by Editor | Jan 1, 2015 | Christmas, Eucharist, Incarnation
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are so many subjects that we could talk about on Christmas day, but I thought the most appropriate would be to speak on Christmas and the Eucharist. There are many aspects to their relationship, but I believe that they are mainly...
by Editor | Dec 26, 2014 | Christmas, Martyrdom, Saints
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. It is remarkable that the day after Christmas we should be celebrating the feast of a martyr. The custom goes back to the very early Church. It seems that in her wisdom, the Church wanted to make sure that we associated Christ with...
by Editor | Dec 25, 2014 | Articles, Christmas, Saints
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. In the three hundred and fifty years since Peter Canisius died at Fribourg in Switzerland on December 21, 1597, his name has become synonymous with the Counter-Reformation of the Church in German-speaking Europe. He has been variously...
by Editor | Dec 14, 2014 | Charity, Christmas, Grace, Holiness
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Now our present class is on joy, because today as you know, in the middle of Advent is who knows what name, Latin name the Church gives? It is? Gaudete Sunday. There are two principle words in Latin for joy, they are gaudium and laetitia as...
