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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...
God Keeps the World in Existence Positively, Directly and Immediately
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS II God Keeps the World in Existence Positively, Directly and Immediately by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The present thesis is the next logical step after seeing that God created the...
God Alone Created the World, In Time and with Perfect Freedom
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS I God Alone Created the World, In Time and with Perfect Freedom by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Just as deity describes the intimate nature of God, so the whole cosmos or everything...
We need heroic Catholics to restore sanity in the world
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. As Catholics, we believe that the Second Person of the Holy Trinity was sent into the world to redeem the human race and restore our friendship with God. But we also believe that the Third Person of the Holy Trinity was sent by Christ on...
Without prayer we will lose the divine life we possess
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The popular understanding of prayer as asking for God's help is correct. Most of the prayers in the Scriptures are petitions. Most of the prayers of the liturgy are the same. Even the acts of adoration or love are always implicit petitions....