Apostolates

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It may sound a bit odd to address oneself to the subject of the apostolate of the laity since the Second Vatican Council. The address is not in talking about the lay apostolate but in implying that this apostolate is somehow different since the Second Vatican Council than it […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Over the centuries, the Church has exhorted the faithful to do everything they can for the priests who trace their priestly ancestry to Christ’s ordination of the apostles at the Last Supper on Holy Thursday night. Catholics are to pray for priests. They are to make sacrifices for priests. […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. When we say apostolate we mean dedication to winning souls for Christ. The word itself means being sent for the purpose of bringing souls to Christ if they are not united with Him already or closer to Christ if they are already in His friendship. Internal Apostolate When we […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Since the dawn of Christianity women have been outstanding in passing on the true faith to succeeding generations. There is no doubt that Christ chose men to be His first Apostles; that He ordained them to the priesthood and gave them the breath-taking powers of changing bread and wine […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The article below is from a talk given by the renowned theologian at a Fatima Family Apostolate national Congress in Alexandria, S.D. What do we mean by “The Apostolate of Families to Families?” Why is this apostolate so critically important in the modern world? How are Catholic families to […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction What? Our Purpose today is to arrive, with God’s grace, at a balanced decision on two grave responsibilities that face every serious Catholic in our day. The responsibility of the apostolate, and The responsibility to one’s family. This dual responsibility affects every Catholic, priests, deacons, religious, and the […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It must sound prosaic to talk about the Apostleship of Prayer today. It is something like talking on medicine today or the legal profession today. The subject seems at once too broad and too obvious. Why not be more specific and less commonplace? As I hope to show, it […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Our closing reflections in this conference concentrate on how we — parents and teachers, priests and religious — are to become apostles of the Eucharist in our day. What is an apostle of the Eucharist? An apostle of the Eucharist is one who has certain Eucharistic qualities, eight to […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. This is the opening issue of what is planned as a monthly newsletter. Its purpose is to make The Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan an effective source of grace for restoring the Catholic literary heritage in the English-speaking world. On her own testimony, the Catholic Church is the Mother and […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Since the dawn of Christianity women have been outstanding in passing on the true faith to succeeding generations. There is no doubt that Christ chose men to be His first Apostles; that He ordained them to the priesthood and gave them the breath-taking powers of changing bread and wine […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We address ourselves to the questions: “Why and how are Members of the Fatima Family Apostolate called to Holiness?” Needless to say, this subject covers an ocean of ideas. That is why I wish to limit myself to just four questions and answer them as briefly and intelligently as […]