September 11, 2022 by frbillnicholas THE PRODIGAL MOTHER Who is the Mother in the Parable of the Prodigal Son?———-Homily for the 24th Sunday of the Year – CLuke 15:1-32 Did the Prodigal Son have a Mother? Fr. Bill explores who the Mother of the Prodigal Son may be and how she is just relevant to our role in carrying out Christ’s Command to seek out the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep.
March 27, 2022 by frbillnicholas WHO IS GOING TO HELL? – The Parable of the Prodigal Son Homily4th 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.
September 16, 2019 by frbillnicholas TWO PRODIGAL SONS – A Radical Alternative Take on the Classic Parable Homily for the 24th Sunday of Year CWho is the Real Prodigal Son as Jesus intended when originally telling the story? The Parable of the Prodigal Son is about a forgiving Father with TWO Sons. Each of which takes up half of the Parable. But on which Son was Jesus focusing the point of his Parable and where are the clues to this in the passage?Fr. Bill offers in his Sunday Homily a different take on who the real focus of the Parable is and the implications it has not only for those to whom Jesus directed the Parable, but for us who hear it again and again in the modern world.
September 15, 2019 by frbillnicholas Who and Where is the “Mother” of the Prodigal Son? Scripture Reflection for the 24th Sunday of the YearTwo Prodigal Sons, One Loving Father – Who and Where is the Missing Family member in the Parable and What is Her Role in the Story?
April 1, 2019 by frbillnicholas A Prodigal Family – Son, Brother, Father and . . . Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent – Year CThe Prodigal Son is a famous Parable of the New Testament that can be understood on multiple levels. There is even an unknown family member whom Jesus never mentions in the parable, but can yet be discovered by our proper response to God’s celebration when the Lost are Found. Homily begins at 3:58
March 23, 2019 by frbillnicholas PRODIGAL SONS Reflection for Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, which son is the center of the story – the one who left and returned, or the one who stayed and refused to come into the feast?
March 6, 2016 by frbillnicholas “The Prodigal Son” Homily (audio) – The Parable of “The Prodigal Son” 4th Sunday of Lent – Year C http://www.frbillnicholas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Homily-4thLentCProdigalMother.wav