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Wednesday, 16 November 2011

The Sacred Heart and the Carmelite tradition.

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Elias/Elijah St. John the Baptist " A well-known quote from Teilhard is  that 'Tout ce qui monte converge'  - all that ri...
Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Feast of All Saints of Wales and Memorial Bl. John Duns Scotus

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 I have spent the past few days on my return from France preparing for today which in Wales and Scotland are celebrated as the feast days fo...
Thursday, 3 November 2011

Following the Sacred Heart to Paris: (6) St Mary Magdalen and the Sacred Heart

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I was so pleased that Ian included St. Mary Magdalen on our  the icon of the Sacred Heart.  (Read, for example, here. ) Spending some time ...
Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Following the Sacred Heart to Paris: (5) Climbing the hill to Sacre Coeur

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If you follow the Sacred Heart to Paris, then it is inevitable that you end up in Sacre Coeur. For me it is a place full of memories  as I t...
Monday, 31 October 2011

Jean -Simon Berthélemy's Sacred Heart of Saint Sulpice

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Berthélemy's Sacred Heart: click to enlarge.** Reflecting on the painting by Jean -Simon Berthélemy  - dated 1784- in the Church of S...
Sunday, 30 October 2011

Following the Sacred Heart to Paris: (4) L'Art Saint Sulpice and the art of the Sacred Heart

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From the sublime to to ridiculous!   Despite the desire to experience the love of the Sacred Heart as manifested in the lives in the lives o...
Friday, 28 October 2011

Following the Sacred Heart to Paris: (3) The road to the rue du Bac

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The sad thing about so many of the 'tourist trap' churches in Paris, especially Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur is the fact that they a...