--- title: "4 John Hardon Quotes - Famous Theologian" description: "American theologian... | John Anthony Hardon was an American Jesuit priest, writer, teacher and theologian. As a beatification process was opened for hi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b105/author-john-hardon-73304.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Hardon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b105/author-john-hardon-73304.jpg) # John Hardon (1914–2000) Theologian **4** quotes in **45** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Hardon was a theologian. ## Quick Facts About John Hardon Born June 18, 1914 Died December 30, 2000 Profession Theologian ## About John Hardon American theologian... \| John Anthony Hardon was an American Jesuit priest, writer, teacher and theologian. As a beatification process was opened for him in 2005, he is recognized by the Catholic Church as a Servant of God. ## Quotes by John Hardon > [You must pray...without prayer, all the schooling in the world will not produce the effect God wants homeschooling to give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hardon/you-must-pray-without-prayer-all-the-schooling-in-the-world-will-not/) [John Hardon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hardon/) [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/john-hardon-73304_education_you-must-pray-without-prayer-all-the-sch_184255.png) > [The same ones who brought the children physically in the world have the natural obligation binding in the natural law to provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hardon/the-same-ones-who-brought-the-children-physically-in-the-world-have/) [John Hardon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hardon/) [Binding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/binding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/john-hardon-73304_binding_the-same-ones-who-brought-the-children-p_1660596.png) > [Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hardon/those-who-do-not-believe-do-not-pray-this-is-a-good-functional/) [John Hardon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hardon/) [Answers to prayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers-to-prayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/john-hardon-73304_answers-to-prayer_those-who-do-not-believe-do-not-pray-thi_2281560.png) > [Sloth is the desire for ease, even at the expense of doing the known will of God. Whatever we do in life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hardon/sloth-is-the-desire-for-ease-even-at-the-expense-of-doing-the-known/) [John Hardon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hardon/) [Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/john-hardon-73304_desire_sloth-is-the-desire-for-ease-even-at-the_3203458.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hardon/#itemlist", "name": "John Hardon Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You must pray...without prayer, all the schooling in the world will not produce the effect God wants homeschooling to give.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Hardon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hardon/you-must-pray-without-prayer-all-the-schooling-in-the-world-will-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/john-hardon-73304_education_you-must-pray-without-prayer-all-the-sch_184255.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/john-hardon-73304_education_you-must-pray-without-prayer-all-the-sch_184255.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/john-hardon-73304_education_you-must-pray-without-prayer-all-the-sch_184255.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You must pray...without prayer, all the schooling in the world will not produce the effect God wants…” — John Hardon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The same ones who brought the children physically in the world have the natural obligation binding in the natural law to provide for the mental, moral and social upbringing of their offspring.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Hardon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hardon/the-same-ones-who-brought-the-children-physically-in-the-world-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/john-hardon-73304_binding_the-same-ones-who-brought-the-children-p_1660596.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/john-hardon-73304_binding_the-same-ones-who-brought-the-children-p_1660596.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/john-hardon-73304_binding_the-same-ones-who-brought-the-children-p_1660596.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The same ones who brought the children physically in the world have the natural obligation binding in the…” — John Hardon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Those who do not believe do not pray. 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