by Editor | Nov 23, 2015 | History, Islam
Islam by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. To most Christians, Mohammedanism is only a vague religious movement that somehow gave rise to the Crusades and that presently affects the culture and political aspirations of certain people in North Africa, the Near East and...
by Editor | Nov 18, 2015 | Charity, Evil
Love Your Enemies A homily by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Jesus said to his disciples, “You have heard the commandment: You shall love your countryman but hate your enemy. My command to you is: love your enemies; pray...
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...
