Are You Aaron or Moses?
Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time. Very interesting question: do you consider yourself an Aaron or a Moses? Both? Neither? (Preached on Monday, July…
read moreGo Out of Camp to Meet God
Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave makes a point that is sometimes hard to hear: you gotta leave your comfort zone…
read more
Renewing the Spirit: A Catholic Guide to Overcoming Career Burnout
As the holiday season draws nearer, so do my responsibilities as a mother and college professor. Meeting work deadlines, traveling for business, attending committee meetings,…
read more
Community Service: How You Can Act on Catholic Social Teaching Every Day
During my many years of volunteer service (primarily in hunger relief organizations), I’ve witnessed a frustrating phenomenon. While people (admirably) tend to focus on opportunities…
read more
Bless Us, Oh Lord, for These Thy Gifts: The Holiness of Mealtimes
A few years ago, I was asked to sit on an alumnae panel at my high school to talk about life in college and beyond.…
read moreLove and Nourishment
Memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene. We all need love and nourishment. Where do we get these things? (Preached on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, St. Paul the…
read moreScaffolding Homily
Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave discusses the actual scaffolding in the chruch that day to make an analogy to the…
read more
