May 14, 2023 by frbillnicholas DANTE, MARY and a MOTHER’S LOVE Homily for Mother’s Day, 20236th Sunday of Easter – Year A—–John 14:15-21 Fr. Bill offers a Homily for Mother’s Day in which he discusses modern connotations of “love” with the Love Jesus speaks of in the Bible.
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 9, 2021 by frbillnicholas Love That is Conditional Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter – BJohn 15:9-17 We value the virtue of Love. We celebrate Jesus’ Unconditional Love; but do we realize that the Love Jesus requires of us is NOT “Unconditional” There are Conditions to that Love Jesus calls us to.Fr. Bill talks about what those Conditions are that Jesus wants of us when he tells us to “Love One Another”
February 12, 2021 by frbillnicholas NEW PODCAST!! FAITH HOPE & HISTORY with FR. BILL • A podcast on Anchor At the urging of a number of people I am venturing into the wonderful world of podcasting. The link can be found below. Pray for its success, (and for the overcoming of any chinks in my presentation once I get the hang of it).
July 31, 2020 by frbillnicholas GOD’S “GREEN” LAWS – The Ten Commandments & Creation (Series Finale) The Ten Commandments – Video #22God’s Creation, Jesus’ Command to Love, and the Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments are “Green Laws” in that they complement the dynamic of God’s laws of God’s Creation. In the concluding video to this series, Fr. Bill discusses this dynamic, as well as how the Commandments are related to Jesus Commandment to “Love One Another”.
June 12, 2020 by frbillnicholas IT’S ALL ABOUT “LOVE” – The 6th Commandment, pt. 2 Video #15 – The Ten Commandments“You Shall Not Commit Adultery” Human Sexuality is popularly reduced to being “all about love”; but how does the Holy Bible deal with the issue of Love and how does it apply to the 6th Commandment, “You Shall Not Commit Adultery”?
June 5, 2020 by frbillnicholas YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY: WHY NOT?! – The 6th Commandment, pt. 1 Video #14 – The Ten Commandments“You Shall Not Commit Adultery” Human Sexuality is one of the hottest topics in Modern Society, and has been for centuries, if not throughout Human History. The Ten Commandments, however, calls us to something higher in the way will live out this important part of human relations. Fr. Bill discusses the important factors God wants us to consider in living exercising this important part of our humanity and how the 6th Commandment calls us to rise above our basic Humanity to something appropriate to beings created in God’s Image and Likeness.
May 19, 2020 by frbillnicholas The FREEDOM to LOVE Homily6th Sunday of Easter – A Jesus Commands us to “Love”, to “Live in my Love”, but what did he mean to Love — especially in light of modern, secular, socio-political notions of Love.Fr. Bill discusses Jesus’ command to Love, and how we exercise it, and why we need the freedom to exercise that Love.
April 19, 2020 by frbillnicholas “HONOR” not “LOVE” – the 4th Commandment Video #7 – The Ten Commandments“Honor your Father and Your Mother” Fr. Bill discusses the 4th Commandment – “Honor your Father and you Mother…” – in light of the importance of the role of parents in the upbringing of children, the maintenance of the Family and the survival of civilization.
