Fr. Bill's Podcast Archive

In this episode: Fr. Bill preaches about the mystery of desire; What do we desire? Where does desire come from and where does it lead? God is the source and summit of our deepest desires; Sin comes from disordered desires; Let God heal and restore desires

In this Episode: Fr. Dominic subs for Dcn. Brett who is out sick; Pokémon Go! People People are looking for things that aren't even real or won't last; What are we willing to do to to get the Pearl of Great Price?

In this episode: Fr. Dominic preaches; His experience of weeding; Sometimes, we desire to weed out others; We are not to weed out others we don't like; Weed vs. darnel; The Master of the Harvest will separate out the weeds; We are not weeds. We are people and have a choice of whether or not I will be a weed or wheat

In this episode: Fr. Bill explores how Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical, Rarum Novarum, inspired Joules Rimet to help form FIFA and ultimately the World Cup; A seed of faith inspired Rimet to see competitive soccer as a vehicle of Catholic social justice where every nation could meet in peaceful competition rather than conflict. This story came from an article by Joanne Duncan on the Word on Fire website

In this episode: Dcn. Brett preaching; Story of Maj. Nicholas Dockery; Heroism learned by growing up in Kansas; Jesus wants to yoke himself to you; Be aware of divisive voices and forces; What leads to hate or love America

In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; Story of a conversation with a Carmelite nun; Original Sin and it's effects on everyone and everything; We are born broken in to a broken world; This calls us to look in ourselves; Moving out of the role of victimhood to sinner

In this episode: Making "No-bake cookies"; Baking requirements; God's love for us is not transactional, but precedes Ou lives and existence; Personal Story of God's love; The Scriptures are replete of examples of where God's loves first

In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen is preaching; reflection on the life path of grapes to wine and wheat to bread; The signs that point us to the reality of Christ in the Eucharist with will be come the Bread of Life and Spiritual Drink

In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen reflects on the Trinity as love and communion; Outpouring love; Love is not a feeling; Love is most clear when we pour ourselves out in love to others that we don't get along with

In this episode: Fr. Bill reflects on the amazing change that occurred with the Apostles due to the Holy Spirit; Image of chocolate milk; The need to stir the Spirit in us; Concluding with a prayer to invite the Holy Spirit tin us; Double header songs

In this episode: Jesus' disciples are still looking for political solutions; Our faith must be first before politics; We are all tempted to think about political solutions before faith; Faith in Jesus must be the center of our lives, not mere politics

In this episode: Fr. Bill shares a story of a friend feeling orphaned; Fr. Bill's experience of losing his parents; The “Orphan Trains “of the 1800's; The promise of Jesus not to leave us as orphans; Christ is present in us in various ways

In this episode: Fr. Bill preaches to children preparing for their First Communion; God is preparing a place in heaven and now at the Altar; How to properly receive communion in the hand; Concludes how communion is a sharing in the Communion of Saints

In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternagen preaches; brevity of homily due to the Archbishop's Catholic Campaign; Sheep are not nice, intelligent, or clean. We are sheep and Christ is our Shepherd; We are called by Jesus to go out make disciples

In this episode - Dcn. Brett Edmonson is preaching; Jesus opens the eyes of the two disciples en route to Emmaus; This phrase parallels Adam and Eve's eyes being opened; Inside vs. outside; Who we listen to shapes our view of life; Walk in the light

In this episode: Introduction to the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday; Story of mercy by St. Katie O'Toole; Love depends on mercy; Can you be merciful?

In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches about the magical qualities of the Resurrection of Jesus; He uses "magic" and defines it as "faith" to help explain how everything changed because of Christ's Resurrection

In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson is preaching; Comparison with Adam and Jesus by St. Paul; Message of Holy Week: Life comes through the cross; Blessed are those who have offered their suffered heroically with God's grace and offered it back

In this episode: Story of Fr. Bill's brother, Gregory and his disabilities; Lazarus rose, but would died a second time; Jesus ' Resurrection was permanent and was a glorified body; Saints in Heaven will be given similar bodies; What will Heaven be like?

In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen is preaching; Technology has caused us, in part, to forget how to ask for directions; Same is true with our lives with Jesus; We need to simply humble ourselves and listen to His directions

In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; quote from Dr. Peter Gomes to graduates: "The future is God's gift to you"; Do not be afraid when the future is confusing or tare paralyzed by our failures in our lives; The Samaritan woman was given a new life by Jesus. Celebrating the Sacrament of Confession frees and heals us

In this episode: Fr. Bill asks and redistributes dollar bills in the congregation as an illustration of trust; Trust builds faith; Trust is interwoven through all the Scriptures for this weekend; Do we trust God? God want to turn all things to good

Music: “From Glory to the Cross”
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In this episode: Mistake/misunderstandings people make in the confessional surrounding Temptations, Sin, and Trials. Story example of a needed renovation at the parish house do to dry rot; How do we respond in difficult situations?

In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; Valentines Day; Romance goes only so far; Learning how to love; Forgiving and letting go; Example of his dog, Nova, who demands to be taken out in the middle of the night; God wants our hearts

In this episode: Fr. Bill shares how we are working through the Sermon on the Mount; Descriptions as to how salt and light impacted people of Jesus' time; How that differs from modernity; How we can be salt and light today

In this episode: Division has always been part of humanity; Jesus' response to the issue of his day were surprising; Humility may well summarize the Beatitudes; Christ is the model; Excerpt: "The Practice of the Presence of God" by Br. Lawrence

In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; The calling of the first Disciples; They immediately joined Jesus; We desire God as our most deepest longing; Instead of asking what I want to do, ask what God wants us to do; Jesus encounters us personally

In this episode: Experiences of working at photo-electronics at Fred Meyer; Pace of life at seminary; Contrast with sounds and distractions at Incredible Universe; Ordinary time shows us Jesus' "ordinary" life; God comes to us mostly in the quiet ordinary