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Doctrine: What Makes Catholic Materials Really Catholic?
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J Not many years ago, it would have been a strange title for a lecture to ask, “What makes Catholic materials really Catholic?” The reason is obvious. Catholics were Catholics. They were not Protestants, or Mormons, or Jehovah’s Witnesses. But...
Doctrinal Foundation of Devotion to the Sacred Heart
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Most of us know that Devotion to the Sacred Heart is part of our Catholic religion. We have known from childhood about the nine first Fridays. We often recite the Litany of the Sacred Heart. Annually we celebrate the solemn feast of the...
Fortitude: Doing the Will of God Is Not Easy
Gift of Fortitude by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Gift of Fortitude, first of all, implies that doing the will of God is not easy. We need help from the God who tells us what His will is, to do His will. Again, the Gift of Fortitude implies that there are obstacles to...
Confidence Is the Result of Hope and Trust
The Virtue of Confidence by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J I suggest that we reflect on the virtue of confidence. I doubt if there is any single disposition of soul that we need especially in our day more than confidence. The reason is not far to seek. See there is so much...
How to Be a Loyal Catholic Today?
To be a loyal Catholic we must know the truth taught by the Holy Father, live this truth, and suffer for this truth.
Arianism: Denial of the Divinity of Jesus
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Arianism, a fourth-century heresy which denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Its author was Arius (256-336), a priest of Alexandria, who in 318 began to teach the doctrine which now bears his name. According to Arius there are not three...
The Spiritual Life in the Bible
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. For the opening conference of our retreat, I thought I should explain what our retreat will be all about. I am calling it a Scriptural Retreat or the Spiritual Life in the Bible. In our opening conference I would like to briefly explain...
St. Peter Canisius on Christmas Joy
Christmas Day is nothing if not a day of universal joy
Cooperation of Church and State in American Legislation
Co-operation of Church and State - Part I In American Legislation by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Secularist leaders in growing numbers are telling the people that America needs an “entire separation of Church and State.” [1] Organizations like the American Humanist...
Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenism in Russia
by John A. Hardon, S.J. The need for ecumenism goes back to the first century of Christianity. Within a generation of Christ's establishment of the Church by His death on the cross, there were divisions among His followers. One letter of St. Paul after another is...