Fr. Bill's Podcast
Fr. William Holtzinger
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.
- 9 minutes 23 secondsFBP 1007 - Let God In
Episode 1007 (9:22)
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen is preaching; Similarities between the stories of the Road to Emmaus and St. Joseph's revelation of Mary's pregnancy; Both stories illustrate where hope appeared to be dashed only to be restored beyond hope
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22 December 2025, 9:57 pm - 9 minutes 31 secondsFBP 1006 - Restoration
Episode 1006 (9:31)
In this episode: Dcn. Brett preaches; Story of a friend who had some difficulties in her youth and how she has been restored since; The story illustrates the power of God's love restore us; Restoration is a common theme of Advent--to restore what was lost
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15 December 2025, 8:02 pm - 9 minutes 41 secondsFBP 1005 - Drive Out The Darkness By Confession
Episode 1005 (9:40)
In this episode: Sin is real; We drive out the darkness by following John the Baptist and Jesus's call to repent and confess our sins; Advent is a preparation for Christmas and Christ's Second Coming; Go to Communal Reconciliation Service
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9 December 2025, 12:39 am - 9 minutes 33 secondsFBP 1004 - Darkness and Light
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; Reflection on the ancients perceptions and fears and hopes around darkness and light; Reflection on how the natural world reflects divine realities; Symbolism of the Advent Wreath
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1 December 2025, 6:33 am - 10 minutes 6 secondsFBP 1003 - Christ Is King
Episode 1003 (10:15)
In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson is preaching; In the U.S., we look at kings with distain based on our national heritage; Biblically, some kings were bad and others were good; We celebrate Christ as the perfect king. Let us enthrone him in our hearts
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24 November 2025, 10:31 pm - 8 minutes 28 secondsFBP 1002 - Preparing for Heaven
Episode 1002 (8:28)
In this episode: Movie heroes captivate courage, sacrifice, and heroism in us; They point to Jesus; All joys point to Heaven; All losses reminds us of what must be surrendered to enter Heaven; Christ came to rescue us; our trials prepare us for Heaven
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17 November 2025, 6:03 am - 9 minutes 37 secondsFBP 1001 - Have We Made a Mess of Our Temple?
Episode 1001 (9:37)
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; What would Jesus do and not do; Why are we not like Jesus? We are the temple of Jesus on Earth; Are our lives like a messy temple? Jesus wants to cast the money changers out of your hearts
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10 November 2025, 9:27 pm - 13 minutes 16 secondsFBP 1000 - Purgatory- It's Real & It's Merciful
Episode 1000(13:16)
In this episode: 1,000th Episode!! Dcn. Brett preaching; Daylight Savings Time Ends; Remembering our beloved dead; What is Purgatory? Should we fear it? It's about our Father who loves us and wants to cleanse us; Pray for the dead; St. Gertrude Prayer
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5 November 2025, 2:18 pm - 9 minutes 43 secondsFBP 999 - The Humble Truth
Episode 999 (9:42)
In this episode: An embarrassing moment when celebrating Mass in Mexico; What is humility? Etymology; reflections from St. Thomas Aquinas, Rick Warren, C.S. Lewis, and St. Paul; Humility is selfless and knows its identity in God
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27 October 2025, 12:54 am - 10 minutes 38 secondsFBP 998 - Pray Always
Episode 998 (10:37)
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; Story of praying the rosary as a child; Is praying always burdensome? Praying mans "to ask"; Spiritual things are more real than corporeal things; God helps us in our prayers
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