by Editor | Mar 14, 2018 | Lent, Poverty
Poverty in the Modern World by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. If there is one theme that permeates the Gospels, it is the practice and praise of poverty. When the Word became flesh and the infinite God entered our world as Man, He was born in a stable. His Mother wrapped...
by Editor | Feb 20, 2018 | Lent, Penance, Sin
Penance and Reparation: A Lenten Meditation by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Penance and reparation are the consequence of sin. Or again, penance and reparation are the price we have to pay for our own and other people’s sin. Penance and reparation, finally, are what...
by Editor | Feb 19, 2016 | Lent
Brief History of Lent (Reflections on the meaning and observance of Lent in preparation for the feast of Our Lord’s Resurrection.) by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Written for the Marian Catechist in 1989 It seems certain that a Lenten season preceding Easter goes...
by Editor | Mar 6, 2015 | Lent, Penance
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Penance and reparation are the consequences of sin. Or again, penance and reparation are the price we have to pay for our own and other people’s sin. Penance and reparation, finally, are what God requires from sinners as a condition...
by Editor | Feb 20, 2015 | Conversion, Lent
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our present lecture is on conversion from sin as necessary for salvation. This, as you know, is our reflection on the Scriptures and, concretely, on what the Sacred Scriptures tell us about conversion. First, by way of introduction,...
