Education

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Catholic parents are now being faced with new challenges to the home-schooling of their children. These challenges arise especially from four sources: the increased pressure from Planned Parenthood for sex education; the acknowledgement by many American bishops of the poor quality of religious instruction in catechetical programs; the mandating […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. In Thomas A Kempis’ masterful Imitation of Christ, he asks “Why are you afraid to take up your cross, which leads to the Kingdom?” His answer is at the heart of Christianity. In the cross of salvation; in the cross is life; in the cross is protection from your […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. As the Incarnation is the central doctrine of Christianity, so the explanation of its meaning and the realization of its importance in human life should be the focal point of Christian education. If “the product of Christian education” is to be “illumined by the supernatural light of the example […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Why should we ask the question, “What is the teaching of the Catholic Church on Home Schooling?” The reason is obvious: Because we are Roman Catholics! We know how much emphasis the Church had placed for generations on Catholic education, and for generations people came to practically equate Catholic […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. American public education is undergoing the most serious crisis in the history of the country. The issue at stake is the character of tax-supported schools in a democratic society. Opposing sides are both appealing to the Constitution to promote their own concept of education. Religionists argue that every citizen […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The role of the family in education is an ocean. We could begin by saying that the family is indispensable for education. We could also say the family is the most important source of education. We could even say there is no real education without the family. What we […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Father Hardon has had a long career as a teacher on both high school and college levels. A member of the Catholic Theological Society and author of books on various topics, he is presently an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. In a […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. I thought we should begin this lecture on the true purpose of education by making a simple declarative sentence. The true purpose of education is to teach people the purpose of their lives here on earth. This purpose is to use the creatures that enter their lives as a […]