What Does the Tradition Say about the Heart?
Heresy always sets the mood against the mind.
In the aftermath of Pope Francis’ lovely encyclical, Dilexit Nos (He loved us), there is an inspiration to pursue in some depth a psychology in the true sense, i.e. a study of the psyche (ψυχή), the Greek word for soul. Dilexit Nos deals with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and so prompts questions about the status of the heart in the psyche. How does the heart relate to the array of faculties…