August 9, 2024 by frbillnicholas CATHOLIC/CHRISTIAN READING – Fr. Bill’s Recommendations Fr. Bill presents a handful of recommendations from Catholic History. Recommendations include the writings of such Church Fathers as Ignatius of Sts. Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Benedict as well as the works of St. John of the Cross, Theresa of Avila and Thomas Merton.
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.
April 30, 2023 by frbillnicholas STOP PRAYING FOR VOCATIONS!! Good Shepherd Sunday4th Sunday of Easter Fr. Bill addresses the shortage of Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life in the Catholic Church. He proposes a shocking reason why he thinks God has been answering our prayers all along, and what Catholics can do to stem the tide of the decline so as to ensure a future increase in vocations.
October 16, 2022 by frbillnicholas IS IT A SIN TO HARASS GOD? The Parable of the Unjust JudgeHomily for the 29th Sunday of the Year—Luke 18:1-8 Jesus tells us to be persistent in prayer, like the Widow was persistent with the Unjust Judge who refused to give her justice. Fr. Bill preaches on what it means to be persistent in our prayer to God, while, at the same time, being open to multiple possibilities of how God will (or will not) answer.
