Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F

The Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F., ordained as a Catholic priest in 1952, is a member of the Claretian Missionaries, and is founder and director of the Claretian Teaching Ministry. Listed in Who’s Who in Religion in America, he has served as parish priest, seminary professor and rector, college professor, lecturer, magazine writer, newspaper columnist, editor, retreat master, hospital chaplain, prison chaplain, campus chaplain, Cursillo director and director of suicide prevention programs in Texas and California.


He earned degrees in philosophy from Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles and from Notre Dame University, with postgraduate work at the University of Southern California and the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, in ascetical and mystical theology.


 Find his many books and audio/visual recordings at www.Catholicbooks.net 


 

Latest Articles By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Bethlehem Afterglow: In Memory of Fr. John Hampsch
Bethlehem Afterglow: In Memory of Fr. John Hampsch
Peace on earth--a precious Gift from God himself that even to this very day still remains unopened.
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THE CHALLENGE OF LISTENING TO GOD
THE CHALLENGE OF LISTENING TO GOD
For one not accustomed to it, any attempt at listening to the voice of God can seem quite burdensome. For the faith-filled person, however, it is quite the contrary.
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Speak Up, Lord – I Can't Hear You!
Speak Up, Lord – I Can't Hear You!
To a person who is really deaf, a hearing impairment is seldom a joking matter. But of all forms of deafness, the most serious is spiritual deafness—the inability to hear the voice of God in the many ways he communicates with us, especially through his incarnate Word, Jesus.
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THREE QUALITIES OF A GOOD LISTENER
THREE QUALITIES OF A GOOD LISTENER
Jesus said that his sheep 'listen to his voice," 'know his voice," and "follow him" (Jn 10:34). This implies that Jesus expected three things of those who claim to be his
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TWO QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE FAINT-HEARTED
TWO QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE FAINT-HEARTED
In the midst of sufferings, all but the most God-trusting souls tend to ask two questions:1) Why this suffering, or at least why now, Lord?; 2) How long will this darkness last, Lord?
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A THREEFOLD CONSOLATION IN DESOLATION
A THREEFOLD CONSOLATION IN DESOLATION
Suffering can be greatly meritorious and yet it can easily camouflage the presence of God in the soul. As we become more and more spirit-filled, though, it becomes easier to find meaning in the ever-present sufferings of life.
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Skylight of Hope
Skylight of Hope
Stars can be seen only at night, and the darker the night the greater the number of stars. In all our darkest trials, we must learn to highlight each midnight with starlight through the skylight of hope.
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Coping With Life's Darkest Moments
Coping With Life's Darkest Moments
Put on your thinking cap for a moment. Quickly, choose any number between one and ten. Double it. Add six. Divide two. Subtract your original number. The remainder is three. If you want, try it with every number between one and ten. The remainder will always be three.
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THIRD SOLUTION TO BEARING A CROSS: COMPLETING GOD'S WILL
THIRD SOLUTION TO BEARING A CROSS: COMPLETING GOD'S WILL
There is a third interpretation as to how Christ's Gethsemane prayer was answered. This solution maintains that Jesus prayed to be saved from death (if such was the Father's will, of course) and that the Father heard Jesus' prayer and answered it—not by saving Jesus from death, but out from death; that is, by raising him from death on Easter Sunday.
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SECOND SOLUTION TO BEARING A CROSS: NOT ABORTING GOD'S WILL
SECOND SOLUTION TO BEARING A CROSS: NOT ABORTING GOD'S WILL
A second interpretation of "May this cup be taken from me" is that Jesus was simply praying not to die before his appointed time, since that would abort God's plan and fulfill Satan's will. Satan feared Christ's prophesied crucifixion as the culminating act of redemption.
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FIRST SOLUTION TO BEARING A CROSS: SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL
FIRST SOLUTION TO BEARING A CROSS: SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL
Jesus' human nature rebelled against pain, for he was like us in every way, he has been through suffering, and knows what it is like when we suffer (see Hebrews 2:17-18). And again, "We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with us, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet without sin" (Heb 4:15).
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Three Ways to Carry A Cross
Three Ways to Carry A Cross
Problems are often with us for a long time before solutions are found. The all-pervasive problem of human suffering had been around long before Job, who struggled to find a solution and ultimately discovered it in trusting in divine providence. But the fullest grasp of that solution was not available until much later through the example of Jesus.
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HEAVENS VIEW OF A CROSS
HEAVENS VIEW OF A CROSS
Growth in Christlike holiness is the hallmark of each cross along the "cross-road" to Calvary. A sinless Virgin's heart was pierced with a sword of sorrow, watching the heart of her sinless Son pierced with a lance. Shall we who are not sinless resent being pierced with God's well-disguised redemptive love?
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SUFFERING—WAY TO GROW
SUFFERING—WAY TO GROW
But, we ask, precisely how do the trials and adversities of life bring about the growth that makes us spiritually mature and complete? To answer this question we have only to look at the fruit from the fruitful branch, that is, the branch vibrant with Jesus' Spirit.
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GROWING PAINS
GROWING PAINS
The whole physical universe is full of examples that speak of the value of sometimes painful discipline.
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