Announcements

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Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit

The Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Library
at the
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

In 1999, a year before his death, Father John A. Hardon, S.J. visited Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke (then Bishop of La Crosse Diocese) and approved of the Bishop's plan to build a Marian Catechetical Center at the Shrine complex. After Father Hardon's death, Archbishop Burke (St. Louis Diocese) assumed the spiritual directorship of the Father Hardon apostolates of which The Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association is one and proceeded directly to fulfill his commitment to Father Hardon.

The Marian Catechetical Center will consist of a variety of resources for the study of catechetics, classrooms for instruction in spirituality and doctrine, and facilities for Catholic radio broadcasting. A library, dedicated to the memory of Father Hardon, will contain many of his treasured materials. The Shrine has already received some of his clothing and prayer materials. Other personal library possessions of Father Hardon are intended to be transferred to the Shrine once proper facilities can be constructed. To receive and preserve the original writings of Father Hardon, the Catechetical Center will have a museum-quality archiving room on site.

Time is of the essence in constructing the Catechetical Center. Of primary importance is the need for a center to fully engage the evangelization resources available through the Marian Catechist Apostolate; of equal concern is the degree of risk associated with so many of Father Hardon's works – currently spread across a variety of locations and not yet secured in an environment of preservation.

The Capital Campaign is underway and an estimated $5M is needed for the construction of the Center. Those who benefit from the works of the Father Hardon Apostolates are particularly requested to come forward to assist Archbishop Raymond L. Burke in this worthy endeavor. No amount is considered too small.

To learn more about the Shrine you may visit their website: http://www.guadalupeshrine.org/Home/Home.asp

All contributions are to go directly to the Shrine. If you care to discuss your donation, you may contact Sister Christa Marie at 608-788-8601.

Sister Christa Marie, F.S.G.M., Executive Director
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
P.O. Box 1237
La Crosse, WI 54602-1237
Tel: 608-782-5440

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Recent Website Additions

• History of Religious Life: St. Augustine and the Religious Life by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "The subject of our lecture, therefore, is the contributions of St. Augustine to the doctrinal principles and community structure of religious life. The best way to approach St. Augustine’s doctrinal teaching is to see what were the principal heresies that he had to combat during his day."  (07-03-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 9: Silence, Habit and Daily Order by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "We come to the last phase of our analysis of religious life and personality development. The plan is to see under one theme those features that give strong external witness of religious dedication and communal living, and are a special sign of religious obedience. Why concentrate on silence, habit and daily order? Because these three have always characterized religious life as approved by the Church and they are intrinsic to any authentic religious life that develops in the future."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 8: Poverty, Chastity and Prayer by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "If there is one theological development that has come out of the Second Vatican Council, it is the concept of the Church as the universal sacrament of salvation. This means more than saying that the Church professes to have a sacramental system, from Baptism to Holy Orders. The Catholic Church claims to be itself the great Sacrament of the New Law. The logic behind this profession stems from the general principle that although God can perform by His own power all that is effected by created natures, nevertheless, in the counsels of His providence He has preferred to help men by the instrumentality of other men’s work; so also He makes use of human aid for that which lies beyond the limits of nature, for the salvation and sanctification of souls."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 7: Confession by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "Until recently the subject of Confession among religious was not much discussed. The Church’s legislation that "religious should approach the Sacrament of Confession at least once a week" was taken for granted. (Canon 595,3). Occasionally an article or even a book might be published on the subject, like Die Häufige Beicht (Frequent Confession) by the Benedictine Archabbot of St. Martin’s Abbey in Germany. But the focus was on how to make frequent Confession more profitable. It was not whether weekly Confession was profitable. That was assumed, and perhaps presumed too lightly."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 6: The Eucharist by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "The religious life and the Eucharist are so closely related that the one can scarcely be conceived without the other. In the history of the Church, religious life began with the Eucharist; different orders and congregations took their root in the devotion of their founders to the Eucharist and, in the course of time, the spiritual vigor of religious communities and their apostolic effectiveness have been measured by the Eucharist. As the one flourished the other flourished, and as the one waned and grew less significant, the other also became weak or even died altogether."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 5: Vocation, Vows, Commitment and Apostolate by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "In any discussion of the religious life two words are invariably associated: vocation and vows. They should be associated because they belong together. However, there are two other words that should join their company: commitment and apostolate. These form what I consider the inseparable combination: vocation and commitment, vows and apostolate. The interrelation of these four concepts is not a human invention, nor even an ecclesiastical construct, but derives from the divine plan of salvation and rests on nothing less than the supernatural providence of God."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 4: Comparative Religious Life by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "Some of this evaluation and examination is essential to the success of this work; however, the purpose is more refined. We want to convince ourselves that community life without institutional form is a nameless utopia; that some kind of structure is essential to community life as seen in the whole of the Church’s past history; and, that the task before us is not to remove these forms. That would destroy the religious life! But it is to improve them, up-date them, and make them more compatible with the crying need of today: a communal life that does not stifle personality but helps it grow in mature sanctity and makes for a more effective apostolate."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 3: Comparative Religious Life by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "There is so much to say about religious life in the Catholic Church that it must seem like an intrusion to talk about anything else. But I think we can wait a bit before going on with our subject. There can be real profit in looking for a while at the equivalent of the religious life as it is practiced outside of Roman Catholicism, and has been, in same instances, for centuries before the time of Christ. What we want, of course, is all the light available on the essence of the religious state."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 2: Community Life by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "In the history of the Church, community life has existed from apostolic times. The community of Christians living at Jerusalem after the Lord’s Ascension set the pattern for the future, and no community since then can afford to ignore this biblical paradigm. St. Luke, disciple of the peregrinating St. Paul, has left us a cameo description of how this first community lived."  (05-24-2009)

