December 18, 2020 by frbillnicholas

TRADITION OF ANNUNCIATION

Scripture Reflection
4th Sunday of Advent – B
How many Annunciations are there throughout the Holy Scriptures?

December 13, 2020 by frbillnicholas

A Voice Crying Out in the Rain!

Homily — 3rd Sunday of Advent – B
John 1:6-8, 19-28
(Given outdoors during Covid Pandemic regulations)

December 6, 2020 by frbillnicholas

John the Baptist and the Covid Lockdowns

Homily – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Comfort, Covid and the Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness

November 22, 2020 by frbillnicholas

SCREW 2020!!! – A Year in Review for the SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING

Sunday Homily
Christ the King – 2020

November 21, 2020 by frbillnicholas

What to Say About 2020? – A Year in Review for the Feast of Christ the King

Scripture Reflection
Solemnity of Christ the King

November 15, 2020 by frbillnicholas

LOSING ETERNAL LIFE – How NOT to Prepare for Christ’s Coming

Homily – 33rd Sunday of the Year (A)
Matthew 25:14-30
Parable of the Servants and the Talents

In Matthew’s Gospel Jesus tells three parables regarding the preparation for the Coming of the Lord. Each one reminds us of the potential we all have of losing salvation. Fr. Bill describes the method in the Parable of the Three Servants and how we can use or misuse the “talents” God gives us for the benefit or detriment of Salvation.

November 3, 2020 by frbillnicholas

NATIONAL HEROES & CATHOLIC SAINTS – A Lesson for Post-Election America

Homily
ALL SAINTS DAY

What can we learn from the lessons of our National Heroes as Americans, and our Heroes in Holiness as Church? Fr. Bill gives a vision for a post-election 2020 America in which the Church, by the example of American Heroes and Catholic Saints, can itself be an example for our fellow countrymen and the world in moving beyond our differences and moving forward as a nation.

October 25, 2020 by frbillnicholas

POPE or APOSTLE? Who Does it Better?

Sunday Homily
30th Sunday of the Year – A
1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 (Second Reading)

Fr. Bill discusses Pope St. John Paul II, Paul’s address to the Thessalonian Church and what it means to be a true Catholic in the eyes of the Apostle.

October 18, 2020 by frbillnicholas

WHO SHOULD CATHOLICS VOTE FOR – Rendering To Caesar during a National Election

Homily – 29th Sunday of the Year (A)
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are God’s”

Does “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” = the “Separation of Church and State”?
What is a Catholic Christian to make of this and any election in a Democratic Republic?
Fr. Bill discusses Election 2020 in light of the Constitution, our Founding Fathers, Catholic Social Teaching and Jesus command to “render to Caesar.”

August 31, 2020 by frbillnicholas

PANDEMIC, ELECTION & LIVING GOD’S STANDARDS AS AMERICANS

Homily – 22nd Sunday of the Year
Jeremiah 20:7-9
Matthew 16:21-27

St. Peter is reprimanded by Jesus for judging not as God does, but as human beings do, thereby being a hindrance and a stumbling block to Him.

Fr. Bill preaches on how we can be more aware of the way we live, vote, and react to a crisis less by human standards and more by God’s standards.