by Editor | Oct 24, 2020 | Doctrine, Evangelization, Marriage, Moral Theology Book
Moral Theology | Chapter VI: Christian Marriage by John A. Hardon, S.J. The Christian concept of marriage, although built on the natural law, differs sharply from the earlier practices among the Jews and pagans, and also from the modern secular usage – to the point...
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 | 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 | Nov 3, 2015 | Marriage, Saints
Saint Augustine and Christian Marriage by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. It must seem strange, or even a bit archaic, to address oneself to a topic like “Saint Augustine and Christian Marriage.” What makes it odd is that Augustine died in 430 A.D. and this is...
by Editor | Oct 24, 2015 | Marriage
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are two names by which the Church refers to this sacrament – either marriage or matrimony. Most popularly when we refer to this sacrament it is “matrimony,” although “marriage” is an appropriate name. I think...