• American Religious Life in Historical Perspective - Chapter 1: The Crisis in Religious Life by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "My purpose in the next few pages is to get just one idea across---a crucial one on which everything else depends: to show that religious life in the United States today is going through the most serious crisis in its history. I am not ready to say the crisis is either good or bad. Only the future can tell. I am not even prepared to say what brought the crisis about. I am only sure that a crisis exists and that we ought to do something about it."  (05-23-2009)

• The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Miracles section. "The miracle of the sun at Fatima is more important than most people realize. It is, in fact, the divine confirmation of the message of Fatima. To appreciate its importance, we should ask ourselves three questions: What is a miracle? Why are miracles important? And how did the solar phenomenon at Fatima confirm the supernatural communication of Our Lady to the three children who were the immediate recipients of her communication?"  (05-16-2009)

• Mary, Mother of Vocations by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "When Mary told the angel at the Annunciation, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word," she became the patroness of every priest and religious until the end of time. Her acceptance of God's invitation to become His Mother made her the Mother of all vocations to the priesthood and religious life."  (05-16-2009)

• The Mission of the Fatima Family Apostolate by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Apostolates section. "We address ourselves to the questions: "Why and how are Members of the Fatima Family Apostolate called to Holiness?" Needless to say, this subject covers an ocean of ideas. That is why I wish to limit myself to just four questions and answer them as briefly and intelligently as I can: 1. What is holiness? 2. What is the Apostolate of Holiness? 3. Why is the message of Fatima a call to the Apostolate of Holiness? 4. How should this Apostolate be put into practice?"  (05-16-2009)

• Mental Prayer is for Everyone by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "…it seems worthwhile to look at mental prayer as closely as we can so that we might better appreciate what a treasure it really is and appreciating its value might engage in what some saints, like St. Teresa of Avila, have said is absolutely necessary to achieve sanctity. No mental prayer, no holiness. And I would add it is necessary not only to achieve sanctity, but sometimes even to preserve one’s sanity."  (05-16-2009)

• Methodists by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Protestantism and Non-Christian Religions section. "Those churches which follow the system of religious faith and practice originally promoted by John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles (1707-1788) are called Methodist. The name was probably derived from the methodical way Wesley’s disciples applied themselves to Bible study and prayer."  (05-15-2009)

• Maxims of St. Ignatius by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Maxim section. "The following quotations from a number of authentic sources express the mind of St. Ignatius on a variety of subjects suitable for prayer and reflection.…While the Constitutions and Spiritual Exercises are the main embodiment of this spirit, select statements from other writings, as given here, may offer useful material for meditation according to the second method of prayer."  (05-15-2009)

• The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life Activity Workbook has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.  (05-10-2009)

• Chapter X of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section. As of this chapter, the entire book is now online available for downloading.  (04-14-2009)

• Chapter IX of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (04-10-2009)

• Chapter VIII of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (04-07-2009)

