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

by David Richo

Paperback, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

248

Publication

Paulist Press (2007), 136 pages

Description

Based on a combination of extensive research, the author's interest in mysticism, and his own personal devotion to the Sacred Heart-a lost treasure from our Catholic past-The Sacred Heart of the World unlocks a new future of vibrant and conscious faith. Its threefold purpose is to inspire devotion to the Sacred Heart, to rekindle spiritual devotion, and to center the Sacred Heart into a spirituality that will appeal both to Catholics and to people from a variety of religious traditions. Book jacket.

User reviews

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Absolutely beautiful book by David Richo, a psychotherapist and former priest who has a delicate, mystical touch, deftly leading the reader into deeper and deeper levels of friendship with the Source of All Being. I love this little book, especially for Richo's use of alchemical images and his
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impressive familiarity with the work of other great spiritual writers.

Audience: People of faith at any stage of the spectrum (new to their faiths or established in them) who have a bit of a Bohemian streak -- if Carl Jung resonates with them, so will this book.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

8.02 inches

ISBN

0809144557 / 9780809144556
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