Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. It migh be curious to most Catholics that in the readings for today, it seems that Jesus is telling us not to repeat some of our prayers. ...
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave explores where we might find in the Bible the Catholic concept and practice of confession. (Preached at St. Malachy's Church, Times Square, New York City, Sunday June 13th, ...
Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave examines some readings to shed some light on figuring why we what we do with our faith lives. (Preached on Thursday, June 10, 2010, St. Malachy’s ...
Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. There is much to delve into within the following Scripture reading, where St. Paul says "but as for you, remain faithful to what you have heard and believed." ...
Thursday, June 3, 2010. Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga, martyr, and his companions, martyrs. In the readings today, Saint Paul reminds us that "if we have died with Him, then we shall also live with ...
Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Today's readings include a perhaps daunting task, especially for Father Dave: to "be serious." This doesn't mean we have to be that way all the time, but there are ...
Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. It is helpful on those days when your faith life is starting to feel gray and subdued, to recall the feeling of how it felt for the first time to ...
Solemnity of Pentecost. Who in your life could use a breath of life, the breath of the Holy Spirit? Go out and refresh those in need, replenished and prepared by your experience at mass. (Preached ...
Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter. In terms of how God sees your old sins, once He has forgiven them, they are "as far as the East is from the West" - infinitely far away. (Preached ...
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. When it seems that you are "hitting a wall," out of energy, and it feels difficult to persist, remember that God and provides us with the courage and ...
Seventh Sunday of Easter. There is clearly a lot of polarization as a society, and indeed at times even as a faith community. But we shall pray, as Jesus did, for unity, so that we ...
Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle. Although we certainly want to assert as much control over our lives as possible, with our lives we need to realize that this will not be the case and we ...
The Ascension of the Lord. As great as it is to celebrate Jesus rising up to Heaven, we may find ourselves still saddened by the fact that at the time He did have to depart ...
Sixth Sunday of Easter. Whether or not we always are aware of it, the Holy Spirit has much more to teach and remind us. (Preached on Sunday, May 9, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, ...
Friday of Fifth Week of Easter. Let us remember never to count anybody out; that is for the decision of God and the Holy Spirit. (Preached on Friday, May 7, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and ...
Thursday of Fifth Week of Easter. We need to strive to remain in God's love, just as he remains in our lives. (Preached on Thursday, May 6, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, ...
Fifth Sunday of Easter. We are not individual persons of God, we are one people of God, and we gather around the table of the Lord and express the commandment of love to one another. ...
Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church. When trying to evangelize and be a testament to our faith, we must remember to try to stay between the two extremes of the ...
Fourth Sunday of Easter. It is indeed possible to know Jesus and develop a relationship with him by truly listening to our shepherd. (Preached on Sunday, April 25, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times ...
Friday of the Third Week of Easter. Although you may be resistant at first, you can be like Ananias and go against what you think you should be doing and strive to do what God asks of us. ...
