by Editor | Mar 20, 2015 | Religious, Vatican II
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Societies, like individuals, have distinct personalities. Or, more accurately, societies, no less than individuals, are as effective as they are distinctive, contributing their unique share to the welfare of mankind under the Providence of...
by Editor | Mar 16, 2015 | Martyrdom, Religious
Rev. John A. Hardon, S.J. The new Code of Canon Law could not be more clear. It declares that, “The public witness to be rendered by religious to Christ and the Church entails a separation from the world proper to the character and purpose of each institute” (Canon...
by Editor | Mar 14, 2015 | Evangelization, Religious
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Dear Members and Friends, I believe the breakdown of religious life in the Western world is a phenomenon unique in the history of Christianity. There have been, since the last half of this century, more departures from Catholicism, more...
by Editor | Mar 9, 2015 | Articles, Religious, Vatican II, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction 1. As we approach our next subject, the apostolate of religious witness, it will be useful to recall that both the Second Vatican Council and Pope Paul VI stress the role of religious as witnesses to the world. 2. We know...
by Editor | Feb 10, 2015 | Religious, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. What we’re doing, of course, is continuing our meditations on the Holy Father’s essential elements of religious life. Before we proceed further, it may be useful to note that the Pope combines two kinds of fidelity, both, he...
