by Editor | Apr 10, 2015 | Come&See Book, Education, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 10: Religious Education and Vocations Vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life depend on good religious education just as the harvest depends on a good soil. Vocations prosper when religious education in...
by Editor | Apr 3, 2015 | Mariology, Resurrection
by Fr. John Hardon, S.J. Our Lady, the First Witness It is not only a pious opinion that the Risen Savior first appeared to His Mother Mary on Easter Sunday. No less than six Doctors of the Church, including SS. Ambrose, Anselm and Albert the Great held that Our Lady...
by Editor | Apr 1, 2015 | Come&See Book, Confession, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 9: Confession and Vocations The sacrament of confession is closely related to priestly and religious vocations. It is not too much to say, in most cases, that the sacrament of penance is a condition for recognizing,...
by Editor | Mar 30, 2015 | Eucharist, History, Resurrection
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Conference by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Jesus appeared to His mother first, the Fathers of the Church tell us, to Mary Magdalen, then to the holy women, next to Peter, to the disciples of Emmaus, then through barred doors, to the...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Apologetics, Catechesis, Education, Evangelization
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The supreme Shepherd of the whole Church refers to the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a “singular gift of Providence.” The very reason for the existence of the Church, to evangelize, to teach. “Teach them to carry out everything that I...
