December 3, 2021 by frbillnicholas ABORTION, THE SUPREME COURT & A QUESTION OF “RIGHTS” Weekly Podcast Americans love to talk about their “rights”. Fr. Bill talks about the nature of “Rights” as expressed in the Declaration of Independence of the United States and how the assertion of “rights” that people make today fits, or does not fit, into that dynamic that is at the center of America’s founding and continued prosperity.
November 30, 2021 by frbillnicholas The Funeral Mass & Graveside Parts 4 & 5 of “Death & the Funeral” Fr. Bill talks about the Funeral Mass as a final offering of the Deceased to God in a final act of Worship in their presence. Fr. Bill talks about the Graveside Service as a final farewell of a family to a deceased loved one.
November 28, 2021 by frbillnicholas BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR – Advent 2022 Homily for the First Sunday of Advent (C) of the Liturgical Year, 2022 The First Sunday of Advent brings in the New Year for the Catholic Church. Fr. Bill discusses ways in which Catholics can observe annually this head start the Church has on the rest of the world in bringing in the year from the point of faith.
November 19, 2021 by frbillnicholas THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS – 158 Years Later Podcast for November 19, 2021
November 16, 2021 by frbillnicholas The Vigil for the Deceased – A Time of Prayer and Remembrance Part 3 of DEATH AND THE FUNERAL
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.
November 12, 2021 by frbillnicholas THE RITTENHOUSE TRIAL AND THE STATE OF AMERICA The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has captured the attention of America.Fr. Bill discusses the trial, not in terms of innocence or guilt, but in terms of what everything about the trial – what led up to it, what it is about, how it has been conducted by the participants, what the media and politicians have sad about it – ultimately says about the state of America and the attitudes that have become prevalent among the People.
November 9, 2021 by frbillnicholas What Makes a “Funeral” Part 2 of Series“DEATH & THE FUNERAL” When a person dies, friends and loved ones like to conduct “tributes”, “memorials” or “celebrations of life”. Catholics celebrate a Funeral.Fr. Bill talks about the qualities that make a Funeral, the progression of the celebration, the symbols that are used, and how a Funeral is very different from simply a “celebration of life.”
November 7, 2021 by frbillnicholas THE REAL MEANING BEHIND THE WIDOW’S MITE Homily32nd Sunday of the Year – B—–1 Kings 17:10-16Mark 12:41-44 The story of the Widow’s Mite (Mark 12:41-44) is popular among the stories of the Gospels, but it is more than a simple story of Love and Generosity. When read beside the story of Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath (I Kings 17:10-16) it takes on a meaning beyond a simple act of “giving”. Fr. Bill discusses both stories together and discusses the deeper meaning behind the generosity of both widows.
November 5, 2021 by frbillnicholas THE END OF THE CHURCH – The Worst Crisis Ever! Many Catholics are critical of Pope Francis and other Bishops for not calling out Catholic politicians who are in favor of abortion. Some have called Pope Francis a “false Pope”, an “anti-Pope” and even “Satan’s Pope”. Some say that the Church is in a crisis from which it may never recover.Fr. Bill talks about another crisis from Church history and puts the current issues into the proper perspective of the Church’s checkered, but triumphant past.
