by Editor | Mar 23, 2016 | Chastity, Eternity
Chastity and Eternal Life by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The clearest teaching of our faith on the necessity of chastity for attaining eternal life is in Christ’s sermon on the mount. He is telling his followers that the Old Testament prohibition of adultery is not...
by Editor | Mar 15, 2016 | Saints
St. Joseph – Foster Father of Jesus by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. It is remarkable, how little the Holy Spirit says about famous people in the Bible. The classic example of this is Saint Joseph. He is the most prominent saint in the Catholic liturgy after the...
by Editor | Feb 19, 2016 | Lent
Brief History of Lent (Reflections on the meaning and observance of Lent in preparation for the feast of Our Lord’s Resurrection.) by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Written for the Marian Catechist in 1989 It seems certain that a Lenten season preceding Easter goes...
by Editor | Feb 15, 2016 | Devotions, Eucharist
The Sacred Heart Is the Holy Eucharist by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back to the early Church in the time of Divine Revelation. Like all other true devotion in the Catholic Church, devotion to the Sacred Heart is based on...
by Editor | Feb 3, 2016 | Mariology
Chapter XVII | PRESENTATION AND PURIFICATION by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. St. Luke is the principal evangelist of Our Lady. After narrating the birth of Christ at Bethlehem, he tells us in one sentence what happened on the eighth day after Christmas. “When eight days...
