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Our Lord’s resurrection is a fact of recorded history
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Conference by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Jesus appeared to His mother first, the Fathers of the Church tell us, to Mary Magdalen, then to the holy women, next to Peter, to the disciples of Emmaus, then through barred doors, to the...
A gift of God to the Church: The Catechism of the Catholic Church
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The supreme Shepherd of the whole Church refers to the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a “singular gift of Providence.” The very reason for the existence of the Church, to evangelize, to teach. “Teach them to carry out everything that I...
The Annunciation: The culmination of human history
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our present meditation is on: The Annunciation. It is the same Gabriel that announced to Zachary that Elizabeth, in her old age, would conceive and bear a son. Given the magnitude of this great mystery of the Annunciation, I thought we...
Every vocation is born of sacrifice
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 8: Sacrifice and Vocations Every vocation is born of sacrifice, is maintained by sacrifice and is measured in the apostolate by the sacrifice of those whom God calls to the priesthood or the consecrated life. This...
There are many ways that Christ can be imitated
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Societies, like individuals, have distinct personalities. Or, more accurately, societies, no less than individuals, are as effective as they are distinctive, contributing their unique share to the welfare of mankind under the Providence of...
Prayer animated by the cheerful acceptance of the Cross
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 7: Suffering and Vocations When did Christ redeem the world? When He died on Good Friday. How did Christ redeem the world? By His Passion and Death on Calvary. Why do we make the Sign of the Cross? To remind ourselves...
Religious are to be nothing less than martyrs
Rev. John A. Hardon, S.J. The new Code of Canon Law could not be more clear. It declares that, “The public witness to be rendered by religious to Christ and the Church entails a separation from the world proper to the character and purpose of each institute” (Canon...
We are living in the most “de-Catholicized” age of Christianity
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Dear Members and Friends, I believe the breakdown of religious life in the Western world is a phenomenon unique in the history of Christianity. There have been, since the last half of this century, more departures from Catholicism, more...
Prayer is a normal condition for perseverance.
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 6: Vocations and Prayer A vocation is a special grace that God gives to certain people to serve Him in the priesthood or the consecrated life. He gives this grace, as Christ Himself told us, in answer to prayer. Whose...
Our witness will be effective as we testify by the joy that is ours
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction 1. As we approach our next subject, the apostolate of religious witness, it will be useful to recall that both the Second Vatican Council and Pope Paul VI stress the role of religious as witnesses to the world. 2. We know...