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Bishop Bill Wack, CSC podcast
by Bishop Bill Wack, CSC
Homilies and talks from Bishop Bill Wack, CSC. (Homilies before Aug. 22, 2017 are from "Fr. Bill Wack, CSC"!)
Episodes
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July 7, 2024 (14th Sunday in OT - Immaculate Conception Church, Perry)
"Jesus could not perform any mighty deed there; he was amazed at their lack of faith." In this we learn that God needs our faith! God will not force us to do anything - even to receive His grace, forgiveness, love, and gift of eternal life. We have to open ourselves up to God and knock, seek, and...
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May 26, 2024 (Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (St. John, Viera, FL)
Today we celebrate what is commonly known as "Trinity Sunday". It is, in effect, God's feast day. While we have come to know many things about God, thanks to His self-revelation in time, we ought not to get tripped up in trying to define God. Rather, we have come to know God as Love Itself. Love...
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Dec. 3, 2023 - First Sunday of Advent (Good Shepherd, Tallahassee)
Come, Lord Jesus! This is the cry of all Christians, as we wait in joyful hope for his Second Coming. If we can imagine God responding, we may hear in our hearts, "I am coming. Are you ready?" While we call upon God and ask for certain things like forgiveness, redemption, and peace in our time…
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Sept. 23, 2023 (25th Sunday in OT, St. John the Evangelist, Panama City)
Jesus gives us the parable of the foreman who hired workers at different times of the day. Some were hired in the morning, some at noon, and some right before quitting time. Yet they were all paid the same amount. As the Prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "God's ways are not our ways". The last shall be...
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Oct. 1, 2023 (26th Sunday in OT, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
The Gospel for today contains a very simple parable by Jesus. A man had two sons, and he asked them to go into the field. One said, "Yes sir", but didn't go. The other said "No", but changed his mind and went. Which did his father's will? The latter. In the same way, God continually offers us the...
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Oct. 12, 2023 (Mass for the closing of the Diocesan Phase of the Cause for Beatification of the Martyrs of La Florida)
Many people gathered in a field close to a former mission in Tallahassee to celebrate the close of the diocesan phase of the Cause for Beatification of Servants of God Antonio Inija and Companions, Martyrs of La Florida. In this homily, I give thanks to God for the martyrs and saints who have…
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Oct. 14, 2023 (28th Sunday in OT, St. Sylvester)
"Come to the feast!" Today Jesus gives us the parable of the king who throws a banquet for his son. Clearly, it is Jesus' way of teaching us that all of us are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb -- i.e., heaven. All we need to do is accept that invitation (and show that we have done so in…
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Nov. 5, 2023 - 31st Sunday in OT (Church of the Nativity)
*Note: In this homily I was incorrect in speaking about when St. Augustine was ordained a bishop. It was four years after he was ordained a priest.* Today's readings are directed mainly at the religious leaders of the day. The prophet Malachi directs his criticism toward those priests who have...
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April 29, 2023 (4th Sunday of Easter, St. Bernadette Parish (Panama City Beach))
Jesus reveals himself as "The Gate" for the sheep. We think of him as the Shepherd, but in this part of the 10th chapter of John's Gospel, Jesus declares that he is the means of salvation. Elsewhere he teaches that he is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He is the gate that protects us, and he is...
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May 7, 2023 (5th Sunday of Easter, St. Anne (Bellview))
In the course of the Easter Season, we see what happened in the earliest days of the Church: At first our main focus is on the Resurrection of Christ. As the disciples realized, however, we need to move from awe and wonder to doing what Jesus said to do. He told his followers, "When I go to my...
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May 14, 2023 (6th Sunday of Easter, St. Paul Parish (Confirmation))
At this Mass (in which we celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for several young people), we witness the outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands and the prayer of the bishop. Jesus Christ imparted the Holy Spirit to the Apostles, and it is through their successors that we...
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May 21, 2023 (Ascension, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crawfordville)
The Ascension is not something that we celebrate in isolation. Rather, it is part of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. It is all connected: Jesus' Incarnation, his Passion and death, his Resurrection from the dead, his Ascension in glory, and Pentecost. So today's solemnity gives us an...