• Chapter VII of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (04-05-2009)

• The Chinese language version of the Eucharistic Miracles of the World posters has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (04-02-2009)

• Chapter VI of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (03-31-2009)

• The Portuguese (Portugal) language version of the Eucharistic Miracles of the World posters has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (03-31-2009)

• Chapter V of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (03-27-2009)

• The Marian Catechist Manual by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Marian Catechist section. "The purpose of the Marian Catechists is twofold: 1) To cultivate a deep devotion to the Holy Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a special loyalty to the Vicar of Christ, the Bishop of Rome. 2) To teach the Catholic religion, personally and through the media of social communication, especially to Catholic families throughout the world."  (03-21-2009)

• Marx, Engels and Lenin on the Origin of the Human Family by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Communism section. "The basic principle of modern feminism is The Communist Manifesto. Marx and Engels could not have been more clear. They state, if Communism is to succeed, there must be the "Abolition of the family"!"  (03-21-2009)

• The second part of Chapter IV of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (03-19-2009)

• Origins of Christian Monasticism - Part 1 by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Religious Life section. "Our purpose is very specific: to identify what may be called the spiritual patrimony of the early Church as the foundation on which all future living of the evangelical counsels was built."  (03-16-2009)

• Living the Fatima Message by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Mariology section. "If we were to synthesize the Fatima message, it could be expressed in one sentence of the Blessed Virgin's: "Do whatever He (my Son) tells you" and you will be happy, already in this life and perfectly happy in the eternal life to come. The Fatima message is both a promise and a condition. Our Lady understands how the human heart is made to be happy. She also understands that our happiness is conditional. What is the core of the Fatima message? The heart of the Fatima message is a divine imperative. Sin leads to unhappiness. Stop sinning, repent of your sins and you will enjoy God's blessings in time and eternity."  (03-16-2009)

• Living in True Devotion to the Divine Maternity by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Mariology section. "Devotion to the Blessed Virgin is one of the cardinal features of a Catholic. And this devotion to our Blessed Mother must go far deeper than affective feeling. We can look at and check our devotion to Mary on six norms: the one who is devoted to our Blessed Mother thinks of her, reads about her, talks about her, speaks to her, invokes her and tries to imitate her."  (03-16-2009)

• The first part of Chapter IV of The Eucharist: The Bread of Eternal Life, a Eucharistic book for children, has been added to the Eucharistic Miracles section.   (03-15-2009)

• Jimmy Swaggart - Why Does He Say Those Things About Catholics? by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Protestantism and Non-Christian Religions section. "Swaggart raises basic questions about the Catholic faith that many Catholics find difficult to answer, primarily because the questions are usually unfamiliar to them and too often are considered, by both Swaggart and his critics, with an emotion charged superficiality that obscures rather than reveals the truth. With the noise and confusion of the election behind us, Catholic Twin Circle has gone to Rev. Jimmy Swaggart and Father John A. Hardon, S.J., author of "The Catholic Catechism," in an effort to clear things up as much as possible. Rev. Swaggart’s remarks appear at right. Our discussion with Father Hardon, addressing the specific criticisms of Catholic doctrine, follows it."  (03-14-2009)

• Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: The Lord's Prayer by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "We live in an age when people are looking for digests to condense large amounts of knowledge into a small span of print. If we wish to capsulize all that Jesus taught, all that He stood for, and all that He wants us to do, we cannot find a better synthesis than what has come to be known as the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer is the only prayer that Christ taught directly to His apostles, and through them has been teaching the human race. It is an imminently practical synthesis of the faith, because it both tells us what to pray about and with emphasis, how we should pray."  (03-14-2009)

• Lay Reader by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Protestantism and Non-Christian Religions section. "In a broad sense, the expression "lay reader" refers to laymen within certain Protestant churches who lead the people in services where the regular minister needs help or is not available. It is an office that is most commonly associated, however, with the Anglican Communion."  (03-14-2009)

• The Impact of Theology on the Intellectual Life of the Nation: II by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Theology section. "My purpose will be to examine in some detail the influence of Catholic theological principles in our country, with some reference to the past but mostly with emphasis on the future. I shall try to answer, candidly and I hope with some profit, the question: What does Catholic theology offer to the upbuilding of the American mind?"  (03-08-2009)

