March 15, 2024 by frbillnicholas LENTEN RESURRECTION Lent inevitably ends with the 50-day celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Fr. Bill talks about how the Resurrection is presented in the Gospels, what patterns they follow, what themes they present, and how we can encounter the Risen Jesus continually as His Followers.
May 1, 2022 by frbillnicholas THE RESURRECTION & OUR 1ST FREEDOM The Apostles and the Great Catch of FishHomily – 3rd Sunday of Easter – C—–Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41John 21:1-19 Fr. Bill preaches on the Miracle of the Great Catch of Fish, and how the story, in its entirety, can be applied to the Mission of the Church today and the Constitutional Rights guaranteed to Americans in the United States Bill of Rights.
November 3, 2020 by frbillnicholas NATIONAL HEROES & CATHOLIC SAINTS – A Lesson for Post-Election America HomilyALL SAINTS DAY What can we learn from the lessons of our National Heroes as Americans, and our Heroes in Holiness as Church? Fr. Bill gives a vision for a post-election 2020 America in which the Church, by the example of American Heroes and Catholic Saints, can itself be an example for our fellow countrymen and the world in moving beyond our differences and moving forward as a nation.
August 31, 2020 by frbillnicholas PANDEMIC, ELECTION & LIVING GOD’S STANDARDS AS AMERICANS Homily – 22nd Sunday of the YearJeremiah 20:7-9Matthew 16:21-27 St. Peter is reprimanded by Jesus for judging not as God does, but as human beings do, thereby being a hindrance and a stumbling block to Him. Fr. Bill preaches on how we can be more aware of the way we live, vote, and react to a crisis less by human standards and more by God’s standards.
February 12, 2019 by frbillnicholas Fishing for Jesus – Encountering Jesus in a Catch of Fish Homily for the 5th Sunday of the Year – C
April 9, 2018 by frbillnicholas Resurrection and the Virgin Mary “Did Mary See Her Risen Son?” 2nd Sunday of Easter – Homily