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With All Your Heart – Art of the Big-Hearted

June 20, 2017July 5, 2017 / My Catholic Life!

The heart of a blue whale, caught in 1947, was hoisted onto a giant scale. It registered an amazing 1,540 pounds! The heart of this world’s largest animal seems awesome to us, but the really big-hearted are the human love champions that love their enemies. More from Catholic365.com>>>

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