by Editor | Jan 11, 2016 | Vocations
Vocations and the Commitment Crisis by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. SRV Chaplain With the dwindling number of entries into seminaries and novitiates, we naturally ask, “What happened?” And we are inclined to put the blame where it does not belong, on a lack of vocations....
by Editor | Dec 23, 2015 | Family
The Holy Family: Model for the Modern World by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. If there is one phenomenon that characterizes the modern world, especially the modern western world, it is the breakdown of family life. The most rampant divorce rate of human history, which in...
by Editor | Dec 22, 2015 | Christmas
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Most people take for granted that we number the years as we do. This year is 1990 A.D. But behind the number is not only a fact of history; it is the turning point of history. It separates two ages in the annals of the human race:...
by Editor | Dec 3, 2015 | Advent, Saints
St. John the Baptist by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The one person whom the Liturgy most features during the season of Advent is John the Baptist. He was described by the Savior as the greatest person ever born of woman. We may be sure the Savior excluded himself, who is...
by Editor | Nov 26, 2015 | Prayer
Prayer and the First Commandment by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The most generic and fundamental definition of prayer: the conscious adoration of God. We might say it is expressed adoration. Adoration manifest. It is the communication of our minds and wills with God with...
