by Editor | Aug 16, 2016 | Assumption, Doctrine, Mariology
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. On November 1, 1950, Pius XII answered the requests of the Catholic hierarchy with a solemn definition that, “by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by Our own authority, We pronounce, declare...
by Editor | Jul 29, 2016 | Devotions, Priesthood
The Precious Blood of Christ Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our present conference is on the Precious Blood of Christ. As you know, we are reflecting on the principal attributes of Christ which Father Gerald identifies as the foundation stones for the imitation of Christ....
by Editor | Jul 1, 2016 | Saints, Spirituality
St. John the Baptist by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The one person whom the Liturgy most features during the season of Advent is John the Baptist. He was described by the Savior as the greatest person ever born of woman. We may be sure the Savior excluded himself, who is...
by Editor | Jun 22, 2016 | Canonization, Charity, Grace, Jesuits, Mercy, Penance, Prayer, Religious, Saints, Spirituality, Suffering, Virtue
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga – Jesuit Saint by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We [the Jesuits] have our own great mystic, St. Aloysius. St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born on March the 9th, 1568 in Lombardy, in Italy, and he died around midnight between the 20th and 21st of June...
by Editor | Jun 13, 2016 | Apostolate, Charity, Family, Incarnation, Laity, Mariology, Marriage, Martyrdom, Mercy, Rosary, Saints, St. Joseph, Virtue
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Some time ago while in Washington, I stopped at the Georgetown University Library to check the latest issue of the monthly magazine, The Marxist Review. Sure enough, there was an article on women’s liberation. A sentence or two by way of...
