Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now: Sacred Heart of Jesus

Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week Sacred Heart of Jesus 3 Jul 2011, 11:01 am Sacred Heart of Jesus Back to Last Page >     Glossary Index>  Related Terms • Jesus   Definition: Once a year, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates a feast day in order to honor and remember the "faith and steadfastness" of Jesus. This day is known as the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The heart was chosen as an object of devotion because of Jesus' love for humanity. A visual symbol representing this love is a heart surrounded by a crown of thorns and radiating light. This devotion can be traced, in various forms, back through the Middle Ages amoung different mystics and ascetics. According to Catholic tradition, however, it's wider popularity can be traced more recently to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French Visitandine nun. She experienced a series of visions starting in 1673 which revealed to her the importance of devotion to the Sacred Heart and that she was to make this public. Although the day moves around from year to year, it always occurs in June. A mass and office for a feast were originally suggested in the 17th century, but they first authorized in 1765 by Clement XIII. It was not until 1856 that it was added to the church calendar by Pius IX. Later, Leo XIII consecrated all of humanity to the Sacred Heart in 1899. Many churches and other religious organizations also include in their name the phrase "Sacred Heart" as a tribute to faith and steadfastness. Also Known As: none Alternate Spellings: none Common Misspellings: none Related Resources: What is Christianity? What are the various Christian groups, denominations, sects and heresies? What are some key concepts in Christian theology? What are some of the most important events in Christian history? All of this and more are covered in the Christianity FAQ. What is the Philosophy of Religion? Sometimes confused with theology, the Philosophy of Religion is the philosophical study of religious beliefs, religious doctrines, religious arguments and religious history. The line between theology and the philosophy of religion isn't always sharp, but the primary difference is that theology tends to be apologetical in nature, committed to the defense of particular religious positions, whereas Philosophy of Religion is committed to the investigation of religion itself, rather than the truth of any particular religion. What is Theism? What is the difference between monotheism and monolatry? Between pantheism and panentheism? How about between animism and shamanism? Or theism and deism? What the heck is henotheism? What is Religion? A system of human beliefs, ideals and practices which is harder to define than it may at first appear. Read more about how dictionaries, scholars and others have tried to define and explain religion. Back to Last Page >     Glossary Index> You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.