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)

  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
  7. The Scriptural Turning Point: The Christian Psalms
  8. How we Should Read The Psalms?
  9. Isaiah as the Fifth Gospel: Participation in God’s Eternal Counsel through Prophetic Vision
  10. Seeing the Lord in the Old Testament
  11. Christ Transfigures the Old Testament
  12. The Enduring Christological Interpretation of Isaiah’s Servant Songs: A Hermeneutical Imperative
  13. The Transfigured Word: Christocentric Reading from the Church Fathers to Contemporary Spiritual Experience
  14. The River That Deepens as It Flows: Ezekiel 47:1–12 and the Transformative Economy of the Word
  15. What is The New Testament?
  16. The Significance of the Gospel Texts for Christian Faith
  17. The Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount
  18. The Notion of Heart in Saint Matthew
  19. A Pre-recorded Course on the Sermon on the Mount (Contact us)
  20. Paul and Luke Stages of Formation of Christian Doctrine (video 1/2; video 2/2)
  21. From Paul to Luke: Shaping Christian Initiation
  22. The Lucan Theology of the Believer: A Theological Note. Christianity Without the Holy Spirit and Mary Is at Risk
  23. Mary, Ark of the Covenant, by Scott Hahn
  24. Mary and the Parable of the Sower : Mary The Good Soil
  25. Luke’s Final Pentecost
  26. St. Luke’s Intention
  27. Luke and the Synoptic Problem
  28. St Luke’s Gospel (a 12 hours pre-recorded Course on video on the Gospel of St. Luke. First Video)
  29. The First Believer: Mary as the Channel of Grace and Faith in Luke’s Gospel
  30. What is Our Goal in Life? (The Book of Revelation)
  31. Jesus is the Future (on the Book of Revelation)
  32. The Keys to the Johannine Opus
  33. St. John Gospel’s Goal
  34. St. John Gospel’s Structure
  35. Reconsidering the Programmatic Structure of the Gospel of St. John
  36. “Whatever He Tells You, do it” (John 2:5)
  37. Is John 1:14 About the Incarnation?
  38. 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
  39. The Meaning of St. John’s Gospel and its Implications for the Life of the Church
  40. The New Testament Vision of Prophecy, A Johannine Path for Every Baptised
  41. The Central Method of Integral Theology: Lectio Divina
  42. Jesus’ Passion in St. John’s Gospel
  43. Six Hours on the Cross: Recovering the Biblical Chronology of the Crucifixion
  44. Exodus as Redemption: Christ the Paschal Lamb
  45. “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)
  46. “Doubt No Longer But Believe”
  47. Blessed Are Those Who Believe Without Seeing (John 20:29b) (Difficult but worth it!)
  48. Do Not Touch Me (John 20:17)
  49. The Eucharist According to St. John’s Last Supper
  50. Mary, Woman-Ishsha, and the Church, A Johannine and Eucharistic Reading of the Mystery of Salvation
  51. Why Jesus Hides His Divinity?
  52. The Transfiguration of the Lord in Spiritual Life
  53. Old & New Man Functioning
  54. “Bible and Tradition” Talk. See Video
  55. Mary’s Role in The Resurrection
  56. 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