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The poor souls in purgatory still have the stains of sin within them
We are not certain if purgatory is a place where souls are cleansed, but what’s important to know is that it is a state in which souls undergo purification.
Halloween: It Is a Protestant Heresy to Honor The Saints
History of the Church: 1517 A.D. to the Present Theology for The Laity Series – Fall ‘94 The Real Meaning of Halloween by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Now once more, the sequence for today’s classes will first be on Church History and then on the Third Article of the...
How is the Rosary a channel of grace?
The Rosary: A Prayer for All Times The Indispensable Prayer for Our Times by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our title for this conference is, “The Rosary: A Prayer for All Times.” I would like to add a subtitle, so that the full title will read: “The Rosary: A Prayer for...
Without this faith, there would not have been a Mother Teresa
The Spirituality of Mother Teresa by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. It is a privilege to say a few words about Mother Teresa at this first anniversary Mass, commemorating her death on September 5th, 1997. I thought I would concentrate on some of the features of her...
Martyrs: Followers of Christ must pay dearly for their loyalty to the Master
Our Times: The Age of Martyrs by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Never in the history of the papacy has any Bishop of Rome written at greater length about martyrdom than Pope John Paul II. His encyclical The Gospel of Life devotes a thousand or more words to the call to...
Why the Holy Trinity Crowned Our Lady
Our Lady of the Rosary - Marian Retreat Glorious Mysteries The Coronation of Our Lady by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our closing conference is on the Fifth Glorious Mystery, the Coronation of Our Lady, implied, Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and of earth. All...
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. On November 1, 1950, Pius XII answered the requests of the Catholic hierarchy with a solemn definition that, “by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by Our own authority, We pronounce, declare...
Blood of Christ, Price of Our Salvation.
The Precious Blood of Christ Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our present conference is on the Precious Blood of Christ. As you know, we are reflecting on the principal attributes of Christ which Father Gerald identifies as the foundation stones for the imitation of Christ....
John the Baptist: He must increase and I must decrease
St. John the Baptist by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The one person whom the Liturgy most features during the season of Advent is John the Baptist. He was described by the Savior as the greatest person ever born of woman. We may be sure the Savior excluded himself, who is...
The Life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga - Jesuit Saint by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We [the Jesuits] have our own great mystic, St. Aloysius. St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born on March the 9th, 1568 in Lombardy, in Italy, and he died around midnight between the 20th and 21st of June in...