by Editor | Jun 8, 2020 | Books, Prayer, Shop
Grow in Union with God! Here is a handy little book for both religious and laity who are looking for the one and only irreplaceable means of growing in union with God. …the meaning of prayer, the various types of prayer, how to practice mental prayer, how to...
by Editor | May 24, 2020 | Ecclesiology, Hierarchy, Holiness, Priesthood
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. It may seem a bit strange that all the major exhortations of the modern Popes to priests stress the importance of the virtues of humility and obedience, with no exception. On second thought, however, it is not unexpected. You would expect...
by Editor | Apr 24, 2020 | Holy Spirit
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We speak of the Holy Spirit in many different ways: as Love, as Gift, as the Paraclete, as the Advocate. All of these titles are biblical and identify some of the profound attributes of the Spirit promised by Christ before his Ascension...
by Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | Penance, Sacraments, Scripture, Vatican II
The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick was already implied in Christ’s first mission to the twelve apostles. “So they set off to preach repentance; and they cast out many devils, and anointed many sick people with oil and cured them” (Mark 6:13). Some time during His...
by Editor | Feb 29, 2020 | Education, Faith and Reason, God, History
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Definitions and Etymology Theology, literally “the science of God,” is derived from the Greek Theos (God) and logos (study). The term was used by the Stoics in the third century B.C. to describe a reasoned analysis of the deity. Earlier...
