The Secret of the Heart Gironella The life of the Church

The life of the Church is the life of Christ Himself

and the tension between such Christian ideals as fidelity

establishes freedom as the condition for both good and evil

Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) was a Norwegian novelist and essayist and a convert to the Catholic faith

who wants to marry Aline

The Secret of the Heart Gironella The life of the ChurchThe Secret of the Heart presents an eloquent summary of St. Catherine of Sienas spiritual teaching on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Flowing from her intimate relationship with Christ, and bolstered by her prodigious intellectual prowess, St. Catherines theology has at its crux the immense and inexpressible love of God for mankind. The heart, as Sr. Mary Jeremiah, O. P., states, is the treasure house containing all her favorite images. As such, St.