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April 23, 2023 (3rd Sunday of Easter, St. Rose of Lima, Milton)
There is a lot of joy and energy surrounding the Resurrection accounts. In the first few days and weeks of Easter, we hear another story about what happened on that morning or later on in the day when Jesus rose from the dead. Do we have that same joy today? Jesus Christ is Risen! Alleluia! This…
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April 16, 2023 (2nd Sunday of Easter - St. Louis, Tallahassee)
Today's Gospel reading concerning "Doubting Thomas" gives us an opportunity to reflect on how we look at something that seems "too good to be true". Yes, we tend to be cynical and pessimistic, especially with all of the problems and difficulties we experience. However, we should not carry those...
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April 6, 2023 - Good Friday (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
In all three of the readings for today's liturgy, we receive a command to do something as a perpetual institution or action. God commands Moses and the Israelites to celebrate the Passover every year in commemoration of the Exodus. Jesus washes the feet of his disciples in the Gospel and tells…
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April 4, 2023 (Chrism Mass, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
Today we gather to celebrate the Eucharist with almost all of the priests of the diocese, along with many deacons, religious, and lay faithful. Within the Mass the priests will renew their priestly promises, and we will bless the holy oils that will be used throughout the liturgical year. All of...
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April 2, 2023 (Palm Sunday, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
With today's liturgy we enter into Holy Week. This blessed week gives us the special opportunity to walk with Jesus the Way of the Cross, and to follow him in prayer through death to the Resurrection. As we do this, however, we ought to remember two things: First, we should not simply treat the...
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Feb. 22, 2023 (Ash Wednesday, Basilica of St. Michael)
With this liturgy we being the season of Lent. The readings today are a call to action -- not so much to become even busier in our daily lives, rather to do what we need to do in order to focus more and more on God. Through our acts of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, may we learn to turn away…
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Feb. 26, 2023 (1st Sunday of Lent, St. Patrick Church, Apalachicola)
Jesus is tempted by the devil. The Scripture readings today have much to teach us - specifically, about resisting temptation. Whereas Eve and Adam gave in to the wiles of the Ancient Foe, Jesus stood up to the devil and said "No." But he did more than that. In his responses to the temptations,...
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March 5, 2023 (2nd Sunday in Lent, St. Jude)
In the Transfiguration, God reveals the glory of His Son for the disciples and for us all. Not only does this help us to "see" who Jesus really is, it strengthens us during times of trial and difficulty. What we see in the glory of Jesus Christ will be ours one day if we follow him. May the words...
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March 12, 2023 (3rd Sunday of Lent, St. Peter)
In the long Gospel reading from the fourth chapter of John, we hear of the encounter that Jesus has with the (Samaritan) Woman at the Well. In the course of this amazing conversation, Jesus reveals himself more and more to the woman. She moves quickly from complete ignorance of Jesus to the point...
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Jan. 29, 2023 (4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, St. Mary, Ft. Walton Beach)
(Pardon the introductory words to the congregation present in the church that morning) In giving us the Beatitudes, Jesus is expounding on the Law and bringing it to perfection. Whereas the Law of Moses (i.e., the Ten Commandments) help us to live at peace with God and one another here on earth,...
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Jan. 21, 2023 (3rd Sunday in OT, Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Vigil Mass)
Today's first reading and gospel reading refer to "the regions of Naphtali and Zebulon", places where people have "walked in darkness", but will one day see a great light. We may not know about the significance of these regions (or the tribes for which they are named), but it is important for us…
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January 8, 2023 (The Epiphany of the Lord, St. Rose of Lima (Milton))
Today we celebrate Epiphany - a feast within the Christmas season. While we traditionally focus on the event of the Visit of the Magi (today's Gospel) on Epiphany, really everything that Jesus did and said was an epiphany, a manifestation of the glory and presence of God. We ought to strive to be...
