Testimonial to Volume I: Faith, Revelation and the Bible
Preface to Volume I
As a member of the Advisory Board of CATHOLICS COMMITTED TO SUPPORT THE POPE (CCSP)*, I congratulate George P. Morse, President, Gerard J. Marks, Vice President, and William E. May, theological advisor, on the publication of Précis of Official Catholic Teaching on Faith, Revelation, and the Bible, September 1990.
The inseparable bond between the Bible. In Chapter II, Tradition and the Church’s Teaching Authority were again proclaimed in the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum] on the Second Vatican Council.
There the Fathers of the Council declared: “It is clear, therefore, that in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others. Working together, each in its own way and under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.”
Mario Luigi Cardinal Ciappi, O.P
* The original founder, George Morse, published these volumes under the title of the Précis. His publishing entity was called Catholics Committed to Support the Pope (CCSP). The publishing program was dissolved in 2014, and CUSP Publishing became the name of the re-founded organization.
Role of Cardinal Ciappi
St. Jerome has said, “to be ignorant of Scripture is not to know Christ.”
The initial inspiration for the magisterial publishing mission derived from the guidance that George Morse received from the late Papal Theologian Mario Luigi Cardinal Ciappi, O.P.
Cardinal Ciappi served as personal theologian to five popes from 1955 to 1989.
Including Popes:
- Pius XII
- John XXIII
- Paul VI
- John Paul I
- John Paul II
Cardinal Ciappi’s official title was ‘Theologian of the Pontifical Household.’
Lectio Divina Cordis
Divine Reading of the Heart
H
HEAR the words as you inwardly read or speak
LECTIO
– Read –
E
ENTER the silence to reflect on a core precept
MEDITATIO
– Meditate –
A
ANSWER to the knock at the heart’s door
ORATIO
– Speak –
R
REST silently without words or thoughts
CONTEMPLATIO
– Contemplate –
T
TRUST: “Do not let your HEART be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (John 13:1)
FIDE
– Trust i-
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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