Sacred Scripture

Father Hardon’s writings on Sacred Scripture explore the Word of God as revealed in the Bible and interpreted by the Catholic Church. These articles examine divine revelation, biblical interpretation, salvation history, and the role of Scripture in Christian faith and spiritual growth.

Spirituality of Sacred Scripture

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The expression, “Spirituality of Sacred Scripture,” can have many meanings. It will be useful in this article to examine some of these meanings, and then concentrate on the one meaning in which we use this term in the present volume. Spirituality of Sacred Scripture can mean a study of […]

The Spiritual Teaching of Christ

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The Parables With the coming of Christ, the spiritual legacy of Judaism reached its fulfillment. This becomes obvious the moment we recognize who was Jesus Christ. When He asked His disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” they instinctively answered that people thought He was one […]

The Psalms

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The spiritual riches of the Psalms are proved from experience, which now spans some three thousand years of religious history. The Psalms were the principal prayers of the Chosen People by which they expressed their faith and hope, their joys and their sorrows to Yahweh, and through which they […]

The Visitation of the Magi

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. St. Matthew is the only evangelist who gives us the full details of the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. Once again, the full quotation is lengthy but it is worth giving in full. There are so many implications for our faith and spiritual life that we […]

The Virginal Birth of Jesus

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We are in the habit of addressing Our Lady as the Blessed Virgin Mary. But we seldom ask ourselves “What do we mean?” By the title the Blessed Virgin Mary we mean that Jesus had no natural human father. We mean that Mary was truly married to Joseph but […]

Lessons of Bethlehem – Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Conference

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. What is poverty? Destitute poverty? What is humility? Limitless humility? What is charity? Boundless charity? All are questions of highest, no eternal order. All are answered in this meditation. To be saved, America must be re-Christianized. The lessons of Bethlehem touch and test each one of us. It’s up […]

Baptism of Jesus – Outline

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Introduction: Analysis Baptism Of Jesus Introduction John the Baptist Announces Jesus Christ’s Baptism and Humility Analysis Announcement of Christ’s Divinity Analysis Copyright © 1998 by Inter Mirifica

The Spiritual Life in the Bible

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. For the opening conference of our retreat I thought I should explain what our retreat will be all about. I am calling it a Scriptural Retreat or the Spiritual Life in the Bible. In our opening conference I would like to briefly explain what we plan to cover during […]

Our Love of Others

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The subject of our present reflection is on our love of others. It is Christ Himself who used the expression “The New Commandment”. As you know, He gave His long discourse at the Last Supper. So important is this term “New Commandment” that on its proper understanding depends in […]

Biblical Spirituality

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The expression, “Biblical Spirituality,” can have many meanings. It will be useful in this opening chapter to examine some of these meanings, and then concentrate on the one meaning in which we use this term in the present volume. Biblical spirituality can mean a study of the spiritual life […]

The Covenant in Revelation

The Jefferson Bible – Part 1

By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States, was characterized by some of his contemporaries as “the arch-apostle of the cause of irreligion and free thought.” [1] Even impartial historians are forced to conclude that he had “deistic leanings,” [2] and that […]

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