1. Verbum Domini, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Word of God in the Lift and Mission of the Church (2010)
  2. Synod on the Word of God (2008)
  3. Synod on the Word of God – General Congregations
  4. The Interpretation Of Sacred Scripture In The Church (Pope Benedict XVI, “Verbum Domini”, Extract 29-49)
  5. Pope Benedict XVI and Biblical Theology, Scott Hahn.
  6. Perceiving the Word of God in the Sacred Text (John Paul II)
  7. The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1994)
  8. Biblical Interpretation in Crisis, Joseph Ratzinger.
  9. Instruction Concerning the Historical Truth of the Gospels (Pontifical Biblical Commission 1964)
  10. “Dei Verbum”, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Vatican II Council.
  11. Divino Afflante Spiritu (Pope Pius XII, 1943)
  12. Spiritus Paraclitus (Pope Benedict XV, 1920).
  13. Providentissimus Deus (Pope Leo XIII, 1893)

The Method of Biblical Spiritual Theology

The Truth of the Gospel (Reading Paul from the Inside: How His Pursuit of Truth Challenges Modern Exegesis)

Inspired Authorship and the Limits of Exegesis

Reading the Scriptures in the Spirit, Lectio Divina, Spiritual Growth, and the Living Food of the Word

  1. “Bible and Spiritual Life” Course. 9 Lessons of two hours each. (click here for more details) First Video (you can ask for the videos)
  2. Spiritual Biblical Theology
  3. The Veil Over Scripture: Paul’s Interpretation of Moses in 2 Co 3
  4. The Hidden Verses
  5. Joseph in Genesis: A Figure of Christ
  6. The Promised Land is Union with Christ: The Necessary Christian Reading of the Old Testament
  8. The Scriptural Turning Point: The Christian Psalms
  9. How we Should Read The Psalms?
  10. THE INTEGRAL PSALTER AND THE PRAYER OF CHRIST. Recovering the Patristic and Monastic Understanding of the Psalms for the Spiritual Formation of Priests, Deacons, Religious and the Whole Church
  11. Isaiah as the Fifth Gospel: Participation in God’s Eternal Counsel through Prophetic Vision
  12. Seeing the Lord in the Old Testament
  13. Christ Transfigures the Old Testament
  14. The Enduring Christological Interpretation of Isaiah’s Servant Songs: A Hermeneutical Imperative
  15. The Transfigured Word: Christocentric Reading from the Church Fathers to Contemporary Spiritual Experience
  16. The River That Deepens as It Flows: Ezekiel 47:1–12 and the Transformative Economy of the Word
  17. Elijah, Moses, Carmel and Access to God: A Refoundation of the Covenant
  18. What is The New Testament?
  19. The Significance of the Gospel Texts for Christian Faith
  20. The Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount
  21. The Notion of Heart in Saint Matthew
  22. A Pre-recorded Course on the Sermon on the Mount (Contact us)
  23. Paul and Luke Stages of Formation of Christian Doctrine (video 1/2; video 2/2)
  24. From Paul to Luke: Shaping Christian Initiation
  25. The Lucan Theology of the Believer: A Theological Note. Christianity Without the Holy Spirit and Mary Is at Risk
  26. Mary, Ark of the Covenant, by Scott Hahn
  27. Mary and the Parable of the Sower : Mary The Good Soil
  28. Luke and the Spirit. The Visitation as an Interpretative Key to the Economy of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts
  29. Luke’s Final Pentecost
  30. St. Luke’s Intention
  31. Luke and the Synoptic Problem
  32. St Luke’s Gospel (a 12 hours pre-recorded Course on video on the Gospel of St. Luke. First Video)
  33. The First Believer: Mary as the Channel of Grace and Faith in Luke’s Gospel
  34. What is Our Goal in Life? (The Book of Revelation)
  35. Jesus is the Future (on the Book of Revelation)
  36. The Keys to the Johannine Opus
  37. The Word as Divine Self-Communication: John 1 and John 17 as the Hermeneutical Key to Johannine Revelation Theology
  38. St. John Gospel’s Goal
  39. St. John Gospel’s Structure
  40. Reconsidering the Programmatic Structure of the Gospel of St. John
  41. “Whatever He Tells You, do it” (John 2:5)
  42. Is John 1:14 About the Incarnation?
  43. A Unified Reading of John 1:51, God’s Messengers or God’s Angels in John 1:51? A Study in Lexical Possibility, Authorial Selection, and Johannine Theology
  44. The Meaning of St. John’s Gospel and its Implications for the Life of the Church
  45. The New Testament Vision of Prophecy, A Johannine Path for Every Baptised
  46. The Central Method of Integral Theology: Lectio Divina
  47. Jesus’ Passion in St. John’s Gospel
  48. Six Hours on the Cross: Recovering the Biblical Chronology of the Crucifixion
  49. Exodus as Redemption: Christ the Paschal Lamb
  50. “The Gospel of St. John and Spiritual Life” Course. 13 Lessons each of two hours. (See here for more details) See the Page of the Course  First Video (you can ask for the videos)
  51. “Doubt No Longer But Believe”
  52. Blessed Are Those Who Believe Without Seeing (John 20:29b) (Difficult but worth it!)
  53. Do Not Touch Me (John 20:17)
  54. “He saw and believed” (John 20:8): A Theological Insight into the Meaning of the Resurrection in John
  55. The Eucharist According to St. John’s Last Supper
  56. Mary, Woman-Ishsha, and the Church, A Johannine and Eucharistic Reading of the Mystery of Salvation
  57. Mary’s Role in The Resurrection
  58. Why Jesus Hides His Divinity?
  59. The Transfiguration of the Lord in Spiritual Life
  60. St. Paul’s Gospel: The Necessity of Formulating the Gospel Anew
  61. Old & New Man Functioning
  62. “Bible and Tradition” Talk. See Video
  63. The Scritpural Roots of St. Augustin’s Spirituality, Stephen N. Filippo.

