Response to San Francisco Weekly

The Response of
The Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Archive and Guild
to The San Francisco Weekly Article January 10, 2012

New Executive Director: Mr. Derrick A. Flannigan

The new Executive Director for the Fr. John A. Hardon Archive and Guild is Mr. Derrick A. Flannigan. A native of St. Louis, Mr. Flannigan attended Kenrick-Glennon Seminary as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of St. Louis from 2002 to 2008. In May 2006, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy & Letters from Saint Louis University and Cardinal Glennon College Seminary. Before assisting the cause, Mr. Flannigan worked in secondary religious education for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In May 2011, he was married to his wife, Erin, and they are expecting their first child in March 2012.

Late priest with local roots on path toward sainthood

The following article, Late priest with local roots on path toward sainthood, appeared on August 18 in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review:

The late Rev. John A. Hardon, son of a Midland steelworker, is on the path to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.

"He was a remarkable, holy and learned priest," said James Berry, executive director of the Father John Hardon Archive and Guild in St. Louis. "His humility and austere living, combined with his intellect and ability to communicate the church's teachings so effectively, make him a good candidate."

Hardon died in Clarkson, Mich., in 2000. He is considered "a servant of God," the first step toward sainthood. Subsequent stages are venerable, blessed, then saint. Except in the case of martyrs, the latter two steps require a miracle through the individual's intercession...

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Thank You to James Maldonado Berry

James Maldonado Berry

The Executive Director, James Maldonado Berry, has left to return to his home in Milwaukee and pursue job opportunities there. On behalf of all associated with the Cause of the Servant of God, Father John A. Hardon, S.J., I thank him for his time and efforts on behalf of this work. Besides his day to day work, he put into order, the very extensive library of Father Hardon. May God bless his future endeavors.

A Special Note

While researching in the archives, we came across this special "Thank you" note from then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to Father John A. Hardon S.J. What a find!

Read an Interview with the Postulator that Appeared in The Wanderer

A Wanderer Interview…

Promoting Fr. Hardon’s Cause And Heralding His Work

By PEGGY MOEN

(The Wanderer on May 24 interviewed Fr. Robert McDermott, postulator for the cause of Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ [1914-2000], the celebrated catechist, author, and preacher. Fr. McDermott was in Minneapolis to attend the Annual Benefit Banquet for The Catholic Servant. McDermott began working on Fr. Hardon’s cause for canonization in 2008. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. As a graduate student of Catholic doctrine at St. John’s University in Jamaica, N.Y., Fr. McDermott studied under the direct supervision of Fr. Hardon. He now works out of the Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ, Archive and Guild, 4440 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108-2497. Anyone interested in Fr. Hardon’s cause can contact the Archive and Guild through its web site, www.hardonsj.org, or by calling 314-373-8260.)

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