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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...
What is the deepest ground we have for adoring God?
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. My purpose is to discuss how we are to put our faith in God’s love as the One who created us and continues to create. This is the first article of faith of the Apostles’ Creed: I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and...
Anyone not rooted in the teaching of Christ does not possess God
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. In almost any group of Catholics today, one hears the question frequently asked, "Are you a conservative or liberal Catholic?" Or perhaps it is posed, "Are you charismatic?" Then again the speaker may interrogate his audience about his...
Discovering the concept of deity in various religions
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Among the religions of the world, the concept of the deity differs considerably. One of the main objects of the study of comparative religion has been to clarify the different ideas of God or the deity professed by the major religious...