Angel Gabriel

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THE RETURN OF DAVID THE KING – JRR Tolkien and the Annunciation

“All that is gold does not glitter….”

Homily – 4th Sunday of Advent – B
Luke 1:26-38

J.R.R. Tolkien’s poem featured in “The Fellowship of the Ring” speaks strongly to the history of Israel, leading up the birth of Jesus and culminating in the Annunciation of Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. Fr. Bill preaches on the history of the Dynasty of King David and what the Angel Gabriel says about it when he announces the impending birth of Jesus.

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ANNUNCIATIONS EVERYWHERE! – Mary Was Not the Only Recipient of an Angelic Message

Homily
4th Sunday of Advent – Year A
The Annunciation to Joseph

Fr. Bill preaches on the many annunciations found in the Bible, of which Mary’s, the most celebrated, is only one. He also talks about how annunciations are carried out today.

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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.

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THE ANGEL OF THE END TIME – Apocalypse #17

“Angel of the End Time”

Who is the Archangel of the End Time?  Many would think of St. Michael, but Daniel may have had another Angel in mind.  This video, I divert a bit from our progress through the Book of Daniel to discuss a featured character whenever God’s plan of salvation hits a major turning point – and End that is a Transition.

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VISIONS OF THE END TIME – Apocalypse #16

“Visions of the End Time”
Daniel, Chapter 9
Gabriel and the 70 Weeks

The Author of the Book of Daniel offers a “reinterpretation” of Scripture in light of the developments of History.  A familiar name to Christians appears to Daniel to offer this new interpretation of a Major Prophet of the Old Testament regarding the Babylonian Exile