October 9, 2026 by frbillnicholas POLITICAL & RELIGIOUS HIJACKINGS On the Feast Day of St. Denis, the Patron Saint of Paris, France, Fr. Bill offers thoughts on the recent visit to France by Pope Leo XIV, the subsequent Civil Unrest throughout France, in light of the History of Catholicism, the French Revolution, the rise of Secular France, and what we can learn as the United States enters into another Mid-Term Election Season.
February 13, 2025 by frbillnicholas 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.
September 27, 2024 by frbillnicholas ELECTION 2024 & OUR NATION’S FOUNDING – Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” Fr. Bill has decided to read the Federalist Papers beginning October 1. In preparation he is reading through “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine, written to present an argument in favor of the Revolution against English rule. Fr. Bill takes points of Paine’s work and discusses how “Common Sense” is still relevant to what the nation is experiencing now in the midst of the current election cycle.
December 22, 2023 by frbillnicholas 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.
