February 18, 2024 by frbillnicholas TEMPTING THE TEMPTER The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert———Homily – First Sunday of Lent Fr. Bill preaches on the Temptation of Jesus and how engaging fully in the practices, observances, penances and sacrifices during Lent actually invite temptation as part of the Spiritual Exercises of the season.
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 14, 2021 by frbillnicholas GIVING the DEVIL the BENEFIT of LAW Thomas More, Joseph and a Disobedient LeperHomily – 6th Sunday of the Year (B) Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46Mark 1:40-45 We are moved by the faith of the Leper in approaching Jesus, the compassion of Jesus in curing the Leper; but are we all that impressed with the Leper’s subsequent disobedience to Jesus command? Fr. Bill discusses the often overlooked aftermath of Jesus cure of the Leper in the Gospel of Mark; an aftermath that has grave and serious repercussions for the ministry of Jesus, and serves as a sobering example of the importance of God’s Law, and our obligation to obey.
February 18, 2018 by frbillnicholas TEMPTATION during Lent Homily (audio) – 1st Sunday of Lent (B) Lent and Inviting Temptation http://www.frbillnicholas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Homily-1stLentBTemptation2.wav
February 14, 2016 by frbillnicholas First Sunday of Lent “Temptation: The Strain of Spiritual Exercise“ (Luke 4:1-13)
