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Course on Grace
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. INTRODUCTION Grace is one of the most complex, ramifying and difficult of subjects, yet one most fruitful to mind and soul. We like to characterize the world of grace as a hidden world, within the world that we know rather well. Our most...
The Spirit Speaks Through the Church on Every Occasion
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We commonly think of the Church’s teaching authority in connection with controversies that arise among Catholic scholars or when some issue touching on faith or morals threatens the integrity of the Christian religion. No doubt the Church...
Our Lord promised that if we possess the truth we shall be free
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The most fundamental need of human beings is to know the truth. Unless they know the truth, they cannot choose what is truly good. What is truly good is that which leads us to eternal life. The focus of the present issue of The Catholic...
In his judgment, these and other great mystics of Christianity were insane
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Let me begin by quoting from a standard dictionary. "A vision is something seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight: an imaging, supernatural, or prophetic sight beheld in sleep or ecstasy; especially one that conveys a revelation." A...
The Trinity is the pattern for our liberty
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the most fundamental of our faith. On it everything else depends and from it everything else derives. Hence the Church’s constant concern to safeguard the revealed truth that God is One in nature and Three...
The soul’s loving desire to undo the evil committed by sin
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The following is the class discussion that followed from Fr. Hardon's biographical sketch of Saint Catherine of Siena. Just a few notes: you should all have received a quiz on Catherine of Siena. You don't have to read much of her life to...
Is the United States the most sectarian country in the world?
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Religious historians sometimes call the United States the most sectarian country in the world. Hundreds of independent religious groups have developed and flourished in the nation. While some have been distinctly Protestant in character,...
Don’t Miss Out On the 2015 Church Teaches Forum!
Eternal Life is an apostolate inspired by the teachings and spiritual direction of Fr. John Hardon with the express intention of educating Catholics in the full teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Regretfully, it is no surprise that the average Catholic is unaware...
Have angels taken flight from Catholic theology?
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part Two: Creation as a Divine Fact Section One: Angelology THESIS IV There exists angels, who are pure spirits; of whom some persevered in grace and entered heaven while others sinned and were damned. The good angels are...
God’s ultimate purpose in creating is His own goodness
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS III by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. THESIS III: GOD'S ULTIMATE PURPOSE IN CREATING IS HIS OWN GOODNESS: TO MANIFEST HIS PERFECTION THROUGH THE BENEFITS HE BESTOWS ON CREATURES, NOT TO...