by Editor | Aug 16, 2016 | Assumption, Doctrine, Mariology
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. On November 1, 1950, Pius XII answered the requests of the Catholic hierarchy with a solemn definition that, “by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by Our own authority, We pronounce, declare...
by Editor | Jun 13, 2016 | Apostolate, Charity, Family, Incarnation, Laity, Mariology, Marriage, Martyrdom, Mercy, Rosary, Saints, St. Joseph, Virtue
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Some time ago while in Washington, I stopped at the Georgetown University Library to check the latest issue of the monthly magazine, The Marxist Review. Sure enough, there was an article on women’s liberation. A sentence or two by way of...
by Editor | Feb 3, 2016 | Mariology
Chapter XVII | PRESENTATION AND PURIFICATION by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. St. Luke is the principal evangelist of Our Lady. After narrating the birth of Christ at Bethlehem, he tells us in one sentence what happened on the eighth day after Christmas. “When eight days...
by Editor | Jan 20, 2016 | Mariology, Saints
Cardinal Newman, Apologist of Our Lady by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. In their formal protest in 1950 against the definition of Our Lady’s Assumption, the Anglican bishops of England declared, “We profoundly regret that the Roman Catholic Church has chosen by this act to...
by Editor | Aug 15, 2015 | Assumption, Mariology
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin means that after Her life on earth, Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven. Unlike other saints, therefore, Our Lady is in Heaven not only with Her soul but also with Her glorified body. Pope Pius XII...
