“We are a Biblical Church, the Bible is embedded in the very life of the Church,” said Fr. Charles Brown, SCJ, in the most recent edition of the “Heart to Heart” conversations. Fr. Charles is an assistant professor of Scripture Studies at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. He has also taught scripture in a variety of international settings, including South Africa and India.
Explaining what it means to be a “Biblical Church,” Fr. Charles continued, noting that for Catholics “the most important part of our life, the Holy Mass, is basically the scriptures, the Bible proclaimed and prayed. And so the best that we bring to God is a celebration of the Holy Scripture. We are a Bible church.”
Quoting the teaching of the Catholic Church, Fr. Charles noted that “Just as the word of God Jesus is the word of God in human flesh, so too the Bible is the word of God in human language.“
Click here to view Fr. Charles’ conversation with Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ.
Fr. Charles recommended several books for Biblical studies: Catholic Study Bible by Donald Senior, Berit Olam Series on the Old Testament, Sacra Pagina Series on the New Testament, and An Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond E. Brown.
