Testimonial to Volume III: The Church
Preface to Volume III
We echo the Pope’s question; “Is missionary work among non-Christians relevant?”
We answer that not only is missionary work among non-Christians relevant, but even among our own Catholic family, a form of missionary work is both relevant and very needed. However, missionary work requires a thorough and complete knowledge of the Official Teaching of the Catholic Church.
CCSP believes that, if we are to have clergy and other religious, and teachers and a laity who can – and are willing to – defend and teach their faith, they must, in the words of Cardinal Hickey, know that faith “deeply and accurately.”
That is why we publish our PRECIS OF OFFICIAL CATHOLIC TEACHING, and we urge you to join us in the broadest possible use and dissemination of these volumes.
If the purpose of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, i.e., to bring the most significant number of souls to eternal life with the Father, is to be served with maximum effect, then those who have been blessed with the gift of faith, and those who have been privileged with religious vocations, are obliged to do all in their power to preserve and share that faith with others. CCSP seeks, with its summary to pursue and aid that effort.
George P. Morse
For the last three decades of his life, George P. (“Pat”) Morse and his wife, Margaret, produced, with Magisterial and Ecclesiastical approval and support, clear, concise, and orthodox summaries of Church teaching consisting of eleven titles in thirteen volumes under the title of PRECIS OF OFFICIAL CATHOLIC TEACHING.
George P. Morse, a Catholic author and magazine editor, died June 19 at his home in Silver Springs, Md. He was 96.
He was the father of Sister Teresita Morse, R.J.M., director of formation for religious education leaders for the archdiocesan Catechetical Office.
He had served as associate editor of Inside the Vatican magazine.
In 1984, he founded Catholics Committed to Support the Pope. He joined with Cardinal James Hickey of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., who is now deceased, and Dr. William May, also deceased, a theologian, to produce the 13-volume Précis of Official Catholic Teaching.
He was a Knight of Malta, Knight of St. George, a Knight of St. Gregory and a Knight of the Grand Cross.
An attorney, he was head of security for the National Institutes for Health. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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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