Fr. John A. Hardon

A detailed sculpture of Saint Jerome with a lion, surrounded by angels in a Catholic church setting. The figures are silver and gold against ornate, dark marble background.

Bomb-Throwing Jesuits

The tomb of St. Ignatius Loyola is situated at a brilliant side altar in the Society of Jesus’s Mother church in Rome, the Church of the Gesu. One of the most striking features of the tomb of St. Ignatius is the sculpture to the right of the altar entitled “Religion Overthrowing Heresy and Hatred” by…

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Statue of Saint Joseph holding baby Jesus in sepia tones, with a blurred background figure. ©1998, 2013 John B. Manos"

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Chicago Bombings, Labor Riots, and Terror of Demons

What does St. Joseph have to do with May Day? How is Chicago tied into this feast? Is this feast still needed today or has the need go away? Find out why May Day is really St. Joseph day!!

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A detailed marble bust of a man with short curly hair, wearing a laurel wreath. The sculpture is in white against a black background.

Why Pontius Pilate is in the Apostles Creed, not Judas or the Jews. Gird your loins for the answer.

Of all the people and names surrounding the Passion and Crucifixion of Our Lord, why is Pontius Pilate singled out in the Apostles Creed by name? The answer will startle you.

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A man dressed in papal attire blesses a young child, with several people around them. The scene is indoors and dimly lit, emphasizing the solemnity of a Catholic blessing ceremony.

Metaphysics and Contraception

Recently a class of high school seniors that I teach read St. Thomas Aquinas’s “Treatise on Law” from his magisterial Summa Theologiae. The students struggled through the work and great discussion was sparked over the topic of law generally and the natural law specifically. In leading the class through the discussion with several of my…

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