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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...
The desires of the flesh are against the Spirit
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Penance and reparation are the consequences of sin. Or again, penance and reparation are the price we have to pay for our own and other people's sin. Penance and reparation, finally, are what God requires from sinners as a condition for...
The Eucharist is the infallible way of preserving vocations
by Fr. John A Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 5: The Eucharist and Vocations It is impossible to exaggerate the close relation between the Holy Eucharist and vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. This is only to be expected once we realize that...
The Catholic Discovery of America
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We are addressing ourselves to the subject of The Catholic Discovery of America. This year [1992] is the five-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. It is also the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth...
Virtue: the happiness of becoming a member of the Holy Trinity
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. This is our closing conference. I mean it when I say it pains me to have to leave. But, I promise from today on, first time I made this promise, I will remember the Handmaids of the Precious Blood by name every morning after rising and the...
Family should be fertile soil for vocations
by Fr. John A Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 4: The Catholic Family and Vocations Where are vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life mainly fostered? In strong Catholic families. When do these vocations flourish? When Catholic families flourish. When...
If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The following is an excerpt from: The Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan The Catholic Church has been persecuted in every period of her history. However, the first three centuries of the Christian era are commonly known as the Age of...