Father Hardon
Father Hardon Biography
Prepared by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell
John Anthony Hardon was born on June 18, 1914 in Midland, Pennsylvania, USA, into a devout Catholic family. When Hardon was just one year old, his father, John, aged 27 years, died in an accident. He was killed instantly by falling from a scaffold on which he was standing to perform an act of charity for a co-worker. Hardon’s mother Anna (Jevin), aged 26 years, supported the family by working as a cleaning woman, working nights in order to supplement the small recompense she received for her husband’s death. Hardon’s mother maintained this work throughout her life, and never remarried, out of concern for the influence a possible stepfather might have on her son’s vocation.
Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
Sacrament of Holy Matrimony by Father John A. Hardon, S.J., revised and updated by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Read this for Lesson 24 – Advanced […]
Introduction to Catholic Morality – Basic Catholic Morality
Eight lessons about Catholic Morality:
The Catechist as a Channel of Grace
By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. The last person we would expect to suggest as a model for catechists is the Little Flower, Saint Therese […]
Father John A. Hardon, Master Catechist and Founder of the Marian Catechist Apostolate
by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, D.D., J.C.D. International Director of the Marian Catechist Apostolate On December 30 of 2000, our inspired and beloved founder, Father […]
Father Hardon Biography
Prepared by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell John Anthony Hardon was born on June 18, 1914 in Midland, Pennsylvania, USA, into a devout Catholic family. When Hardon […]
The Sacraments: Divine Channels of Grace
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. This article is recommended reading for Advanced Course Lesson 17. It is impossible to exaggerate the importance […]
Penance and Reparation
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. This article is recommended reading for Basic Course Lesson 9, Advanced Course Lesson 14. Download PDF What […]
Practice of Penance
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. This is article is recommended reading for: Basic Course Lesson 13; Advanced Course Lesson 14. The practice of penance […]
The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J., revised by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Read this for Lesson 24 – Advanced Course Printable […]
Christ the Miracle Worker in the Eucharist
This article is recommended reading for Advanced Course Lesson 3 and Lesson 6, question 3. During His visible stay on earth Christ performed countless miracles. He […]
The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. This article is recommended reading for Advanced Course Lesson 17. From the dawn of Christian history, Baptism and Confirmation have […]
A Priestly Prophet
by John O’Connell A Biographical Sketch of John A. Hardon, S. J. Father John A. Hardon, S. J. died at 86 years of age on […]
I Believe in Life Everlasting
By Father John A. Hardon, S.J. This article is recommended reading for Advanced Course Lesson 16 and 17. If there is one truth of the Catholic […]
The Indwelling of the Holy Trinity
(Article is recommended reading for Lesson 12, Lesson 36-36.) We have so far seen something of what the Church calls the “omnipresence of God.” […]