by Editor | May 4, 2015 | God, Teaching
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. This article on “God the Creator” will be unusual. It will consist of nearly twenty paragraphs. Each paragraph will be introduced by a one-sentence statement. These statements will summarize the content of each paragraph. Taken together,...
by Editor | May 1, 2015 | Family, Joseph, Marriage
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. If there was one fact of our Christian faith which needs to be stressed today it is the need for a father in the family. At the center of the social revolution today is the attack on men, as husbands and fathers of families. Behind this...
by Editor | Apr 29, 2015 | History, Saints
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. What I want to do today is to cover as much as we can about the life, writings and significance of St. Catherine of Siena. One reason is because St. Catherine lived in a time when the Church was in, I would say, the gravest crisis of her...
by Editor | Apr 27, 2015 | God, Spirituality
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. My purpose is to discuss how we are to put our faith in God’s love as the One who created us and continues to create. This is the first article of faith of the Apostles’ Creed: I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and...
by Editor | Apr 24, 2015 | Doctrine, Orthodoxy
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. In almost any group of Catholics today, one hears the question frequently asked, “Are you a conservative or liberal Catholic?” Or perhaps it is posed, “Are you charismatic?” Then again the speaker may interrogate his...