Chastity

Father Hardon’s writings on chastity present the virtue of purity as essential to authentic Christian living and holiness. These articles examine Catholic teaching on self-discipline, marriage, temptation, and the moral life with clarity, fidelity, and pastoral insight.

Christianity and Sexual Pleasure

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Sex and Sanctity The first reaction to a subject like sex and Christianity, or even sex and sanctity, is wonder and misgiving. We have become so accustomed to associate sex with sin that even our vocabulary has been affected. The first thought that comes to most people’s minds on […]

Catholic Catechism on Homosexuality

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Over the centuries, the Church has often issued decrees defending Catholic morality. Among these decrees more than one has condemned the practice of homosexuality. Until recent years, however, the more common term used by the Church was “sodomy” and not homosexuality. The reason for the shift in vocabulary has […]

The Sixth and Ninth Commandments and Consecrated Chastity

(Transcription) By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Our meditation is again on the sixth and the ninth commandment of the Decalogue and more specifically on consecrated chastity. In our last meditation we saw how Christ our Lord elevated, to quote His own words, fulfilled this commandment. The bi-fold commandment of chastity forbidding adultery lascivious or […]

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