How to Be a Loyal Catholic Today?

How to Be a Loyal Catholic Today?

How to Be a Loyal Catholic Today? By Being Loyal to the Bishop of Rome by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Not too many years ago this would have been a strange title for a lecture, “How to Be a Loyal Catholic Today.” The reason is obvious. Catholics were Catholics. They were...
The Spiritual Life in the Bible

The Spiritual Life in the Bible

by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. For the opening conference of our retreat, I thought I should explain what our retreat will be all about. I am calling it a Scriptural Retreat or the Spiritual Life in the Bible. In our opening conference I would like to briefly explain...
St. Peter Canisius on Christmas Joy

St. Peter Canisius on Christmas Joy

by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. In the three hundred and fifty years since Peter Canisius died at Fribourg in Switzerland on December 21, 1597, his name has become synonymous with the Counter-Reformation of the Church in German-speaking Europe. He has been variously...
Cooperation of Church and State in American Legislation

Cooperation of Church and State in American Legislation

Co-operation of Church and State – Part I In American Legislation by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Secularist leaders in growing numbers are telling the people that America needs an “entire separation of Church and State.” [1] Organizations like the American Humanist...