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Homily from the Memorial Mass for Pope Benedict XVI - Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Jan. 4, 2023)
Bishop Bill's homily from the Memorial Mass for Pope Benedict XVI. Come to me, all who are weary, says the Lord, and I will give you rest.
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Dec 11, 2022 - Our Lady of Guadalupe (St. Thomas the Apostle, Quincy) BILINGUAL
The promises and prophecies of old are fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ: God is with us. Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to San Juan Diego 500 years ago with the same message: Do not be afraid, God is with you. Our Lady desired that a church be built on the hill so that people could come…
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Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Jan 1 2023, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
Even though the rest of the world has moved on from Christmas, we remember that we are still within the Christmas season. One of the great feasts of Christmas is the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This gives us an opportunity to learn from Mary, who draws all people closer to her Son. Even...
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Christmas Eve 2022 (St. Joseph Church, Pensacola)
What does Christmas mean? Do we take the time to reflect on the miracle and mystery of the Incarnation? Imagine: God "stepped into" creation so that humanity could share in God's divinity. We will never be able to understand it completely, but it should move our hearts to be grateful and to…
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Sept. 4, 2022 (23rd Sunday in OT) (Cathedral of St. Mary, Miami, FL)
In the Gospel today we hear Jesus say, "You cannot be my disciple unless you hate your father and mother, spouse and children..." The word "hate" is disturbing, especially when used by Jesus. Of course, while he is not telling us literally to hate someone (least of all our parents), he is...
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Aug. 21, 2022 (21st Sunday in OT) Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
In the Gospel today, a follower of Jesus asks him, "Will only a few be saved?" Jesus answers not with a "yes" or "no", but with this admonition: "Strive to enter the narrow way". He said that many will try to enter but they will not be able to. Perhaps after hearing this we may ask(along with the...
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July 24, 2022 (17th Sunday in OT, Our Lady of the Assumption, Pensacola Beach)
Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. We are invited to approach God directly with our intentions as Abraham did in the first reading today. Jesus tells us to be bold in our prayer - and to be persistent. We ought not be selfish, however…
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July 31, 2022 (18th Sunday in OT, St. Ann, Gulf Breeze)
Today's Scripture readings all challenge us to do away with greed and to put on Jesus Christ. In the Gospel we have the story of the rich landowner who only thinks of himself. In the end, he enjoys a bountiful harvest for himself, but he risks losing his very soul. Jesus tells us that it will be...
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Good Friday (April 15, 2022) - Co-Cathedral
The cross - or better, the crucifix - draws us to the heart of Jesus Christ. We cannot help but look in awe and adoration at the one who is crucified for our sake. Jesus himself said, "When I am lifted up, I will draw all people to myself" (Jn 12:32). We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,...
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Holy Thursday (April 14, 2022) - Co-Cathedral
As we begin our most sacred liturgy of the Triduum, we focus especially on the gift of the Eucharist, as well as the mandate to serve our brothers and sisters. In this - and every - liturgy, we are not simply re-enacting events from long ago; we participate in mystery in the death and…
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Chrism Mass (April 12, 2022) - Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
In this liturgy we ask God to bless the Holy Oils that will be used throughout the liturgical year. With these oils -- especially the Sacred Chrism -- God's children will be anointed to "bring glad tidings to the lowly" in the name of Jesus Christ. Anointing is not a symbolic action; it actually...
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Feb. 13, 2022 (Co-Cathedral, 6th Sunday in OT)
"Blessed are you..."; "Cursed is the one...". The readings and the Psalm today confront us with a choice. Will we be among those who are blessed, putting our hope in the Lord, or will we focus instead on ourselves alone and be cursed? The prophet Jeremiah paints a picture of what it looks like to...
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Jan. 9, 2022 (Baptism of the Lord) (St. Paul, Pensacola)
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord fits well within the Christmas season. This mystery in helps us to see how we are incorporated into the Body of Christ. Through our baptism - and participation in the Church - we are united with the Lord, who is one with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Today's...
