His
knowledge of scripture, along with the tradition
of Christian faith through literature, makes his
work an invaluable preaching resource.
---- Al - Kahf 18: In the name
of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Praise be to Allah Who hath revealed the
Scripture unto His slave, and hath not placed therein any crookedness, (1)(But hath made it) straight, to give warning
of stern punishment from Him, and to bring unto the believers who do good
works the news that theirs will be a fair reward, (2) Wherein they will abide for ever; (3) And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son, (4)(A thing) whereof they have no
knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out
of their mouths.
His initiatives included sending two diocesan priests annually on doctoral studies mostly to the Jesuit Faculty
of Theology in Brussels; reorganising the seminary in households linked to large city parishes where 10 to 12 seminarians live and undertake pastoral
work while attending theological studies at the Faculte; and, perhaps above all, linking theological studies firmly to
knowledge of the living Word
of God in
Scripture.