Spiritual Exercises

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. There are many reasons why the love of God should be the object of our frequent meditation and of our prayer. The main reason is that in order to serve God the way we should, although we need a substratum of mental condition, we […]

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We know from reading the writings of the saints and the great friends of God that there are many facets of Christ’s Passion which appeal to them and on which they often built an elaborate analysis of the Redemption to make it, as it […]

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. There are two ways that we can look at Christ’s Passion. We can see it as the great sign, indeed sacrament, of God’s love for us in the sense that God Himself could not have done more than have become man; only as man […]

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. If there is one hidden theme in the New Testament, it is the fact that while Christ certainly wants His followers to imitate Him in carrying His cross and to deny themselves to prove that they are His disciples, at the same time He […]

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We know that our Divine Savior placed special emphasis on the fact that what He had begun during His visible stay on earth would be continued and confirmed by the Spirit that He and the Father would send on those who believe. We call […]

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) (Gifts of Piety – Fortitude – Fear of the Lord) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. We speak of the Holy Spirit in many different ways: as Love, as Gift, as the Paraclete, as the Advocate. All of these titles are biblical and identify some of the profound attributes of […]

Ignatian Retreat (July 1974) Conference by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. It is important, even indispensable, that we reflect on the promise of heaven that lies ahead of us. First because happiness on earth, even at its best, is mixed with sorrow. We know that it is not fully satisfying, that it is exceedingly fragile […]