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Robert Bellarmine First Bishop to Petition for the Immaculate Conception
According to available evidence, Robert Bellarmine was the first bishop of the Catholic Church to have formally petitioned the Holy See for a definition of the Immaculate Conception. It was made while he was serving as cardinal member of the Congregation of the...
Mary’s Central Role in Catechetics
Mary’s Central Role in Catechetical Controversy by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are in general two kinds of religious programs in use in the Catholic schools and confraternity classes in the United States at the present time. They may conveniently be classed as...
The Divine Confirmation of the Message of Fatima
The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The miracle of the sun at Fatima is more important than most people realize. It is, in fact, the divine confirmation of the message of Fatima. To appreciate its importance, we should ask ourselves three...
The Assumption of Our Lady
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin means that after Her life on earth, Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven. Unlike other saints, therefore, Our Lady is in Heaven not only with Her soul but also with Her glorified body. Pope Pius XII...
The Church is holy
Retreat on the Credo Faith in the Holy Catholic Church and the Communion of Saints by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The first eight articles of the Apostles' Creed are an expression of our faith in the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Their work of creation,...
St. Aloysius: Chosen as the universal patron of youth
Anyone who thinks that Jesuits are cut to a single mold, by now you can see we are very, very different. More than once I have made a statistic of the average life span of our canonized saints, Aloysius brings the age way down and we have a lot of young saints. The...
The Teaching of the Church on the Real Presence in the Sixteenth Century
A Eucharistic Retreat Meditation #4 The Teaching of the Church on the Real Presence in the Sixteenth Century by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our present meditation is on the teaching of the Church on the Real Presence in the Sixteenth Century. It seems only reasonable to...
Pentecostalism as an ideology is not the answer
Pentecostalism: Evaluating a Phenomenon by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The following lecture was given by Fr. John A. Hardon at the Annual Conference for the Clergy, Archdiocese of New York, April 20-21, 1971. Before entering on the formal presentation, I think it will...
The holiness of God is the total otherness of God
The Divine Attributes Retreat The Attributes of God The Holiness of God by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. I doubt if too many years ago a conference on holiness, except perhaps to a cloistered community of religious, would have been, I don't say appreciated, but even really...
The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession
The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Judging by the drastic drop in confessions in countries like the United States, the false opinion is gaining ground that Confession is not to be received, or made, frequently. No...