May 15, 2026 by frbillnicholas NATIONAL HOLY DAYS Alternatives to “Holy Days of Obligation” Ascension Thursday is now Ascension Sunday. Epiphany has been transferred from January 6 to the 2nd Sunday after Christmas. Fr. Bill addresses the low attendance of Catholics for Holy Days of Obligation and suggests alternative days that can tap into our identity as Americans, and how they can draw people into Church.
May 21, 2023 by frbillnicholas The LION, the WITCH and the ASCENSION OF JESUS Homily for Ascension Sunday – Year AMatthew 28:16-20 Fr. Bill discusses the novels of C.S. Lewis, and the priorities Jesus left with us when He Ascended into Heaven. He also addresses the importance of Creation and the Eschaton in relation to those priorities as we await, hope in and expect the eventual Return of Jesus at the End of Time.
May 29, 2022 by frbillnicholas HAS JESUS ABANDONED US? HomilyASCENSION SUNDAY Fr. Bill preaches the Ascension of Jesus Christ, the Shooting Massacre at Robb Elementary School in Texas, and whether, in Ascending into Heaven, Jesus may, in fact, have abandoned us to our fate.
