May 3, 2020 by frbillnicholas Who Wants to Be a Priest? GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAYHomily for the 4th Sunday of Easter (A) We pray for vocations, but how do we pray? Does the shortage of priests and religious in our parishes and schools mean that God is ignoring our prayer? Is God punishing the Church? Or has God, in fact, been answering our prayers all along? Fr. Bill talks about the vocation shortage in light of Jesus as the Good Shepherd
April 26, 2020 by frbillnicholas The First Mass – Jesus on the Road to Emmaus Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter – Year ALuke 24:13-35
March 27, 2020 by frbillnicholas MORE THAN JUST CUSSING – The 2nd Commandment Video #5 – THE TEN COMMANDMENTS“You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God in vain…” Jesus declares Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit to be the one Unforgivable Sin and God declared that Taking the Lord’s name in Vain would NOT go unpunished. Fr. Bill discusses both the Second Commandment and the Words of Jesus and how they are violated today when people “take the Lord’s Name in vain”.
March 6, 2020 by frbillnicholas YOU ARE NOT GOD – The 1st Commandment, pt 1 Video #2 – THE TEN COMMANDMENTS“I am the Lord, your God. . . “ The First Commandment can be divided into three parts which the Catholic tradition combines into one commandment. Fr. Bill breaks down the First Commandment over three videos.
March 25, 2019 by frbillnicholas REACTIONS TO GOD’S WORD Jesus at Nazareth – Our Response to the Word of GodReflection for the 3rd Monday of Lent Jesus begins his ministry with his own people, his neighbors from Nazareth. How did they respond to hearing his word, and what word did he speak to provoke that response? What does this say to our call to be instruments of that Word?
June 16, 2018 by frbillnicholas The Veiled Language of Parables Scripture Reflection for the 11th Sunday of the Year “The Veiled Language of Parables”
June 16, 2018 by frbillnicholas THE DIVINE SLINGSHOT – The Revelation Begins Apocalypse, part 21 Revelation 1:1-7 – The opening verses “The Slingshot”
February 11, 2018 by frbillnicholas Cure of the Leper – Responding With Disobedience “Thy Kingdom Come; My Will Be Done” Jesus cures a leper (Mark 1:40-45) Homily for the 6th Sunday of the Year (B) http://www.frbillnicholas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Homily-6thSundayBLeperDisobedienceLent2.wav
January 30, 2018 by frbillnicholas The Possessed Man and Catholic Schools “The Possessed Man and Catholic Schools” Homily – 4th Sunday of the Year Catholic School Sunday http://www.frbillnicholas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Homily-CATHOLICSCHOOLSUNDAY2018.wav
January 19, 2018 by frbillnicholas THE END TIME! – What is it, When is it, How will we know it? “The End Time – What is it?” Apocalypse, part 2
