by Editor | Apr 19, 2019 | Easter, Eucharist, Sacraments
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We do not usually associate Easter and the Holy Eucharist. But we should. Our faith tells us that God became man in order that, by His death on the Cross, He might redeem the world. But this same faith tells us that, when Christ died on...
by Editor | Mar 16, 2019 | Eucharist, Sacraments
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Those who knew Pope John Paul II before his election to the papacy testify to his great personal devotion to the Eucharist. He would spend much time, we are told, before the Blessed Sacrament. And during his whirlwind pilgrimage for seven...
by Editor | Feb 26, 2019 | Eucharist, Miracles
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., S.T.D. During His visible stay on earth Christ performed countless miracles. He restored sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf and the use of their limbs to the paralyzed. The winds and sea obeyed Him. He told the dead Lazarus to come...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2019 | Chastity, Eucharist
The Eucharist and Chastityby Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our subject for tonight’s conference is “The Eucharist and Chastity.” It could just as well be, “The Necessity of the Eucharist for Chastity,” or even, “There Can Be No Chastity...
by Editor | Nov 30, 2018 | Mariology, Saints
According to available evidence, Robert Bellarmine was the first bishop of the Catholic Church to have formally petitioned the Holy See for a definition of the Immaculate Conception. It was made while he was serving as cardinal member of the Congregation of the...
