by Editor | Jul 26, 2021 | Council of Trent, Eucharist, Mass, Prayer, Sacraments, Teaching, Vatican II
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The purpose of our present meditation is to explain how the Mass is the sacrifice sacrament of the Eucharist. Again, we will draw on the church’s teaching on the Mass, especially focusing on definitions from the Council of Trent in the...
by Editor | Jun 25, 2021 | Books, Catechesis, Shop
“This volume is intended to meet a widely felt need for an up-to-date and concise source book on the principal teachings of the Catholic Church. Since the close of the Second Vatican Council, there has been such an accumulation of ecclesiastical constitutions...
by Editor | Jun 25, 2021 | Books, Christ to Catholicism, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, Hierarchy
Christ to Catholicism PART TWO: DOGMATIC ECCLESIOLOGY Chapter V. Definition of the Catholic Church by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Up to this point, our study of the Catholic Church has been primarily historical and apologetic. We examined the Church from the early...
by Editor | May 25, 2021 | Books, Doctrine, Morality, Shop, Truth
This brief catechism (as Father Hardon reveals to us) is meant to synthesize the teaching of Pope John Paul II’s historic document, Veritas Splendor, on the relation of the Christian faith and Christian morality. Faith identifies what we’re to believe with our...
by Editor | May 25, 2021 | Books, Christ to Catholicism, Ecclesiology
<< Chapter III Table of Contents Chapter V >> Christ to Catholicism PART ONE: APOLOGETIC FOUNDATIONS IV. Recognizing the True Church by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are two basic positions in the medley of world religions outside the Catholic Church. One...
