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A Religious Vocation is a Grace
Come & See Chapter Two: What Is a Religious Vocation? A vocation to the religious/consecrated life is a special grace that God gives to certain persons, calling them to a life of the evangelical counsels. There is more than passing value in stressing the fact that...
Great Saints and Their Spiritual Contribution
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The History of Religious Life Great Saints and Their Spiritual Contribution St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Francis de Chantal Conference transcription from a talk that Father Hardon gave to the Institute on Religious Life Fr. Hardon: The...
Priests Reconcile a Sinful People with Their God
Come & See: Chapter 1: What is a Catholic Priest? What is a Catholic priest? He is a man ordained by Christ to continue the Savior's work of redemption until the end of time. He is therefore a person specially chosen to proclaim the Gospel of salvation and lead...
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Vatican II: Under the Guidance of the Holy Spirit
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. (An address to a regional meeting of the Society of Catholic Teachers of Sacred Doctrine, University of Dayton, Ohio, November 28, 1959.) Taken collectively, the councils of the Church are a synthesis of Catholic teaching on faith and...
We Don’t Deserve the Vocation
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Institute on Religious Life and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence of Chicago bring you the third in a series of lectures given by Fr. John A. Hardon S.J. on the theme, History of Religious Life. Father John Hardon is a professor...
Woe to Me If I Do Not Preach the Gospel
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Catholic Church is going through the most remarkable development of her twenty centuries. At the heart of this development is her growth in understanding the revealed faith bequeathed to her by Jesus Christ. Another term for this growth...
Come & See: Theological Reflections on the Promotion of Vocations
PREFACE In his 1996 Apostolic Exhortation Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II writes: The invitation of Jesus, "Come and see" (Jn 1:39), is the golden rule of pastoral work for promoting vocations even today. (no. 64) This passage expresses so well the responsibility...
Christ’s Baptism: The Beginning of His Public Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction With this meditation, we begin the public life of Jesus Christ. We call it the public life to distinguish it from the 30 years of Christ’s hidden life at Nazareth. We also call it the public life because it represents Christ’s...
The Golden Anniversary: A Summary of the Vatican II Documents
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The following is an excerpt from: The Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan: The Second Vatican Council The twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church was first announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959. He opened the council on...