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.
- 12 minutes 54 secondsFBP 968 - Two Lenten Observances
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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10 March 2025, 1:26 am - 16 minutes 2 secondsFBP 967 - Our Words Condition Our Soul
Episode 967 (16:02)
In this episode: Fr. Anthony Hoangphan is preaching; Story of his mother making rice from scratch; Our speech can act as a sieve to filter out the good and bad words and inner soul of others; Choose other options: praise and blessings;
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6 March 2025, 12:30 am - 11 minutes 32 secondsFBP 966 - Christology - The Heart of Christology (Part 4 of 4)
Episode 966 (11:31)
In this episode: Dcn. Brett is preaching; The process for Dcn. Brett to build a friendship with Fr. Dave, our former pastor; We can know a lot about someone, but that is significantly different than knowing someone; It matters who Jesus is if we want to truly know Jesus; Arianism and Gnosticism both fail at helping people know Jesus; It’s easier to just know about God; Will you give your heart to Jesus?
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23 February 2025, 11:35 pm - 12 minutes 10 secondsFBP 965 - Christology - You May Be Gnostic if... ( Part 3 of 4)
Episode 965 (12:10)
In this episode: Gnostic struggles as a youth; What is Gnosticism? Examples: You may be a Gnostic if you define religion by your feelings or think almost everything is a conspiracy; Remedy? Trust in Jesus He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Related article: https://media.benedictine.edu/francis-says-you-may-be-a-gnostic-if
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17 February 2025, 7:19 pm - 12 minutes 5 secondsFBP 964 - Christology - From Transactional to Covenental (Part 2 of 4)
Episode 964 (12:04)
In this episode: Fr. Anthony Hoangphan preaches; A childhood prayer; Review of Arianism; The tendency to treat God and others in a Transactional way; The need to enter into a covenantal way of living with God and others
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11 February 2025, 12:51 am - 13 minutes 15 secondsFBP 963 - Christology (Part 1 of 4)
Episode 963 (13:15)
In this episode: Dcn. Brett introduces our series on "Christology" encouraged by Pope Francis; Two heresies will be discussed: Arianism and Gnosticism
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3 February 2025, 7:02 pm - 12 minutes 50 secondsFBP 962 - Rejoicing In The Lord Must Be Your Strength
Episode 962 (12:50)
In this episode: Technology is making us forgetful; Nehemiah and Ezra proclaim the law; Rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength; Rejoicing is the key to the life of faith; Stories: College Football Championship; Woman on her deathbed
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30 January 2025, 3:42 am - 23 minutes 4 secondsFBP 961 - DOUBLE-HEADER: Baptism And Confession + Bring Jesus Into it
Episode 961 (23:04)
In this episode: This is an episode with two separate homilies. Dcn. Brett preaches the first homily on the importance of baptism and confession - Fr. Anthony encourages us to bring Jesus into marriage and all other aspects of our lives
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22 January 2025, 7:23 am - 10 minutes 46 secondsFBP 960 - All of Life is an Epiphany
Episode 960 (10:45)
In this episode: Childhood mind games; Secular Humanism; Humanity isn’t the center of existence, God is; Life is not about you. It's about God.
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5 January 2025, 9:57 pm - 6 minutes 48 secondsFBP 959 - What Would Mary Want?
Episode 959 (6:47)
In this episode: Archbishop Sample and his love for his mother; Jesus' love for his mother, Mary; St. Elizabeth called Jesus "Lord"; St. Paul proclaimed "Jesus Christ is Lord" and not Caesar; Mary is the mother of Jesus who is God incarnate
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1 January 2025, 8:31 pm - 12 minutes 57 secondsFBP 958 - When In Crisis, Pray
Episode 958 (12:56)
In this episode: Fr. Anthony reflects on growing up without his father present and the crisis that it created in the family; You are not alone being an imperfect family; A holy family prays; When we pray, we make our house "our Father's house."
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