Current Events

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IS AMERICA A RELIGIOUS NATION?

Celebrating 250 Years of Religious Freedom
What is “Separation of Church and State” in the American Context?

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AMERICA’S 250th ANNIVERSARY

Reparations for Slavery & Abolishing the Electoral College

Fr. Bill discusses two hot and divisive issues that are being discussed in the social and political arena as the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Independence – Reparations for Slavery and the Abolition of the Electoral College in Presidential Elections. This is particularly important for our nation as it prepares to engage in another hotly contested mid-term election cycle.

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THE POPE & THE PRESIDENT

A Retrospection on the recent exchange between Pope Leo XVI and President Trump

Fr. Bill looks back on the recent exchange of rhetoric between the Holy Father and the President of the United States over the War in Iran.

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DID POPE LEO CONDEMN THE WAR WITH IRAN?

People have been listening with bated breath the comments about the Iran war made by Pope Leo XIV, our First “American” Pope. Fr. Bill discusses the public image and persona of the Holy Father, the War in Iran and the Pope’s comments in light of Church teaching on the Just War Theory.

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ARE WE STILL A PERSECUTED CHURCH?

My Thoughts on the Protestors Disrupting a Christian Church in Minneapolis

Fr. Bill comments on the disruption by protestors of a Christian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota in light of the Church’s celebration of its Martyrs. He also makes a comparison between the suffering of Martyrs throughout Christian History with the harassment in the US and the West, and in some places continued Persecution of Christians throughout the world.

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ERIKA KIRK & FORGIVENESS

Is it Even Possible to Forgive in such an Unforgiving Culture?

During a Memorial rally for her husband, Erika Kirk publicly declared that she forgives her husband’s killer. Fr. Bill discusses the basic Christian mandate to Forgive and discusses the many misunderstandings people attach to the idea and practice of Forgiveness.

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IGNORANCE OF HISTORY LEADS TO CATASTROPHE

Fr. Bill discusses how an Ignorance of History has led to the divisions we see today in the Nation and in the Church, illustrating the dire consequences that result from a willing and often coerced ignorance of History, of the Nation, of the Church, of the Mass, even of the Scriptures themselves, and how such ignorance has led to the sharp divisions that result in the violence we are seeing in current events. Fr. Bill also suggests how growing in our knowledge of History, and with the use of modern means of communication, we can take the initiative, for the first time in history, to put as serious curb on the trends of violence and ignorance and move forward as a society in peace and knowledge.

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THE CROSS OF CHRIST & THE AMERICAN FLAG

Two Symbols of Freedom Joined

Homily – TRIUMP OF THE CROSS

The Cross is the symbol of Freedom for the Human Race. The American Flag is the Symbol of Freedom for the United States; Founded on Christian principles and enjoying Freedom of Religion. Fr. Bill preaches on the Triumph of the Cross of Christ and the Anniversary of the Siege of Fourt McHenry and how Francis Scott Key’s “Star Spangled Banner” is a fitting tribute to the National Flag of a Christian Nation.