The Augustine Institute Lectio Bible Study Series is a uniquely Catholic Bible Study. There currently are seven Lectio Studies included in FORMED, with more on the way. See the complete Lectio Studies library HERE.
The most trusted and compelling Catholic teachers explain the teachings and beauty of the Catholic Faith through Scripture, Tradition and Art. Dr. Tim Gray explains what makes this series so important in this VIDEO.
Lectio Divina: Hearing God’s Voice Through Scripture by Tim Gray
In this informative presentation, Dr. Tim Gray, the President of the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, shares how Lectio Divina enables you to enter into a dialogue with God. This prayerful reading of Sacred Scripture is a proven means to encounter God in daily life and will benefit both those new to prayer and those who are more experienced.
"The Lamb of God," "The Bread of Life," "The Body and the Blood of Christ"... these are phrases we know from the Mass. But do we understand what they mean in the greater and deeper context of Scripture and Church teaching? Acclaimed author and teacher Dr. Brant Pitre rigorously digs down to the biblical roots of the Eucharist, through its foreshadowing in the miraculous events of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and Apostolic teaching. We'll discover firsthand how Christ's Body and Blood are an integral and wondrous part of God's plan for our salvation.
Though prayer is one of the essentials of a thriving faith, we often feel as if we're talking to ourselves—or, worse, as if we're talking to no one at all. How can something so vital to the Faith be so elusive?
Now, with the clear teaching and artistry of the Augustine Institute's Lectio series, Dr. Tim Gray masterfully uses the discipline of Lectio Divina to show you how to make prayer an effective effort of love and intimacy. In six video sessions, Prayer: Finding Intimacy with God captures the secret to opening our hearts and minds to Scripture as the means to hear from God and then respond in conversation, basking in his presence and resolving to live in and through his love.
At every Sunday Mass, Catholics confess that Jesus came down from heaven “for us men and for our salvation.” But what does “salvation” mean? In this remarkable 10-part series, Scripture scholar and theologian Michael Patrick Barber provides a thorough deeply Catholic, and deeply biblical, answer.