Sacred Heart: Gateway To God

by Wendy M. Wright

Sacred Gateway to God

Genres: Spirituality

Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Wendy M. Wright, PhD is Professor Emerita of Theology at Creighton University in Omaha NE. She teaches regularly in several graduate ministerial programs including Oblate School of Theology's Institute for Contemporary Spirituality, Creighton University's Christian Spirituality Master's program and the National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation. Her expertise falls in the areas of history of spirituality (notably Salesian spirituality), family spirituality, spiritual direction and the Catholic devotional tradition. Her most recent book is Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal (Pauline: Saints by Our Side series) and The Lady of the Angels and Her City: a Marian Pilgrimage (Liturgical Press). She is co-host of the Creighton University podcast "Catholic Comments," (http://cucatholicctr.org/catholic-com...), a retreat director and spiritual guide. She and her husband, Roger Bergman, are the parents of three adult offspring and grandparents of four.

Reviews

[LuAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected this to be more devotional given the sacred heart image at the beginning of each chapter; instead, it is a smattering of history, which was interesting, theology, hymns, prayers and personal anecdotes (which left me wondering about their relevance at times). Thus the the author spoke truly when she said that the book is “a meandering, rummaging response to an intellectual obsession that has haunted me for the better part of a dozen years.” To me it seems more scholarly and less inspiring than her books on liturgical seasons such as "The Time Between"; at times her content and language was too scholarly for the average reader.

Yet there are passages that inspire devotion. The artwork for each chapter is varied, moving and relevant; however, they would be more moving were they larger and in color. It does provide a brief summary of the sacred heart devotion through the years. It’s worth reading for someone who wants to know more about the background of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and hear about saints who’ve found inspiration in it.

[Roger Buck · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a non-traditional approach of a kind that some will find off-putting. But the author's sheer heart and human-ness won me over ...

I have a website dedicated to His Sacred Heart and say more about this in a review here: http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2012/...