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 | Mar 4, 2015 | Come&See Book, Eucharist, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 5: The Eucharist and Vocations It is impossible to exaggerate the close relation between the Holy Eucharist and vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. This is only to be expected once we realize that...
by Editor | Feb 25, 2015 | Family, Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A Hardon, S.J. Come & See Chapter 4: The Catholic Family and Vocations Where are vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life mainly fostered? In strong Catholic families. When do these vocations flourish? When Catholic families flourish. When...
by Editor | Feb 16, 2015 | Vocations, Year of Consecrated Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon Come & See Chapter 3: Vocations and the Commitment Crisis With the dwindling number of entrants into seminaries and novitiates, we naturally ask, “What happened?” And we are inclined to put the blame where it does not belong, on a...
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...
