There are countless ways to turn toward God. For us, as adorers in our homes, the path begins with contemplating God’s love for humanity—the face of a God who draws near by giving us what is most precious to Him: His Son. This love is revealed in the pierced Heart of Jesus, the place where God’s tenderness meets the deepest center of our own lives. In that Heart we see love poured out without reserve: a Heart given to the very end, opened on the cross, loving without conditions, without...

Introduction. Devotion to Mary can never be viewed as a separate, autonomous, or isolated element within Christian spirituality, nor can it overlook its ultimate purpose: “To glorify God and to commit Christians to a life in accordance with his will” (Paul VI). It must always be oriented toward the glory of God and the fulfillment of His will, manifested in Jesus: the proclamation and building of the Kingdom of God. She herself points this out to us in the Gospel: “Do whatever He tells you”...

The risen Jesus places before all of us the choice of joining the new world he has inaugurated, which is the Way of Life and the Future of Life for all. “Jesus has triumphed over death” is the proclamation of each person’s victory over their own death. Jesus, the Living One, has become the Gospel for the world: God saves human life, freeing it from the destruction of death. To believe in Jesus is to proclaim that his life, given up for love, has attained salvation for the whole human race...