November 12, 2022 by frbillnicholas VETERANS DAY, ST. MARTIN OF TOURS & ELECTION 2022 Fr. Bill threads the needle between the observance of Veterans Day, the Feast Day of St. Martin of Tours (celebrated on the same day) and the results of Election 2022. He draws upon history, even recent history to find a purpose in the direction our country is headed in light of the results of the 2022 Election, the sacrifice of our Veterans, and the example of such Saints as Martin, William of Gellone and other Saints who were Military Veterans.
November 14, 2021 by frbillnicholas THE END OF THE WORLD!! (a Catholic Perspective) Homily33rd Sunday of the Year – B—Daniel 12:1-3Mark 13:24-32 When is the End of the World? How will we know when it is immanent? What are the Signs that it is about to happen? Fr. Bill answers these questions as he talks about the Catholic perspective to the End Times, the Parousia, the End of the World and the Second Coming of Christ.
March 20, 2020 by frbillnicholas NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING – The 1st Commandment, pt 3 Video #4 – THE TEN COMMANDMENTS“You Shall not make unto me a graven image…” What constitutes “a graven image”?Fr. Bill discusses the third part of the First of the Ten Commandments, and how making God into a “graven image” is still as relevant today as it was to the Hebrew People.
April 10, 2019 by frbillnicholas CONFLICT – and the Temptation It Brings Lenten Reflection for Wednesday of the 5th Week of Lent Living and preaching the Gospel often leads to Conflict with modern, secular society. How do deal with such Conflict? Do we deal with it? Do we cower before it, or stand our ground?
May 11, 2018 by frbillnicholas VISIONS OF WAR – Apocalypse #18 “VISIONS OF WAR” Daniel, Chapters 10-12 Vision of the Hellenistic Wars The Author of the Book of Daniel presents the most thinly veiled of Daniel’s Apocalyptic Visions.
May 4, 2018 by frbillnicholas 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.
April 30, 2018 by frbillnicholas 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
April 30, 2018 by frbillnicholas VISIONS OF CONQUEST – Apocalypse #15 “Visions of Conquest” Daniel, Chapter 8 The Ram and the He-Goat The Visions of the Book of Daniel begin to pull the veil back further in its revelations of God’s plan for Israel.
April 13, 2018 by frbillnicholas DREAMS OF GOD’S PLAN – Apocalypse #14 “Dreams of God’s Plan” Daniel, Chapters 2 & 7 The Statue and the Four Beasts The Visions featured in the Book of Daniel deal with the History of the Jewish People from the Babylonian Exile to the Maccabean Revolt. Join me as I discuss how the Dream of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2) and the Dream of Daniel (Chapter 7) speak to the author’s faith in God’s plan for the Jewish People and his hope for their future, as well as its fulfillment in Christianity.
April 6, 2018 by frbillnicholas APOCALYPTIC PRAYER “Praising God in the Fiery Furnace” What can we learn from the prayers uttered by the Three Men in the Fiery Furnace, about prayer and about the experience of suffering for the Faith?
