William L. Burton

Franciscan friar Fr. William Burton came to St. Mary’s Seminary & University in 2019 as professor of Scripture after teaching at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Florida. His fundamental interest as a Scripture professor is the development of exegetical skills to guide seminarians and priests in the understanding, interpretation, and preaching of Scripture.

Fr. Burton has worked especially hard in various ways to raise the biblical literacy level of the Roman Catholic Church. He has done this in the classroom and lecture hall, and also in guiding local parish Bible groups and in leading Bible study pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Greece, Turkey, and Italy. His recently published book, Abba Isn’t Daddy and Other Biblical Surprises, attempts to engage the typical, interested Catholic lay person in the excitement of Scripture study. To this same end he has published several audio and video series on various biblical topics. He has also been a presenter at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.