,” inspired by Vatican II, to address the church’s modern challenges. Synodality, as a means of spiritual and structural reform, aims to counter the “crisis of participation” by promoting greater involvement of the faithful. True success, however, depends on a deep, Christ-centred conversion.

If I was to sit down with a stranger for a fleeting moment and had just one sentence to summarise the New Testament and share the Good News, I would say, “The New Testament is the proclamation of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, and his teachings of redemption, salvation and love," writes Stephen Lacey.

Pope Francis released his new encyclical on the Sacred Heart titled, "Dilexit nos: on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ," where he invites the church to reflect on the love of Christ and how we can better reflect that love to others.