Some Revelatory Insights from the Psalms for Catholic Medical Practice

Abstract

As the Catholic Church commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of Dei Verbum, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, it is a timely opportunity to reflect once again on the place of sacred scriptures in Catholic medical practice. In line with this, I advance that the psalms, in particular, help contextualize Catholic medical practice within the milieu of divine revelation. In this commentary, I will present an overview of sacred scriptures, an examination of the psalms, and an elucidation of revelatory insights from the psalms that are helpful for Catholic medical practice. While related literature usually focuses on a few psalms, I will compile several here to highlight the creative diversity among the psalms.

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Divine revelation human dignity psalms sacred scriptures Vatican II

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