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Dec. 18, 2021 (St. Ann, Gulf Breeze (4th Sunday of Advent (Vigil))
Today the Gospel reading presents us with the mystery of the Visitation. Mary and Elizabeth, pregnant with the Son of God and John the Baptist, delight in the wonders that God is doing. They are models for us today, for our God is still with us. May we rejoice in exultation and proclaim the Good...
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Nov. 28, 2021 (First Sunday of Advent, Cathedral)
Today we begin the holy season of Advent. Advent means "Coming", and in this holy season we get ready to celebrate the First Coming of Christ (i.e., the Incarnation, at Christmas), and we anticipate the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time. In addition to that, however, we cannot forget…
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Nov. 21, 2021 (Solemnity of Christ the King - Church of the Nativity)
Today's solemnity has us extolling Jesus Christ as King of the Universe. It's an exalted title, to be sure! It does more than tell us who God is; it also speaks to our dignity. If the Lord is King, then you and I are sons and daughters of the King. We are God's beloved children now! Let us strive...
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Oct. 23, 2021 (Holy Name of Jesus, Niceville)
In the Gospel for today, Jesus encounters a man who is blind. Jesus asks him directly, "What do you want me to do for you?" Imagine - a blank check from God! The man asks 'to see', and that is granted him. In reality, we have been asked that same question by God. At our baptism, the minister…
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Oct. 10, 2021 (St. Thomas More Co-Cathedral, Tallahassee)
In the first reading today, God tells Solomon: "Ask for whatever you wish and I will give it to you." What did he ask for? The gift of wisdom. God was pleased with that request - and pleased that he did not ask for gold or silver or power. We ought to ask for the same gift from God. Wisdom does…
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Oct. 3, 2021 (St. Ann, Gulf Breeze)
God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone." Humanity was made for communion - with God and with one another. We truly are "bone of our bone, flesh of our flesh". The answer to the division that we are experiencing, as well as our feelings of alienation and loneliness, is in finding…
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Sept. 12, 2021 (St. Paul, Pensacola)
Jesus offers a corrective to his disciples (and to us) regarding his true purpose and nature. Whereas his contemporaries were hoping for a Messiah who would dominate their enemies and establish a kingdom of power here on earth, Jesus teaches that he came to lay down his life for the salvation of...
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Aug. 29, 2021 (St. Paul, Pensacola)
Today's readings teach us about the Law of God. Whereas we today may look at the law as being something negative, holding us back, God's Law gives us true freedom, freedom to know and serve our God. This is the "goal" of the Law - to lead us to God. The second reading from the Letter of St. James...
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June 27, 2021 (St. Paul, Pensacola)
Just as Jesus raised the little girl to life in today's Gospel reading, he calls each of us to new life at every moment of our lives. From the first reading, the Book of Wisdom: "God did not create death, nor does He delight in the destruction of the living". Even though we experience sin,...
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June 20, 2021 (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
In the Gospel today, the disciples - in the boat with Jesus - are terrified in the face of a violent storm. Jesus says to them, "Why are you terrified? Where is your faith?" He could say the same thing to all of us today (and in every age), because we tend to become frightened when difficulties...
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April 10, 2021 (Co-Cathedral - 2nd Sunday of Easter and Confirmation Mass)
What was it that thrust the Apostles out of the upper room where they were hiding in fear? How did they get from abandoning Jesus when he was arrested to proclaiming his Gospel boldly and fearlessly? It was, of course, the Holy Spirit that moved them outward. Through baptism and confirmation, we...
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Good Friday Liturgy 2021 (Cathedral of the Sacred Heart)
The cross of Christ, which we venerate especially today, is how God refashioned creation into the image and likeness of His Son - who was perfectly obedient and humble. Ever since sin came into the world, God has been at work and His plan has unfolded over time. The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on…
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Holy Thursday 2021 (Cathedral, Pensacola)
Holy Thursday Mass begins the great liturgy, the Sacred Triduum, which continues on Good Friday and concludes with the Easter Vigil. In today's liturgy we contemplate three mysteries: 1) The institution of the Eucharist; 2) The institution of the priesthood (both the ministerial priesthood and…
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