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The Roman Primary and the Spiritual Life
Until recent years, we would hardly have written on a subject like “The Roman Primacy and the Spiritual Life.” But much has happened to call for some inquiry into the relationship between faith in the papal primacy and growth in the spiritual life. We now know, more...
Our Hope for the Third Millenium
As we begin the third millennium of Christianity, there is wisdom in our looking into the future, into two futures: our personal future and the future of the Church, as the Mystical Body of Christ. Why look to the future? Because we need to strengthen our resolves by...
The Art of Forming the Conscience of a Child
From THE TRUTH CRUSADE SERIES ALBUM, VOLUME ii, Eternal Life The single most important element in training children is to form their consciences. How can this be done effectively? To form a child's conscience is an art. This subject is immense. We will touch on four...
A Catholic’s Responsibility as Leader in the Right to Life
It may seem like a strange title to speak of, "Pro- Life Leadership: The Catholic Way." What is unusual about this title is that we commonly speak about the pro-life movement, period. We do not distinguish between pro-life leaders in general, and Catholics who are...
Eucharistic Theology
In the sixteenth century, theories concerning the Holy Eucharist ranged from complete symbolism to some kind of spiritual presence. To meet this challenge to the Catholic faith, the Council of Trent defined the Real Presence in a series of four...
Childlikeness
On several dramatic occasions Christ had children brought to Him that He might bless them, embrace them and identify them as models for His followers to imitate. Clearly when Christ identified children as the patterns that we are somehow to pattern our lives on if we...
Survival of the Catholic Family
Why is the strength of the Catholic family necessary for the restoration of family life throughout the world? Because the survival of the family throughout the world depends on strong Catholic families. We are entering on a new era in human history. The world is fast...
What Does It Mean to Believe?
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Before we begin to answer what it means to believe, it may be useful to explain that faith is not some strange experience professed by some people and denied by others. Faith is a common possession of the human race. Aristotle defined man...
Salvation of the Infidel
Where do those who have traditionally been called infidels obtain the faith that St. Paul says is necessary to please God? The Body of Christ (not unlike human bodies) is active beyond its own physical self. From the Spirit of Christ, which animates the Church, it...
How to Keep Your Children Catholic
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. This is surely an unusual subject for today’s conference, “How to Keep Your Children Catholic.” The subject may be unusual, but it is desperately important. I would like to briefly address myself to three questions, expressed in three...