Martyrdom and Suffering

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Never in the history of the papacy has any Bishop of Rome written at greater length about martyrdom than Pope John Paul II. His encyclical The Gospel of Life devotes a thousand or more words to the call to martyrdom in our age. He reminds us that the revelation […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. WHEN did Christ redeem the world? When He died on Good Friday. How did Christ redeem the world? By His Passion and Death on Calvary. Why do we make the Sign of the Cross? To remind ourselves we have been redeemed by the Cross. Of course we know that […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Tape #1 Side #1 Our reflections for this afternoon are on the North American Martyrs. That’s the Church’s official name, either the Martyrs of North America or the North American Martyrs and they were all members of the Society of Jesus. There were eight of them. It might be […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It is our joy to present to you conferences from the third series of retreats conferences given by Father John A. Hardon S.J. Father Hardon is a professor of theology and is well known as an author, lecturer and retreat master. In these conferences Father treats as many topics […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We are strange creatures. We can be so inconsistent. Take the matter of buying and selling. We know perfectly well that in order to buy anything we must pay for it. The very word “buying” means that we pay whatever an item costs and only then have a right […]

REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. There is no substitute for experience, especially the experience of suffering. That is why what the Holy Father, John Paul II, has to say about suffering is so revealing. He understands, from experience, and that is one reason why his words come from the heart and reach […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The subject of our conference is really a statement of two mysteries of our faith: We were redeemed by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, and we are now living in the Age of Martyrs. Our purpose in this conference will be to briefly explain each of these two […]

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The title of this conference could be changed by reading, “The Price of Proclaiming Christ.” The reason is obvious. Remember the dialogue between Jesus and the apostle Thomas. Thomas said to Him, “Lord we do not know where you are going and how can we know the way?” Jesus […]