July 16, 2021 by frbillnicholas AS BAD AS THE CIVIL WAR!! – Inappropriate Historical Comparisons and What They Mean Enjoy this Week’s Podcast Fr. Bill addresses the habit of many public officials and media figures to compare current issues to Historical Events, Figures and Institutions, encouraging his listeners to respond, not to the extreme Rhetoric and inappropriate Hyperbole, but as a call to actually learn the history that is being invoked in the comparison.
November 3, 2019 by frbillnicholas IS THERE IN FAITH NO DEFENSE? – Zacchaeus, Apologetics and Defending the Catholic Church Homily – 31st Sunday of the Year – CThe Tax Collector Who Climbed a Tree The Story of Zacchaeus is more than simply the story of a Tax Collector who climbed a tree; and more than a simple conversion story. Zacchaeus gives a great example of how we should respond to criticism from people who oppose us
May 4, 2019 by frbillnicholas The Inquisition – A Historical Perspective Fr. Bill returns to the Brett Winterble Show on NewsmaxTV to discuss the history and misconceptions of the Catholic Inquisition, and how it contributed something very important to Western Civilization and even American concepts of Justice.
