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The place of decision

 

The heart is the dwelling–place where I am, where I live…the place “to which I withdraw.” The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others…The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death.

“…only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully.”

— Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2563

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Catechism prayer

Prayer – a surge of the heart

box with heart-shaped window revealing a candle within

 

According to Scripture, it is the heart that prays. If our heart is far from God, the words of prayer are in vain.

“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”

— St. Thérèse of Lisieux, as quoted in paragraph 2558

— Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 2562, 2558

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