October 1, 2023 by frbillnicholas A CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT PARABLE OF THE 2 SONS & THE 4 CHILDRENHomily – 26th Sunday of the Year – AMatthew 21:28-32 What is the disposition we have regarding living and worshipping as Christians? Fr. Bill preaches on Christ’s Parable of the Two Sons and the Jewish Passover Parable of the Four Children and speaks of how Christians in general and Catholics in Particular can examine and adjust the dispositions from which we all approach our calling to live and worship as followers of Christ.
March 26, 2023 by frbillnicholas COVID: 3 YEARS LATER – The “Lazarus Bookends” Homily – 5th Sunday of Lent (A)John 11:1-45 – The Raising of Lazarus The last time the “Raising of Lazarus” was read at Sunday Mass the World was in the midst of Covid Lockdowns and a Spiritual Death-of-Sorts. Three years later, as we hear that Gospel story again, where are we now, how far have we come? Fr. Bill preaches on Jesus call “that they may have life and have it more abundantly”, and whether or not we have truly risen from this “death” from a disease that was “not to end in death” but that “the Glory of God may be revealed.”
February 20, 2023 by frbillnicholas JESUS WANTS US TO BE PERFECT Sunday Homily7th Sunday of the Year – A———Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18Matthew 5:38-48 “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Is such a thing even possible? Was Jesus serious when he said this? What are we to make of it if perfection is impossible for humanity? Fr. Bill preaches on these words of Jesus; why they were uttered; why we are expected, even commanded to be perfect, not as a suggestion, but as a mandate; and ways God has given us to achieve this seemingly impossible command.
October 2, 2022 by frbillnicholas ARE WE WORTHLESS SERVANTS? Homily27th Sunday of the Year – C—–Luke 17:5-10 Jesus declares those who only fulfill their obligations “unprofitable servants”. Fr. Bill preaches on what Jesus wants from his followers and how we can win his approval as Servants of Worth.
April 3, 2022 by frbillnicholas DOES JESUS CONDONE ADULTLERY – “Who am I to Judge? The Woman Caught In Adultery — John 8:1-11Homily – 5th Sunday of Lent – C The Woman Caught in Adultery is one of the most widely quoted and misquoted stories in the Gospels. Fr. Bill discusses the story, and the example Jesus gives when it comes to both condemnation and the turning away from sin.
March 13, 2022 by frbillnicholas ENTERING THE HEART OF DARKNESS – The Transfiguration of Abraham Homily2nd Sunday of Lent – CThe Transfiguration Abraham’s Sacrifice of the Covenant and the Transfiguration have something in common. Fr. Bill talks about the experience of Prayer, its ultimate goal, and how one can grow in Prayer during the Season of Lent.
March 6, 2022 by frbillnicholas TEMPTATION? BRING IT ON The Spiritual Strain of Lenten Spiritual Exercses—-Homily – 1st Sunday of Lent (Year C)Luke 4:1-13 – The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert What is the point of Spiritual Exercise without the Strain of Temptation? Fr. Bill preaches about the Individual and Communal Observances of Lent and how they fit into the experience Jesus had in the Temptation in the Desert.
February 27, 2022 by frbillnicholas “BIG-PLANK” CATHOLICISM Sunday Homily8th Sunday of the Year – CLuke 6:39-45 Remove the Plank, then Remove the Speck — Luke 6:39-45Fr. Bill talks about how we remove one another’s specks in small and very big ways.
February 20, 2022 by frbillnicholas DO ONLY SINNERS FEAR COVID? Sunday Homily7th Sunday of the Year————Luke 6:27-38 Followers of Christ do not do what sinners do, or tax collectors, or pagans, or popular opinion, or “the majority of people.” Fr. Bill reflects on the Catholic response to the Pandemic and how Catholics can redeem themselves in how they move on from its immanent end.
March 9, 2019 by frbillnicholas Lent – 40 Days in the Desert Lenten Reflection for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday. What is the Tradition of 40 days as found in the Scripture and in the Tradition of the Church? Why is it important in the formation and development of those chosen by God?