Testimonial to Volume II: Christ Our Lord, True God and True Man
Preface to Volume II
This volume, and the rest of the series that will be published, makes no claim to originality; it is rather an accurate and readable summary of official Church teachings. Its compilers have rendered an important service in making these important documents accessible to a wide range of readers.
Accurate knowledge of the Faith is so important for all who truly wish to follow Christ and to live as members of His Church.
Church teaching opens our minds and hearts to Christ and to the plan of redemption which He revealed and accomplished by His birth, His teaching, and above all His death and resurrection.
We cannot be content with the view that religion is simply a matter of subjective opinion. Rather, we need to ensure that our life of faith has strong foundations in the authentic teachings of the Church, in the teaching of the Holy Father, and the bishops in communion with him.
The magisterium is genuinely at the service of the Word of God by ensuring that the teaching of Christ will come to us in its entirety, without dilution or distortion.
I encourage clergy, religious, teachers, and anyone wishing to know their faith more deeply and accurately to read this volume carefully and to refer to it often.
James Cardinal Hickey
James Cardinal Hickey
James Aloysius Hickey (October 11, 1920 – October 24, 2004) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He served as Archbishop of Washington from 1980 to 2000 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988. Cardinal Hickey served as bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1974 to 1980.
Hickey presided over a significant expansion of social services for the poor and sick in the Washington region by the Archdiocese of Washington. He was also a strong critic of American foreign policy in Nicaragua and El Salvador, and an advocate for nuclear disarmament.
Lectio Divina Cordis
Divine Reading of the Heart
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HEAR the words as you inwardly read or speak
LECTIO
– Read –
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ENTER the silence to reflect on a core precept
MEDITATIO
– Meditate –
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ANSWER to the knock at the heart’s door
ORATIO
– Speak –
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REST silently without words or thoughts
CONTEMPLATIO
– Contemplate –
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TRUST: “Do not let your HEART be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (John 13:1)
CREDE FORMULAE
– Trust in the process –
Lectio Divina (Latin for “Divine Reading”) is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God’s Word. It does not treat scripture as texts to be studied, but as the living word.
The focus of Lectio Divina is not a theological analysis of biblical passages but viewing them with Christ as the key to their meaning.
Approaching the Magisterium Summaries from this perspective may lead to a deeper appreciation of its meaning and an appreciation of how it may be applied to one’s life.
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