Fr. Hardon

This collection features the writings, conferences, and teachings of Father John A. Hardon, S.J., one of the leading Catholic catechists of the twentieth century. His articles cover doctrine, spirituality, morality, prayer, the sacraments, and the foundations of authentic Catholic teaching.

An Interview with Father Hardon

by Anita C. Crane John A. Hardon, S.J., has fought the good fight for some time. He has published more than twenty – five books (some translated into Japanese, German, and Spanish), written innumerable articles, founded several Catholic organizations, and contributed to six encyclopedias. Recently, he spoke at the Call to Holiness Conference in Michigan. […]

Biographical Sketch of Father John A. Hardon, S.J.

Father Hardon has been a priest for over 52 years, a member of the Society of Jesus for over 62 years. He holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from The Gregorian University, Vatican City and several graduate degrees from various other universities. He has taught: Over 600 of his fellow Jesuits. In six different Protestant […]

Father Hardon – His Impact

by Jay McNally CredoJune 28, 1999 It only made sense that the first child of David and Jennifer Evich be named John Anthony, after the Jesuit priest, Father John Anthony Hardon of Detroit, who looms so large in their lives. “Our wedding would not have happened without the spiritual direction of Father Hardon. It’s the […]

Reflections on the Impact of Father Hardon

Compiled by Kate Ernsting Credo January 15, 2001 Credo asked some who have known Father John Hardon to tell us about the impact the Jesuit had in their lives. “He was a man of holiness” From Dominic Aquila, Provost, Ave Maria College, Ypsilanti This summer when I came to the position of provost here at Ave […]

Old Style Jesuit – Profile of Father Hardon

What’s it like to launch a new magazine (with Vatican help) at the age of 81? Only one man could do it… It was in the eighth grade at St. Michael’s School in Cleveland, recalls Father John Hardon, that he first learned that St. Peter Canisius had published a catechism. Then and there, the future […]

Promotion of Eucharistic Adoration

WANDERER ARTICLE JANUARY 11, 2001 Closest to Father Hardon’s heart was his promotion of Eucharistic Adoration and his deep devotion to the Mother of God. Father Hardon worked with the late Blessed Mother Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, to promote the establishment of chapels of perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. Father Hardon traveled all […]

1936 – Sixty Years in the Society

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Teacher, writer, Gesu Parish, Detroit “My years in the Society have been the happiest I can imagine as I have tried to do God’s will according to the spirit of Ignatius. He has more than repaid me for my poor efforts. Over the years, giving the Spiritual Exercises, I […]

Father John A. Hardon, S.J., Spiritual Director for Mother Teresa – Missionaries of Charity

Source – Marian Catechist Manual Some twenty years ago, our Holy Father John Paul II asked Mother Teresa of Calcutta to train her Sisters, the Missionaries of Charity, to be catechists. At the same time, the Holy See asked Father John Hardon, S.J., to organize the catechetical training program for the Missionaries of Charity. The […]

Jesus is the Source of Our Hope and Our Life

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. (Following are excerpts of some of Father Hardon’s writings.) Our Hope for the Next Millennium It is good for us, once in a while, to renew our trust in God and strengthen our hope in His continued love for us. We know our past and our tendency is to […]

St. John Cantius Bulletin – Father John A. Hardon, S.J., S.T.D.

[1914 – 2000] On December 30th at 3:23 p.m., during the Hour of Divine Mercy, Father John Hardon journeyed into eternity to meet his beloved Savior. Father Hardon was a man of deep faith, tremendous learning, and great charity. He made a lasting and positive impact on the lives of literally thousands; on the lives […]

Father John A. Hardon, S.J. – This Man of Our Times

by Kevin Haney Father John A. Hardon S.J . died at the very end of the 20th Century, December 30, 2000. He was born in 1914, the same year that World War I began. He was ordained in 1947, just after the end of World War II. During his career as a Jesuit, he wrote […]

True Jesuit

The Spirit blows where He willA remembrance of Father John Hardon Thousands say goodbye to Father John A. Hardon, S.J. by Jay McNally CREDO DETROIT – They came by the thousands to say goodbye, to bid their final, usually tearful, farewell to Father John Hardon, the Jesuit priest, theologian, author and, for many, the closest […]

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