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...
by Editor | Sep 27, 2015 | Papacy
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are certain events in the Gospels that synthesize what a Catholic is supposed to be. These events are at once both mysteries and challenges. They are mysteries because, though revealed, we cannot fully understand them. That, by the...
by Editor | Sep 25, 2015 | Saints
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. First, looking at your chart, you wonder what else is there to write about Vincent de Paul. His principle biographer is Coste Leonard – Coste, and then in the English translation, Leonard – in thirteen volumes, of the correspondence, the...
by Editor | Sep 23, 2015 | Joseph, Saints
St. Joseph, Patron of Dedicated Souls by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are many good reasons why St. Joseph should be the special heavenly patron of dedicated souls – in the religious life, in the priesthood, and among the laity. But as the Church teaches, he...
