Fr. Bill's Podcast

Fr. Bill's Podcast

Welcome to the Fr. Bill's Podcast where you will hear homilies, reflections, interviews, theological reflections, and more from Fr. Bill Holtzinger, a Catholic priest. This podcast was formerly called "St. Anthony's Podcast."

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August 5, 2025 10 mins

Episode 987 (10:49)

In this episode:Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry; John Mark Comer; How can we simplify and slow down; the world is moving at an ever fast pace; We need to move at the speed of love: slow

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Episode 986 (20:36)

SPECIAL EPISODE

In this episode: Msgr. Rick Paperini preaching; Helping the less fortunate; The Good Samaritan; Story of V.P. Menon; Some stories about Fr. Bill as a seminarian and priest

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Episode 985 (12:09)

In this episode: A skit format for a homily; Praying the Our Father; Praying or just saying a prayer?

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July 22, 2025 10 mins

Episode 984 (10:20)

In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson preaches; Story about his mother's passing--how she learned through her years to become more focused on the better part; Martha had yet to be focused as Mary was; In our lives, Be focused and choose the better part

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July 15, 2025 11 mins

Episode 983 (11:49)

In this episode: Thoughts from John Eldredge's "Sacred Romance" book; If this world is all there is, we will be desperate and demanding; Abide in God; Story of helping some campers; Loving God draws us to love our neighbor and then peace abides

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July 8, 2025 10 mins

Episode 982 (10:22)

In this episode: Our new Parochial Vicar, Fr. Dominic Sternhagen, is preaching; He introduces him self and shares some thought about the peace that Jesus offers and how it is different the absence of war.

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Episode 981 (12:58)

In this episode: Dcn. Brett preaches; He describes the features to the parish's original copy of the traditional Andrei Rublev icon of theTrinity; It is hard to stay focused on Jesus; Story to illustrate how focusing our yes on God is important as Christians

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June 8, 2025 12 mins

Episode 980 (12:49)

In this episode: The Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit; Chocolate milk analogy illustration; What blocks the Spirit; Ask the Holy Spirit for gifts; Go out and make a difference with your God-given gifts

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Episode 979 (14:13)

In this episode: Fr. Anthony Hoangphan is preaching; story about his grandmother and saying goodbye; Waiting in hope for a better reunion; the Ascension of the Lord; St. Augustine's thoughts; Don't get distracted; Stay forces; Priestly reassignments for Fr. Anthony and Fr. Dominic

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May 26, 2025 12 mins

Episode 978 (12:30)

In this episode: Story of Katie; We are called by God to be people of praise; Praise God in the light and especially in the darkness; Scriptural references to praising God in the storm; Kidney stones; Epilogue on Katie and her family

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May 19, 2025 10 mins

Episode 977 (10:38)

In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson is preaching; Jesus is making all things new; God has been calling you from eternity; Resist the temptations to settle

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Episode 976 (10:45)

In this episode: Fr. Anthony Hoangphan offers the homily; Childhood story about losing his mom in the market; Being a ware of all the voices in the world and being able to hear Jesus' voice; Vocations of parents to the ir children

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May 6, 2025 15 mins

Episode 975 (15:18)

In this episode: What does it mean to be a sheep for our Shepherd, Jesus? Snickers as a visual aide; How to properly receive communion in the hand and on the tongue, and how not to receive

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Episode 974 (12:02)

In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; Death of Pope Francis; What is a "Conclave" vs a "Consistory"; The Conclave is a work of the Holy Spirit; Be aware of our modern western categories; How we are to think and pray for the cardinals.

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April 20, 2025 9 mins

Episode 973 (9:04)

In this episode: Easter Sunday! Matthew Kelly Inspired homily; Each day-week of Lent and Easter frame up a way to reflect on your day be it an Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, or Pentecost kind of day.

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April 19, 2025 15 mins

Episode 972 (15:39)

In this episode: Double-play: Holy Thursday Holy from Dcn. Brett Edmonson and Good Friday homily from Fr. Anthony Hoangphan

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March 30, 2025 9 mins

Episode 971 (9:45)

In this episode: Dogs are great; They are quick to forgive; We humans are no so forgiving; The Father wants to preserve communion with us; The rupture in the parable is due to the sons not the Father; We are not the sum of our past; Repentance is aways possible.

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March 26, 2025 12 mins

Episode 970 (12:50)

In this episode: Fr. Anthony Hoangphan is preaching; Story of home where his family grew coffee beans; Theme from the Collect of the Mass; What we need to do to cultivate our hearts and minds in order counter disordered affections 1. Lust of the eyes, 3. Lust of the flesh, and 3. Pride; Remedy: Praying, Fasting, and Almsgiving

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Episode 969 (13:09

In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; Reflection on opening Collect; The events of Abraham and the Apostles would not have been dismissed in their time; Our modern culture dismisses God-latent moments; Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual lifel; Short attention spans; Start with small moments of pause to recognize God in your life

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March 9, 2025 12 mins

Episode 968 (12:53)

In this episode: Why do we need Lenten practices? Two ideas for our community to do during Lent which will help build up the faith and strengthen the bonds of family and friends: 1. A meal together and 2. A pilgrimage to the area parishes

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