Christology

Father Hardon’s writings on Christology explore the mystery of Jesus Christ as true God and true man. These articles examine the Incarnation, redemption, the mission of Christ, and the central role of Jesus in Catholic faith and salvation history.

Historical Christology – Chapter VIII: Christology of Thomas Aquinas

Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Five and a half centuries are a long time between the Council of Constantinople which condemned the Monothelites and the birth of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274 A.D.) who climaxed the Church’s highest period of speculative theology. In the interim the science of Christology had not substantially grown beyond what it was […]

Historical Christology – Chapter X: Jesus Christ in Symbol and Devotion

Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The person of Christ is more deeply venerated in the Catholic world than even most Catholics realize. No doubt Christians in the Protestant tradition have a great respect for the Savior, and their piety is permeated with references to Jesus Christ, to a point that Catholics sometimes apologize for their […]

Lesson Seven – The Ascension of Christ

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Unlike the preceding article of the Creed, the Ascension of Christ not only was a fact of provable history, it is a fact of continuing heavenly reality. The Risen Savior ascended into heaven, but immediately, He was seated at the right hand of His eternal Father where He is […]

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