May 22, 2022 by frbillnicholas WHAT AUTHORITY DO BISHOPS REALLY HAVE? Homily6th Sunday of Easter – CActs of the Apostles 15:1-29 Fr. Bill preaches about the nature and role of Bishops in the Church, and in particular how they exercise that authority within a particular framework and context
May 15, 2022 by frbillnicholas LOVE is LOVE … or is it? Homily5th Sunday of Easter – C—-John 13:31-35 Fr. Bill talks about Jesus’ Command to “Love one another”, how it is invoked by modern social norms, and what Jesus actually meant by it.
May 1, 2022 by frbillnicholas THE RESURRECTION & OUR 1ST FREEDOM The Apostles and the Great Catch of FishHomily – 3rd Sunday of Easter – C—–Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41John 21:1-19 Fr. Bill preaches on the Miracle of the Great Catch of Fish, and how the story, in its entirety, can be applied to the Mission of the Church today and the Constitutional Rights guaranteed to Americans in the United States Bill of Rights.
April 24, 2022 by frbillnicholas Resurrection & the Mission to Forgive Sins HomilySUNDAY within the OCTAVE OF EASTER—John 20:19-31 Jesus gave the Church the authority to forgive sins in His Name. Fr. Bill explains the progression of God’s Plan of Salvation, and its ultimate goal, and how it relates to the story of St. Thomas and his Doubt in the Resurrection.
April 17, 2022 by frbillnicholas SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR THE RESURRECTION – The Best Empirical Data Homily for EASTER SUNDAY, 2022 Are We a Scientific Faith? Fr. Bill discusses the worship of modern science and how the evidence of the Resurrection rules out any false claims that Jesus is indeed Risen from the Dead!
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 27, 2022 by frbillnicholas WHO IS GOING TO HELL? – The Parable of the Prodigal Son Homily4th Sunday of Lent – C Who is the real Prodigal Son? Fr. Bill talks about the well-known parable, how the other Son, the one who stayed may be the Prodigal Son of the Parable, and how those to whom Jesus directed the parable are reflected in the modern attitudes of many Christians today.
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.