by Editor | Nov 3, 2015 | Marriage, Saints
Saint Augustine and Christian Marriage by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. It must seem strange, or even a bit archaic, to address oneself to a topic like “Saint Augustine and Christian Marriage.” What makes it odd is that Augustine died in 430 A.D. and this is...
by Editor | Nov 1, 2015 | Evangelization, Jesuits, Martyrdom
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our reflections for this afternoon are on the North American Martyrs. That’s the Church’s official name, either the Martyrs of North America or the North American Martyrs and they were all members of the Society of Jesus. There...
by Editor | Oct 30, 2015 | Church Fathers, History, Martyrdom
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We Catholics in the Western world are the most educated people in two millenia of Christianity. Our minds have become filled with knowledge about everything from atomic energy to zoology. Our intellects have been sharpened to a razor’s...
by Editor | Oct 28, 2015 | Faith and Reason, Martyrdom
On Pope John Paul II’s Tenth Anniversary A Meditation by Father John Hardon, S.J. The Holy Father Pope John Paul II celebrated the tenth anniversary of his pontificate last month. To mark the occasion, Father John Hardon has set down these reflections on what this...
by Editor | Oct 24, 2015 | Marriage
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are two names by which the Church refers to this sacrament – either marriage or matrimony. Most popularly when we refer to this sacrament it is “matrimony,” although “marriage” is an appropriate name. I think...
