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...
by Editor | Sep 21, 2015 | Course on Grace, Grace, Old Testament, Sacraments
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Part One : Chapter V :: Grace in the Old Testament Justification in the Old Testament. Justification may be described simply as the acquisition of sanctifying grace (or of infused justice). If a man is in the state of sin (original or...
by Editor | Sep 16, 2015 | Course on Grace, Creation, Grace
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Part One : Chapter IV :: Grace to Adam Deiform Man. What graces were given to Adam in the state of original justice? The array of graces that made him supernatural man: the Indwelling Trinity – sanctifying grace – infused virtues – gifts of...
