William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic
Catholic Author, Speaker, and Evangelist
Recently I was fascinated to learn that attitudes toward children were very different in Jesus’ time than in our own. While today children are seen as valuable and important, the prevailing attitude during the 1st century was that children were “worthless” and “like chattel.” Knowing how people of the time saw children really put some... Continue Reading →
Anger is one of those sneaky emotions that can affect us in a number of ways: from a sudden rage to having a constant deep fire within that leaves you permanently ready to explode for the slightest reason. The problem with this sort of sentiment is that it doesn’t just affect the individual, but also... Continue Reading →
Jesus Calls And Matthew Follows Perhaps one of the most powerful stories of discipleship in Gospel involves the very call of Matthew himself. This calling takes place in Mt. 9:9-13 and reads, As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow... Continue Reading →
First, it is unfortunate that Deuteronomy, and the Pentateuch as a whole, are for the most part ignored. They are a part of divine revelation and as such should be discussed a bit more. In all fairness I am also guilty of this. I admit that I am not a priest or deacon, but do... Continue Reading →
The book of Joshua is a book that many have not taken the time to study. There are not many sermons preached on it, and in more liturgical communities it rarely makes an appearance in a lectionary[1]. Joshua has become a battering ram of sorts for the group known as “New Atheists” who point to... Continue Reading →
Jesus gives a very clear example of what it means to be the light of the world in Matthew chapter 5. This example is seen in Mt. 5:43-48 which states, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for... Continue Reading →
In sacred scripture we read that man was created he had a perfect relationship with God. Man is the pinnacle of creation, and God gave man everything. In return the Lord asked man not to each of one tree in the garden. Man did not listen, rebelled, and had to face the consequences of sin... Continue Reading →
The book of Romans is one that is filled with an incredible depth of theological thought. The great Apostle wrote to the Romans though he had yet to visit them in person. Within the literary context, Romans 3:21-26 fits within the larger context of the book’s primary themes. Overall, the book has the following three... Continue Reading →
Martin Madalai Muthu csc – Readings: Heb 11: 32-40; Mk 5: 1-20 Mark describes the first exorcism performed by Jesus in a pagan territory. This act of healing explains to us the love of Jesus and describes three main characteristics of the love of Jesus. Jesus reaches out to all; He transforms others, and He... Continue Reading →
The Gospel of John is one that greatly helps us understand exactly who Jesus is. John has a higher Christology than the synoptics and was the last written. In the Gospel of John, we have many key doctrine such as the personification of God’s Word in the person of Christ, as well as a synthetic... Continue Reading →
William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic 