Author: frbillnicholas

November 27, 2016 by frbillnicholas

2017 – A Head-Start on a New Year of Grace

Homily
“What is your New (Liturgical) Year’s Resolution?”
First Sunday of Advent

November 21, 2016 by frbillnicholas

2016 – A Year in Review

Homily
Solemnity of Christ the King

November 18, 2016 by frbillnicholas

CATHOLIC BASICS with Fr. Bill – How to Receive Communion

PRECEPTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Precept #3
“You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter Season.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2042

November 13, 2016 by frbillnicholas

Reaching Out Into the Darkness

Homily (audio)
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C

November 12, 2016 by frbillnicholas

Keeping Faith Through Trials

Article
“Holding On Until the End”  (Luke 21:5-19)

November 6, 2016 by frbillnicholas

Re-defining Marriage — When Snakes Have Legs

Homily
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C
“When Snakes Have Legs” — Re-defining Marriage

October 31, 2016 by frbillnicholas

The Courage to Defend the Fatih

Homily
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C
Zacchaeus (the Little Man who Climbed a Tree) and our Call to Defend the Faith

Books Recommended in the Homily:

Woods, Thomas Jr.  “How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization”, 2012

Stark, Rodney,  “How the West Won:  The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity”, 2015

Stark, Rodney, “God’s Battalions:  The Case for the Crusades”, 2010

Stark, Rodney, “Bearing False Witness:  Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History”, 2016

October 28, 2016 by frbillnicholas

Indiana Jones and the Da Vinci Code of Doom!

“Holy Grail:  A Spiritual Quest”

With the Theatrical Release of the move based on Dan Brown’s most recent novel, “Inferno”, let us re-visit the novel that launched his fame in popular culture.  “The Da Vinci Code” sparked interest in ancient legends of the Holy Grail, as well as speculation on Church History and the Life of Jesus Christ.  Here is a commentary I wrote in 2006 that addressed the “Da Vinci Code” phenomenon and how it sparked a new form of “Grail Quest” in our modern culture.

October 23, 2016 by frbillnicholas

A Little Modesty . . .

Homily for the 30th Sunday of the Year
“The Pharisee and the Tax Collector”

October 17, 2016 by frbillnicholas

The Unjust Judge and the Persistent Widow

Article
“The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grace”