Family

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. I thought as our closing lecture on the theme of the family or marriage should be on the Holy Family. By now I am sure we have heard and read so much about the Holy Family. But there is such a thing as concentrating on the meaning of the […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It is perhaps remarkable that we should be addressing ourselves to what must seem like a strange subject: The Holy Eucharist: Christ’s True Presence for Mobilizing the Catholic Family in Today’s Cultural War. My plan for this conference is to cover two major subjects: Christ’s true presence in the […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. As we get more specific about cooperative responsibility, I would like to identify the three ways that the parents personally nurture their children in things of the spirit. They do so Parents living the ways of God I am saying that the most fundamental way the parents train their […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. What do we mean when we say that parents are the primary educators of their children? We mean everything. All of this we mean when we say that parents are the primary educators. But we mean much more. After all, there is a primacy in what the children are […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. What we have been trying to do, as you know, is to have a distinct subject for each of our lectures. And since we are covering the general subject of Christian marriage—and of course the family, I thought our present comments would be on the responsibility of Catholic parents […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It is impossible to describe the ravages that modern feminism has worked in the modern world. Some people think that feminism is just a passing fancy and that, like other human dreams, it will pass away. But that is not true. Feminism has deep roots in the paganism which […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Imprimi Protest: Joseph P. Daoust, S.J. Nihil Obstate: Richard J. Schuler Imprimatur: John R. Roach, D.D., Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis Contents Introduction Marriage and the Family before Christ The Redemption of the Family Christianity Enters the Ancient World The Pillars of the Christian Family Introduction Anyone who […]