• Sacrament of Matrimony - Introduction by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Sacraments section. "Christian marriage is that sacrament in which two marriageable people of different sexes associate in an undivided life communion by mutual agreement for the generation and education of offspring and in which they receive grace for the fulfillment of the special duties of their state."  (03-08-2009)

• Jesus Christ Descended into Hell, and on the Third Day Rose Again from the Dead by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "This article of the creed affirms two truths of our Christian faith. It first declares that after Christ died, His soul separated from the body and visited the souls of the faithful departed in what theologically we call the Limbo of the Fathers. The second truth is Christ’s bodily resurrection from the grave on Easter Sunday. Certainly, the Lord’s resurrection is far more important, but His descent "into hell" should be better known."  (03-07-2009)

• Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, was Crucified, Died and was Buried by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "If we wish to know how important is this article of the Creed, all we have to do is read Saint Paul’s statement to the Corinthians. He says, "I judge myself not to know anything among you but Jesus Christ, and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2). We cannot exaggerate the importance of understanding the passion, death and burial of Jesus Christ. They are the highest proof of how much God loves us. They are also the deepest inspiration for our loving God in return."  (03-07-2009)

• I Believe in Life Everlasting by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "Faith in life everlasting is deeper than merely believing that our souls will continue to exist once they leave the bodies when we die. Life everlasting is nothing less than the unending share in God’s own life."  (03-07-2009)

• I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "As Christians, we not only believe that the human soul is immortal, but also that the human body is to rise immortal from the grave. However, our souls are spiritual by nature and are therefore naturally immortal. Our souls will never die.…In the short time at our disposal, we will ask and briefly answer a series of questions: How is the resurrection of the body reasonable? Will all human beings rise from the dead? Will each of us receive our own body? What are the qualities of the risen body? What are some implications for our spiritual life?"  (03-07-2009)

• The Marian Apostolate of Women by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Apostolates section. "Since the dawn of Christianity women have been outstanding in passing on the true faith to succeeding generations.…My purpose in this short presentation is to ask three simple questions and answer them in a few words: How have women been the spiritual mothers of the Church since apostolic times? Why are women desperately needed as apostles of the faith in our day? What are some practical recommendations to Catholic women for the future?"  (03-07-2009)

• Lambeth Conferences by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Protestantism and Non-Christian Religions section. "The term Lambeth Conference refers to the congregation of Anglican bishops which meets, usually every 10 years, to discuss matters of faith and doctrine. The conference does not issue decrees but only expresses the general opinion of the hierarchy of the Anglican church. Sponsored by the archbishop of Canterbury, the conference convenes at his London residence, Lambeth Palace. The bishops who attend belong to the world confederation of Anglican Churches known as the Anglican Communion."  (03-07-2009)

• Lutherans in the United States by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Protestantism and Non-Christian Religions section. "The first Lutherans to make a permanent settlement in America came from Holland in 1623 to the Dutch New Netherlands (Manhattan Island), now part of New York City. The first Lutheran congregation in the Colonies was formed about l5 years later at Ft. Christina, now Wilmington, on the Delaware River."  (03-07-2009)

• I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "We do not ordinarily associate Christmas with the forgiveness of sins. But we should. God became man in the person of Jesus Christ in order to redeem the human race. So true is this that we merely speculate whether the Incarnation would ever have taken place if sin had not entered the human family. However, having sinned, we are absolutely sure this was the reason why God came into the world."  (03-04-2009)

• I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church and the Communion of Saints by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "It may seem strange to begin with the statement that Christ founded the Church during His visible stay on earth. But over the centuries, this has been widely denied by many so-called Christians. They claim that Christ merely inspired a religious movement, or started a reformed movement of Judaism, or was a great leader whose ideals were later adapted and later became what we now call the Church.…But Jesus Christ did found not only a Church, but the Church, the same visible body of believers united under visible authority, which is the Catholic Church."  (03-04-2009)

• I Believe in the Holy Spirit by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., has been added to the Hardon Archives - Prayer section. "The third and last part of the Apostles’ Creed begins with our profession of faith in the Holy Spirit.…Now we express our belief in the Third Person of the Trinity, as the Spirit by whom Our Lady conceived her Divine Son, as the Spirit promised by Christ to those who profess that Jesus is their Lord and Redeemer, and the Spirit who animates the Church as the Soul of the Mystical Body of Christ."  (03-04-2009)

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