  1. Suggested Reading re the Fathers of the Church
  2. The Good Samaritan Commented by Severus of Antiochia
  3. Scripture as a Miror in De Lubac, “Medieval Exegesis”, vol. 2.
  4. Lectio Divina and the Spiritual Senses of the Scriptures (video) (see also mentioned in the previous section: Lectio Divina & Prayer of the Heart at Two Important Turning Points in Spiritual Life)
  5. Lectio Divina and the Fathers of the Church (video)
  6. “Meditating the Passion of the Lord” Course. 12 hours. (See here for more details)See the page of the Course   First Video (you can ask for the videos)
  7. Fortitude and Sacred Threshold
  8. The Rich Young Man and Perfection
  9. The Meaning of Stephen’s Martyrdom

 

On the Fathers of the Church

– “Scripture in the tradition”, Henri de Lubac.

– “History and the Spirit”, Henri de Lubac.

– The Scriptural Turning Point: The Christian Psalms

– Dionysius the Areopagite and Scripture

– “The theology of History in St. Bonaventure”, Joseph Ratzinger, Franciscan Herald, 1989.

– “Covenant and Communion, The Biblical Theology of Pope Benedict XVI”, Scott W. Hahn, 2009.

– “The Fathers of the Church in Christian Theology”, Michel Fedou.

– “Prophecy and Inspiration: A Commentary on the Summa Theologica II-II, questions 171-178”, Paul Synave & Pierre Benoît, 1961.

– “Aspects of Biblical Inspiration”, Pierre Benoît, 1965.

– Saint Augustine, The Saint of a New Era

– Saint Augustine’s Influence on The West

– Apostolic Letter, ‘Augustinum Hipponensem'” John Paul II

– Apostolic Letter: “Scripturae Sacrae Affectus” (St. Jerome) Pope Francis

– Pope Benedict XVI on St. Jerome

Fathers of the Church Writings

– Example of the Fathers of the Church Exegesis: The Good Samaritan by Severus of Antioch.

– “The Lord’s Sermon on the Mount”, Saint Augustine.

– “Saint Augustine’s Homilies on the First letter of John”.

– “Essential Expositions of the Psalms by Saint Augustine” Selected and Introduced by Michael Cameron.

– “Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends” by Carmen Joy Imes.

– “St. Augustin: Exposition on the Book of Psalms”, Philip Chaff.

– “St. Augustine of Hippo: Homilies on the Gospel of St. John” (Tractates on the Gospel of John).

– Works of St. Augustine.

– “The Commentary of Origen on the Gospel of St Matthew” (Volume 1 – Volume 2)

– St. Ambrose, “Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke”.

– Fathers of the Church Works.

– St. Jerome’s Commentary on Matthew