Christian Morality

Father Hardon’s writings on Christian morality explore the principles of Catholic moral teaching and the call to live according to God’s will. These articles examine virtue, conscience, grace, sin, and the practical application of Christian ethics in daily life.

Gospel Morality

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Before we get into our subject of Gospel morality, some explanation is needed as to what Gospel morality means. Briefly stated, Gospel morality is the study of what the New Testament teaches about Christ’s expectation of His followers in the moral order. It might also be called the study […]

How Do You Develop Moral Certitude in a Person Who Has Had a Bad Past Moral Life?

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. First of all, they should come clean about their past. It’s remarkable how many people are concerned about their past because they are not sure that they have made a clean sweep or confession of anything. In teaching priests to hear confessions, in general, and a general confession in […]

The Two Standards: Christ and Satan

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. What will it be for you, for me, Christ and eternal heavenly glory or Satan and everlasting terror, horror and hellfire? When meditating it’s not hard to visualize whose side we choose to be on, but recognizing the deceits of the devil and […]

The Last Supper

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Christ washed the feet of His disciples. “Amen, Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me. A new commandment I give you, that you love one another that as I have loved you, you also love one another. By this […]