Faith

Father Hardon’s writings on faith explore the foundation of Christian life and the believer’s relationship with God. These articles examine Catholic doctrine, trust in God, spiritual growth, perseverance, and the role of faith in salvation and daily living.

Catholic Reading Provides Actual Evidence for Faith

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Anyone familiar with the Catholic Church in the closing years of the twentieth century knows that there is a crisis of identity in millions of once totally dedicated minds. The term “Catholic” has been used by so many people with so many different meanings that even among the elect […]

Our Belief in God

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Before we begin to answer what it means to believe it may be useful to explain that Faith is not some strange experience professed by some people and denied by others. Faith is the most common commodity of the human race. As I never tire repeating, we start to […]

Understand Your Catholic Faith or Lose It

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The announced title for our lecture is, “Understand your Catholic Faith or Lose It.” Before we go any further, however, some explanation should be made of why we speak of losing the Catholic faith. Strictly speaking no Catholic loses the faith. To lose something is to be deprived of […]

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