February 20, 2023 by frbillnicholas JESUS WANTS US TO BE PERFECT Sunday Homily7th Sunday of the Year – A———Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18Matthew 5:38-48 “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Is such a thing even possible? Was Jesus serious when he said this? What are we to make of it if perfection is impossible for humanity? Fr. Bill preaches on these words of Jesus; why they were uttered; why we are expected, even commanded to be perfect, not as a suggestion, but as a mandate; and ways God has given us to achieve this seemingly impossible command.
February 12, 2023 by frbillnicholas WOKE CATHOLICISM? – Is it even possible? Homily – 6th Sunday of the Year – A——-Sirach 15:15-201 Corinthians 2:6-10Matthew 5:17-37 Fr. Bill preaches on the choice we are all given between the “wisdom of this age” and the “hidden” Wisdom that comes from God. He examines the Book of Sirach (15:15-20), the 1st Letter to the Corinthians (2:6-10) and the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:17-37) in answering the question of how God gives us a clear choice in how we are to respond to His Revelation and His Wisdom.
