by Editor | Nov 25, 2020 | Education, Mariology, Teaching
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. There are, in general, two kinds of religion programs in use in Catholic schools and Confraternity classes in the United States at the present time. They may conveniently be classified as experiential and doctrinal. In the experiential...
by Editor | Jul 25, 2020 | Devotions, Prayer, Teaching
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Our reflections are on the name of Jesus; its power in our lives. Whoever enters on the path of sanctity must keep his focus clear. What are we doing? Whom are we following? How are we to act? Why are we acting as we are? All of these...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2019 | Capital Punishment, Church Fathers, Civil Law, Scripture, Teaching
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.JDated Nov. 19, 1995 It is remarkable what appeals to kindness and charity are made to repeal capital punishment. Two thousand years of the Church’s defense of capital punishment are brushed aside. Arguments are used to “prove” that capital...
by Editor | Nov 3, 2016 | Purgatory, Teaching
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. God created man that he might possess his Creator forever in the beatific vision. Those who die in the state of enmity toward God are deprived of this happiness. Between these extremes are people who are neither estranged from God nor...
by Editor | Jul 20, 2015 | Teaching, Truth
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The most fundamental need of human beings is to know the truth. Unless they know the truth, they cannot choose what is truly good. What is truly good is that which leads us to eternal life. The focus of the present issue of The Catholic...
