February 12, 2021 by frbillnicholas

NEW PODCAST!!

FAITH HOPE & HISTORY with FR. BILL • A podcast on Anchor

At the urging of a number of people I am venturing into the wonderful world of podcasting. The link can be found below. Pray for its success, (and for the overcoming of any chinks in my presentation once I get the hang of it).

February 7, 2021 by frbillnicholas

THE FAITH and WISDOM of JOB and JOSEPH

YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
Homily – 5th Sunday of the Year (B)

What is the essence behind the Wisdom of Job, and how does St. Joseph fit into that dynamic as the Patron Saint of the Catholic Church? Fr. Bill discusses the similarities between the two men and how the People of the Church can exercise that same Wisdom today.

January 10, 2021 by frbillnicholas

“You are my Beloved Son…” – The Other Father of Jesus

Sunday Homily
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF JESUS
and the YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
Mark 1:7-11

At the Baptism of Jesus, God the Father declares from Heaven, “You are my beloved Son…” but there is another who can make the same declaration. Fr. Bill discusses the importance of St. Joseph to faith, and as an example against the worldliness of the modern era.

December 20, 2020 by frbillnicholas

ALL THAT IS GOLD… – The Annunciation and the Lord of the Rings

Homily – 4th Sunday of Advent
The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary

How does a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, featured in “The Fellowship of the Ring” (Book 1 of “The Lord of the Rings”) reflect the same sentiment expressed by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary?

In his Homily, Fr. Bill discusses an often overlooked detail in the Annunciation to Mary, it’s relation to the Annunciation to Zechariah immediately preceding it, and how Tolkien’s Catholicism was worked into his storytelling of the redemption of Middle Earth.

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)

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.

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.