Sin

Father Hardon’s writings on sin explore the reality of moral evil and the soul’s need for repentance and grace. These articles examine temptation, mortal and venial sin, conscience, conversion, and God’s mercy in the Christian life.

Confession and Vocations

by Father John A. Hardon, S.J.SRV Chaplain The sacrament of confession is closely related to priestly and religious vocations. It is not too much to say, in most cases, the sacrament of penance is a condition for recognizing, following, and remaining faithful to a vocation. How so? Recognizing: It is safe to say that those […]

The Seven Capital Sins – Part 1

Basic Catholic Morality I – Fall ‘92 92M-#4 Part 1 10-25-92 By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. What I would like to do in class today is talk about the capital sins. We begin with 78 but it is obvious I will only make a few passing references to the pages assuming you will read […]

The Seven Capital Sins – Part 2

Basic Catholic Morality I – Fall ‘92 92M-#4 Part 2 10-25-92 By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Anger Our next capital sin is, to follow my own sequence I am going to have to shift around, where is anger? What number is anger? Number 98. I put together that memory scheme post factum. It helps […]

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