We are named for the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This fall we unveil a new logo to emphasize our name and mission. The Sacred Heart is a special devotion of the Jesuits, beginning in France in the 1600s. The heart is an image of love. The Heart of Jesus shows the love of God poured out for us. The white cross marks this symbol as a disctintly Christian devotion. The flame around it symbolizes the burning love of Christ— for His Father and for each of us. In her vision of the Sacred Heart in the 1600s, St Margaret Mary saw the flame and cross. We pray that your with us retreat will ‘set your heart on fire’ with the love of God, your family and friends, and those most in need.
The ‘wavy lines’ across the heart are a double symbol. They are an image of the crown of thorns which Jesus wore in his Passion. These jagged lines also point to the Rocky Mountains; our retreat house is in Sedalia CO, in the foothills of the Front Range, just south of Denver.
Jesus called the disciples to go “up to the mountaintop” with him in the Transfiguration [Luke 9:28-36]. There, Jesus is glorified before his friends— sharing his love, power, and wisdom with them. We pray that your retreat here is a similar ‘mountaintop experience’ with the Lord— and that you come back for retreat year after year.