Education

Father Hardon’s writings on education explore the Catholic vision of intellectual, moral, and spiritual formation. These articles examine religious instruction, Catholic schools, the role of parents and teachers, and the importance of forming minds and souls according to Christian truth.

Christ Speaks to Us

Words from One of Our Spiritual Fathers By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. I would like to address the subject of Catholic home schooling in the tradition of the Catholic Church, and my plan is to cover three areas of a large subject. What has the Catholic Church considered as home schooling in the Church’s […]

The Art of Forming the Conscience of a Child

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. From THE TRUTH CRUSADE SERIES ALBUM, VOLUME ii, Eternal Life The single most important element in training children is to form their consciences. How can this be done effectively? To form a child’s conscience is an art. This subject is immense. We will touch on four areas. 1. The […]

Moral and Spiritual Values in Public Education

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. (Text of Speech Delivered at Communion Breakfast of Catholic Teachers Association of Diocese of Brooklyn, May 5, 1962) Nowadays every one is talking about moral and spiritual values in public schools. The first sentence of the massive statement of the Educational Policies Commission of the National Education Association in […]

Remember When We Used to Memorize Things?

A warning you can’t afford to forget from the grand old man of Catholic catechisms by Robert Holton If Jesuit Father John A.Hardon has his way, Catholic children and adults will return to learning the basics of their faith by memorizing catechism questions and answers word for word, as they did until the 1950s, when […]

Rights and Responsibilities of Parents in Religious Education

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. As we address ourselves to the “Rights and Responsibilities of Parents in Religious Education,” you will immediately notice that our focus of attention is on parents. This means that, while recognizing the rights of others, notably the Church, and within the Church, of bishops, priests and religious, we concentrate […]

Sex Education – The Bottom Line

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. SEX EDUCATION IS CONSCIENCLY AND DELIBERATELY SEX STIMULATING. SEX EDUCATION IS SEX AROUSING, SEX STIMULATION, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE NATURAL LAW. HOW TO GO ABOUT THE REPORT – MAKE AN ANALYSIS OF “NEW CREATION” SEX EDUCATION TEXT. EVERY COMMUNITY WHO STARTED SEX EDUCATION HAS BEEN RUINED, EVERY CHILD […]

Eucharistic Education Today

by Father John A. Hardon Our last four conferences in this series will be on the apostolate of sharing with others our faith in the seven sacraments instituted by Jesus Christ. More specifically, I hope to instruct, and according to God’s grace, inspire you to cooperate in the Marian Catechist movement The Marian Catechists came […]

The Greatest Need in the World Today – Forming the Eucharistic Faith and Love of Children

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It is always risky to use superlatives. And most risky when, as here, the superlative applies to the whole world. What are we saying when we say that the greatest need in the world today is to form the Eucharistic faith and love of children. What do we mean? […]

The Dewey Legend in American Education

Rev. John A. Hardon, S.J. [*] In a feature article published in Education Digest in 1950, we read: “It is conceded on all hands that John Dewey is our outstanding educational philosopher; his influence on American education has been immense.” [1] This, in one sentence, is a summary of the Dewey legend. For, although it […]

Memorization

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. I wish to speak on the subject of memorization as the key to learning the Catholic faith. Memorization, in teaching religion, has been considered an out-dated form of pedagogy. Behind this judgment about memorization being old-fashioned is the invasion of error about the Catholic faith and a mistaken understanding […]

Catholicism and Home Study

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The soul of Catholic education is in the home. This is no pious aphorism. It is the verdict of two millennia of Catholic history. Needless to say, it is not commonly recognized and, until recently, not appreciated. My plan here is to address myself to the defense of Catholic […]

A Jesuit at Western Michigan

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. A number of people have asked me to clarify the issues involved in my leaving Western Michigan after five years on the faculty of the university in its department of philosophy and religion. I am happy to do so, while suggesting that a more complete picture may be gained […]

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