Dr. Ruth Queen Smith from John XXIII Catholic Center at the University of Tennessee provides an inspirational and practical introduction to Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase (pronounced lex-ee-oh di-vee-nuh) that can be translated “divine reading,” “spiritual reading,” or “sacred reading.”
Although it’s long, this is worth listening to. Dr. Smith had the audience totally engaged during this 2 hour session.
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Download the handout from this session.
You’ll find several books about Lectico Divina at Amazon.com, but the one that Dr. Smith recommends is Conversing with God in Scripture: A Contemporary Approach to Lectio Divina by Stephen Binz. Dr. Smith promised to return to St. Mary’s in a few months for a follow-up session.
