by Editor | Feb 29, 2020 | Education, Faith and Reason, God, History
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Definitions and Etymology Theology, literally “the science of God,” is derived from the Greek Theos (God) and logos (study). The term was used by the Stoics in the third century B.C. to describe a reasoned analysis of the deity. Earlier...
by Editor | Apr 30, 2018 | God, Holiness
The Divine Attributes Retreat The Attributes of God The Holiness of God by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. I doubt if too many years ago a conference on holiness, except perhaps to a cloistered community of religious, would have been, I don’t say appreciated, but even...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Doctrine, God
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the most fundamental of our faith. On it everything else depends and from it everything else derives. Hence the Church’s constant concern to safeguard the revealed truth that God is One in nature and Three...
by Editor | Jun 15, 2015 | Doctrine, God, God the Author
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part Two: Creation as a Divine Fact Section One: Angelology THESIS IV There exists angels, who are pure spirits; of whom some persevered in grace and entered heaven while others sinned and were damned. The good angels are...
by Editor | Jun 8, 2015 | Doctrine, God, God the Author
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS III by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. THESIS III: GOD’S ULTIMATE PURPOSE IN CREATING IS HIS OWN GOODNESS: TO MANIFEST HIS PERFECTION THROUGH THE BENEFITS HE BESTOWS ON CREATURES,...
