About Hasneh

Hasneh…
…The Hebrew word Hasneh means “the bush” and it refers to the burning bush, the place of God’s revelation to Moses calling him to lead his people to freedom (Exodus, chapters 3 and 4). The fiery place of revelation that gave light but was not itself consumed became for the Fathers of the Church an image of Mary who gave birth to the Word while remaining a virgin. Our logo is the icon of Mary, “The Burning Bush.” I am grateful for the kind permission of its artist to use it here.

Hasneh Media
In a recent discourse to the Bishops of Switzerland, Pope Benedict XVI gave expression to the ideal I have kept before my mind in teaching and preaching the Word of God during my lifetime as a Biblical theologian: He said: “I would very much like to see theologians learn to interpret and love Scripture as the Council desired, in accordance with Dei Verbum: may they experience the inner unity of Scripture… and then make a spiritual interpretation of it that is not externally edifying but rather an inner immersion in the presence of the Word.” Hasneh Media was created precisely for this reason: to serve the Holy Spirit’s action in bringing us to the “inner immersion in the presence of the Word.”

I offer a selection of my teaching and preaching, as well as writing, in response to many requests for this material. You will notice that the sermons can be downloaded gratis. These, I feel, have been part of what was “freely received” from the Lord, and are thus “freely given.” I have asked a rather modest price for the teachings in order to help in my research and to keep up the web site.

St. Paul tells us: “For whatever was written previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope” (Romans 15:4).

I pray this for each of you.

Fr. Francis Martin

Father Francis Martin
Fr. Francis Martin was ordained at St Joseph’s Abbey in 1956, and received his Licentiate in Sacred Theology from St. Thomas University in Rome and his Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, also in Rome. Fr. Martin is a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. where he is chaplain of the Mother of God Community. He is Professor of New Testament at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., and Senior Research Fellow at the John Paul II Cultural Center also in Washington. Author of several learned books and many articles, Fr. Martin is also known for his conference and retreat work in various parts of the world and for his popular books and numerous articles on Sacred Scripture and Spirituality. The material offered on this website represents a careful selection of the popular conferences and books produced in recent years.