by Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Abortion, Grace, Mass, Mercy
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Abortion is the ultimate crime. Other crimes can be perpetuated for some profit or gain. But there is no gain in abortion, except a lifetime of pathetic quiet. Other crimes can be provided by some deadly passion, like lust, or anger or...
by Editor | Apr 6, 2018 | Confession, Mercy
The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Judging by the drastic drop in confessions in countries like the United States, the false opinion is gaining ground that Confession is not to be received, or made, frequently. No...
by Editor | Jun 22, 2016 | Canonization, Charity, Grace, Jesuits, Mercy, Penance, Prayer, Religious, Saints, Spirituality, Suffering, Virtue
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga – Jesuit Saint by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. We [the Jesuits] have our own great mystic, St. Aloysius. St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born on March the 9th, 1568 in Lombardy, in Italy, and he died around midnight between the 20th and 21st of June...
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 | Apr 15, 2015 | Mercy
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. If there is one divine attribute that we spontaneously associate with Christ and Christianity it is the attribute of mercy. Mercy, we may safely say, is the distinctive quality of being a Christian: to be a Christian is to be merciful....
