November 17, 2024 by frbillnicholas Waiting for Christ & Anticipating Death Homily – 33rd Sunday of the Year – B————-Mark 13:24-32 Christians do not fixate on when Jesus will Return in Glory. Fr. Bill preaches on how Catholics wait in hope for Christ’s Return, but live their lives in anticipation of Death; once the ultimate alienation from God because of sin, is now saturated with God’s presence because of Christ. Fr. Bill also talks about how Catholics anticipate Death, and ultimately celebrate it as they commend the faithful departed.
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 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 2, 2021 by frbillnicholas DEATH & THE FUNERAL — How Do Catholics Prepare for Death? New Series on YouTube St. Joseph of the Patron Saint of a Happy Death November is the Month of the Faithful Departed November 2 is the day in which the Church annually Commemorates All Souls. Join Fr. Bill as he presents this 5-Part series on how the Catholic Church prepares the faithful when Death is approaching, and how it prayerfully intercedes for the Faithful Departed when they yare called from this Life to the Next.
