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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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FAITH, HOPE & POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Fr. Bill talks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the shooting at Annunciation School in Minneapolis, the history of political violence in the United States, and the hope for dealing with it as we remember the 250th Anniversary of the events of our Nation’s Founding during the papacy of the First American Pope.

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MORE ON POPE LEO XIV

It was reported that when Pope Leo XIV was asked if he had any message for his country of origin, the USA, he responded “a few”. Fr. Bill talks about how we Catholics can anticipate (and get ahead of) any message the Holy Father might have for the people of the United States, regardless of what that message eventually is.

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DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS – Remembering His Papacy in Context

Pope Francis passed away the morning after Easter Sunday. Fr. Bill offers thoughts on his papacy in light of the history of the Church since Vatican II, the age of social media, the criticism of aspects of his papacy, and the overall trio of papacies of John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis (the first).

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Our Nation’s First Founding Principle

Fr. Bill re-visits the value of having Religious Liberty in any Free Society and how, if it is to endure, Governments must protect that Freedom, but the citizens must also not fail to exercise it.