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God is the Author of Nature and the Supernatural
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural A Systematic Treatise on God, Man, and the Universe by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION PART ONE: CREATION AS A DIVINE ACT THESIS I: God alone created the world, in time and with perfect freedom....
The Divine and Perfect Prayer
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. By every standard of comparison, the most popular prayer in existence is the Our Father. Not only Catholics and Protestants, but Mohammedans and Jews, admire the Lord's Prayer for its intrinsic beauty, and declare it to be the finest...
How does Jesus leaving earth bring us joy?
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The following are two homilies by Fr. Hardon: 1. Ascension Thursday Gospel Jesus said to his disciples, “Within a short time, you will lose sight of me, but soon after that you shall see me again.” At this time all of the disciples asked...
How God transmits invisible divine blessings to the human race
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Among the mysteries of Catholicism, none is more practically important for our personal lives than the doctrine of grace. It is the very heart of Christianity on its human side, since it describes the panorama of God’s dealing with each one...
Pentecost: The Happiness of the Possession of the Truth
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We know that our Divine Savior placed special emphasis on the fact that what He had begun during His visible stay on earth would be continued and confirmed by the Spirit that He and the Father would send on those who believe. We call them...
Mary’s liberty determined man’s redemption
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Pope John Paul's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is so deep and pronounced that it is not surprising that she finds a place of honor in almost everything he says and writes. In Poland, at the shrine of Our Lady of Jasna Gora, he addressed...
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God is the Being who cannot not exist
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. This article on “God the Creator” will be unusual. It will consist of nearly twenty paragraphs. Each paragraph will be introduced by a one-sentence statement. These statements will summarize the content of each paragraph. Taken together,...
How to reveal and relive on earth the very fatherhood of God
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. If there was one fact of our Christian faith which needs to be stressed today it is the need for a father in the family. At the center of the social revolution today is the attack on men, as husbands and fathers of families. Behind this...
For a whole year she lived exclusively on the Blessed Sacrament
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. What I want to do today is to cover as much as we can about the life, writings and significance of St. Catherine of Siena. One reason is because St. Catherine lived in a time when the Church was in, I would say, the gravest crisis of her...