by Editor | Jul 15, 2020 | Eucharist, Marriage
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We do not normally associate the Holy Eucharist with the sacrament of matrimony. But we should. Without the Eucharist, there would not be a livable sacrament of matrimony. What are we saying? We are saying that Christ intended these two...
by Editor | Aug 31, 2019 | Eucharist, Mass
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction How to cope with abuses in the Eucharistic Liturgy. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an infinite source of Divine Grace. It must be celebrated with great reverence and in accord with the carefully structured rules for the Mass...
by Editor | Apr 19, 2019 | Easter, Eucharist, Sacraments
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We do not usually associate Easter and the Holy Eucharist. But we should. Our faith tells us that God became man in order that, by His death on the Cross, He might redeem the world. But this same faith tells us that, when Christ died on...
by Editor | Mar 16, 2019 | Eucharist, Sacraments
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Those who knew Pope John Paul II before his election to the papacy testify to his great personal devotion to the Eucharist. He would spend much time, we are told, before the Blessed Sacrament. And during his whirlwind pilgrimage for seven...
by Editor | Feb 26, 2019 | Eucharist, Miracles
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., S.T.D. During His visible stay on earth Christ performed countless miracles. He restored sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf and the use of their limbs to the paralyzed. The winds and sea obeyed Him. He told the dead Lazarus to come...
