The Patience of God

by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We were last considering the humility of God and especially his humility in becoming Man. In other words, in speaking of Christ we distinguish between his humility as the Son of God who became Man and then his humility as Man in which he...

Perpetual Adoration, True Peace in the World

Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We begin by making a simple statement. The true peace about which we are speaking is peace of heart. There is no need to explain why we should talk about peace of heart. If there is any single recommendation, and even mandate, that His...

 The Holy Spirit Sustains the Virtue of Hope

by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Editor note:  This article on hope applies appropriately to the season of Advent. On the first Ascension Thursday, just before Jesus ascended to His heavenly Father, He made a promise to His apostles that we desperately need to hear in our...

Christianity Is the Religion of Joy

by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Now our present class is on joy, because today as you know, in the middle of Advent is who knows what name, Latin name the Church gives? It is? Gaudete Sunday. There are two principle words in Latin for joy, they are gaudium and laetitia as...