Testimonial to Volume X: Catholic Education
Preface to Volume X
The Church has devoted increasing attention to education over the past century. A glance at the contents of this latest volume in the CCSP series, PRECIS OF OFFICIAL CATHOLIC TEACHING clearly reveals this.
The encyclicals Acerbo Nimis and Divini lllius Magistri, of Pius X and Pius XI respectively, were written at a time of mounting political and cultural unrest, when the traditional religious values of society were being threatened by the gradual secularization of the masses and the consolidation of totalitarian regimes was posing a grave threat to the educational rights of the Church.
By offering a summary of Church documents on Christian education, the compilers of the present collection render a valuable service to all those who are in any way engaged in education and evangelization.
Who can doubt that the Christian education of youth is an essential part of the evangelizing mission of the Church since its aim is to give witness to Christ, to transmit faith in Christ, and offer the young opportunities to develop and deepen that faith?
My congratulations to CCSP for this further addition to their excellent series presenting officiaI Church teaching in a readily accessible form on subjects that are of vital interest to Catholics seeking to develop an informed faith.
Pio Cardinal Laghi
Prefect, Congregation for Catholic Educatio
Pio Cardinal Laghi
Pio Laghi was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. His service was primarily in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and the Roman Curia.
He served as Apostolic nuncio to several countries and as the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education.
He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991.
Lectio Divina Cordis
Divine Reading of the Heart
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HEAR the words as you inwardly read or speak
LECTIO
– Read –
E
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 –
R
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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