Steven R. Hemler


Steven R. Hemler is President of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America (CAINA) and author of The Reality of God: The Layman's Guide to Scientific Evidence for the Creator and Search No More: The Keys to Truth and Happiness, both published by St. Benedict Press & TAN Books.Steve has a Master of Pastoral Studies degree from Loyola University of Chicago, as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been actively involved in adolescent and adult religious education for over 30 years. After a 33-year professional engineering career, including 13 years in the Middle East, Steve voluntarily took early retirement in 2011 to follow a calling to serve God and the Church full time. Steve and his wife Linda have been married for over 40 years and have three grown children. They live in Culpeper, Virginia. For more information go to:


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Latest Articles By Steven R. Hemler
Did God Establish Evolution?
Did God Establish Evolution?
In contrast with evolutionary naturalism, evolutionary creation is another way to understand the development of life on earth. Evolutionary creation is the idea that God ordained and sustained the gradual evolution of life. This approach is a reasonable and well-supported balance between faith and science.
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Did Evolution Occur Without God?
Did Evolution Occur Without God?
The prevailing worldview within the scientific and academic communities is that the material world of nature, which can be observed, measured and quantified by science, encompasses the whole of reality. This philosophical conviction that nature is “all there is” is called materialism or naturalism.
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What is the Catholic Understanding of Genesis and Evolution?
What is the Catholic Understanding of Genesis and Evolution?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (#337) states, “Scripture presents the work of the Creator symbolically as a succession of six days of divine ‘work,’ concluded by the ‘rest’ of the seventh day.”
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Is the Genesis Story of Creation True?
Is the Genesis Story of Creation True?
Some people believe the creation story in Genesis is literally and historically true. They believe the universe was created only several thousand years ago, in six, 24-hour “days.” However, there is another way to read this story. The story of creation found in Genesis could be a literary form similar to the parables of Jesus.
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Our Five Transcendental Desires Reveal God Exists
Our Five Transcendental Desires Reveal God Exists
The presence of our enhanced human consciousness not only differentiates humans from animals, it also aids in making the case for the existence of God. That’s because through our human consciousness we desire five transcendental experiences, none of which are necessary for survival.
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Is There Evidence That God Exists?
Is There Evidence That God Exists?
Whether God exists is a fundamental question in life and one we often seek to answer personally and in conversations with those we love. Many people find objective evidence of God’s existence in what’s been called “The 3 Cs”: cosmos, consciousness, and conscience.
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What are the Stages of Faith Development?
What are the Stages of Faith Development?
I believe the four stages of Christian faith development, described by Rev. John H. Westerhoff in his book Will Our Children Have Faith, are quite enlightening and true. As we go through life, we may expand into (add-on) the needs and elements of the later stages, but only after the needs of the earlier stages are met. The stages of faith are like rings of a tree.
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