by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Vatican II
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. (An address to a regional meeting of the Society of Catholic Teachers of Sacred Doctrine, University of Dayton, Ohio, November 28, 1959.) Taken collectively, the councils of the Church are a synthesis of Catholic teaching on faith and...
by Editor | Jan 17, 2015 | History, Monasticism, Spirituality
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Institute on Religious Life and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence of Chicago bring you the third in a series of lectures given by Fr. John A. Hardon S.J. on the theme, History of Religious Life. Father John Hardon is a professor...
by Editor | Jan 15, 2015 | Catechesis, Evangelization, Vatican II
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Catholic Church is going through the most remarkable development of her twenty centuries. At the heart of this development is her growth in understanding the revealed faith bequeathed to her by Jesus Christ. Another term for this growth...
by Editor | Jan 13, 2015 | Spirituality, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
PREFACE In his 1996 Apostolic Exhortation Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II writes: The invitation of Jesus, “Come and see” (Jn 1:39), is the golden rule of pastoral work for promoting vocations even today. (no. 64) This passage expresses so well the...
by Editor | Jan 10, 2015 | Baptism, Holy Spirit, Incarnation
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction With this meditation, we begin the public life of Jesus Christ. We call it the public life to distinguish it from the 30 years of Christ’s hidden life at Nazareth. We also call it the public life because it represents Christ’s...
