by Editor | Jan 24, 2015 | Laity, Saints, Spirituality
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The History of Religious Life Great Saints and Their Spiritual Contribution St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Francis de Chantal Conference transcription from a talk that Father Hardon gave to the Institute on Religious Life Fr. Hardon: The...
by Editor | Jan 22, 2015 | Spirituality, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
Come & See: Chapter 1: What is a Catholic Priest? What is a Catholic priest? He is a man ordained by Christ to continue the Savior’s work of redemption until the end of time. He is therefore a person specially chosen to proclaim the Gospel of salvation and...
by Editor | Jan 17, 2015 | History, Monasticism, Spirituality
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Institute on Religious Life and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence of Chicago bring you the third in a series of lectures given by Fr. John A. Hardon S.J. on the theme, History of Religious Life. Father John Hardon is a professor...
by Editor | Jan 13, 2015 | Spirituality, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
PREFACE In his 1996 Apostolic Exhortation Vita Consecrata, Pope John Paul II writes: The invitation of Jesus, “Come and see” (Jn 1:39), is the golden rule of pastoral work for promoting vocations even today. (no. 64) This passage expresses so well the...
by Editor | Jan 8, 2015 | Education, Spirituality, Vatican II
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The following is an excerpt from: The Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan: The Second Vatican Council The twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church was first announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959. He opened the council on...
