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An American Pope for America’s 250th Year

Pope Leo XIV was elected the first American-born Pope of the Catholic Church just in time for the beginning of the United States 250th year since its founding. Fr. Bill begins a new season of his podcast previewing an underlying theme he plans to discuss – renewal in our values and principles as a Nation, and “upping our game” as Americans who have one our own leading the Catholic Church throughout the world.

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Vatican II & the Conciliar Tradition of the Church

Homily – 6th Sunday of Easter – C
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Acts of the Apostles 16:1-29
List of Ecumenical Councils
16 Documents of Vatican II (list)

Fr. Bill preaches on the Apostolic Council of Jerusalem and how Catholic conciliar tradition, down to the Second Vatican Council, is modeled after the first crisis and resolution faced by the Apostolic generation.

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CHRISTMAS OR THE POPE? – What Should I Talk About?

Fr. Bill discusses whether it is more important to talk about the Pope’s comments on “blessings” or on the up-and-coming celebration of the Incarnation of Christ.

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SLAVERY, CHRISTIANITY & THE UNITED STATES

Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

September 22 is the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, declared by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.

Fr. Bill discusses the history of Slavery, how the Bible addresses the issue, its history in Christian Europe and in the Founding of the United States. He threads the needle leading up to the Civil War and Lincoln’s Proclamation, and how the Constitution of the United States did not endorse Slavery, but brought forth everything from the History of Western Europe up to that point to direct the new Nation towards eventual Emancipation.