Fr. Bill NIcholas

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GOOD FRIDAY IS CORONATION DAY!

Podcast for Good Friday

Fr. Bill talks about Good Friday from the perspective of the Gospel of John, who sets up the Passion of Jesus very much as the Coronation of the King of Glory.  Listen as Fr. Bill describes why this is so, prepares us to hear the Passion According to John in the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, and offers a final reflection on the importance of Jesus’ Crucifixion.

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WHEN THE ACADEMY AWARDS (and Hollywood movies) WERE GREAT

Podcast

Fr. Bill comments on the history of the Academy Awards and the legendary films that Hollywood used to produce, manifested on those films that won the award for Best Picture.

Reviewing some of the great films that have been Awarded Best Picture, Fr. Bill by the Academy, Fr. Bill reflects on the greatest films and the greatest era of both Hollywood and the Academy Awards, compared to the obvious decline of both in the past decade.

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DOES JESUS CONDONE ADULTLERY – “Who am I to Judge?

The Woman Caught In Adultery — John 8:1-11
Homily – 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.

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WHO IS GOING TO HELL? – The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Homily
4th 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.

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PATRICK & JOSPEH and the CATHOLIC CHURCH in the U.S.

Part of the Legacy of St. Patrick is that the Irish helped to maintain the Church in the U.S. for decades.  As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day two days apart, what are the lessons to be learned from both men, and the influence they have had on the Church in the United States?

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ENTERING THE HEART OF DARKNESS – The Transfiguration of Abraham

Homily
2nd Sunday of Lent – C
The 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.

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TEMPTATION? BRING IT ON

The Spiritual Strain of Lenten Spiritual Exercses
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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.

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IS THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORICAL OR NOT?

Some people insist that the Bible is an accurate historical account.  Others claim it is only Mythology.  Fr. Bill discusses how it is both, why it is both and to what purpose it serves as a “historical” for the ancient Kingdom of Israel, as well as to people of faith today.

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“BIG-PLANK” CATHOLICISM

Sunday Homily
8th Sunday of the Year – C

Luke 6:39-45

Remove the Plank, then Remove the Speck — Luke 6:39-45

Fr. Bill talks about how we remove one another’s specks in small and very big ways.

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WARS & PESTILENCE – Is the End Near?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine comes on the heels of the Covid Pandemic around the World, and of Civil Unrest, inflation and Economic Uncertainty in the US. Some would insist that it is the sign that the End is coming.

Fr. Bill discusses the words of Jesus regarding Wars, Pestilence and the End of the World and how Catholics are called to react to events that are being reported from home and throughout the World