Deepertruth: Mark Kiser's Conversion Story For the Sacred Heart of J esus

Mark Kiser is a former Methodis Pastor who became Catholic about 4 years ago and today is a Catholic apologist, tonight I want to share his story and how he became a member of Deepertruth.

“Behold the Heart that has loved you so much!” Jesus told St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. In her journal, she writes, “I could plainly see his Heart, pierced and bleeding, yet there were flames, too, coming from it and a crown of thorns around it. He told me to behold his Heart which so loved humanity.” The power of the Sacred Heart, then and now, is rooted in relationship. Jesus loves us and is passionately seeking relationship with us.

The center of our faith is not an idea, but a person: Jesus Christ ( Benedict XVI ). In fact, we believe in a Trinity of Persons. God is relationship, and God seeks relationship with us. Believing the truth, living a moral life, and doing justice are all important aspects of Christianity. These things are possible only through a close friendship with Christ. “Behold the Heart!” His passionate, beating Heart—fully human and fully divine. This Heart was pierced by the soldier’s lance as Jesus hung on the Cross, and out flowed blood and water, symbols of the Church’s sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist. Amid wars, violence, and turmoil, the Sacred Heart remains an image of life and love. In a world of distraction, division, and loneliness, we need Jesus at the Heart of our lives, to behold his Heart as he beholds us. 

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was centered in the Heart of Jesus. By her prayers and witness, his love can shine through us, too. St Margaret Mary, pray for us!