Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). In  our modern culture, we are used to having it all. We get accustomed to not having to make an actual choice of one thing over the other. ...

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You may know someone who tends to complain a lot. Indeed, you may find yourself complaining from time to time, even about the church or your faith life. You may ...

Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it may seem tedious or repetitive sometimes, Father Dave reminds us that if you really think about it, how could we really praise God too much? (Preached ...

Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church. Father Dave reminds us that we do not need to have magic powers to help someone, all we need to do is be there for ...

Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the story of Abraham and Sarah receiving Isaac as a child as a gift from God, as an analogy for us to realize to ...

Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that even though the reaction by some people might be that they are completely overwhelmed by Jesus, we should still be spreading the ...

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It seems like in today's readings that during the storm, the others are asking Jesus "Come on, Jesus! Why aren't you helping us? Don't you care about us?" Doesn't it ...

Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave explains that as in our daily lives, the words and our actions of our faith lives should reflect and even bolster one another. (Preached on Thursday, ...

Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Dave reminds us today, the start of the Year for the Priests, that we pray for the priests that have helped us along the way, and pray ...

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Although the saying perhaps became famous in the late 20th century, St. Augustine taught us that indeed when you take the body of Christ, ...

Memorial Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. When we hear the readings about Tobit who was healed of blindness, we are reminded of the power and significance of the term "thanks be to God," not just ...

Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus asks us to love both God and neighbor, but how exactly do we go about loving and respecting our neighbor as ourselves? (Preached on Thursday, June 04, ...

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Father Dave reminds us that indeed we should be passionate about our faith, but to temper and balance this passion with charity and tenderness for others. (Preached on ...

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Father Dave reminds us that God is not the angry boss looking down upon us and looking to make some cutbacks, as Jesus says "I wish that they ...

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter. On this day, the 9th anniversary of his ordination, Father Dave explains where a huge source of joy has come from in his nine years of the priesthood: ...

Seventh Sunday of Easter. Father Dave invites us to get our Catholic passports stamped at mass as we enter the Kingdom of the Lord, and then use that passport to enter our other worlds like ...

Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter. Jesus reassures us in the gospel today that although at times we may feel anguish in our day-to-day lives, faith in him will ensure that "No one will ...

Ascension Thursday. As  amazing as it must have been to see Jesus rise up into Heaven, we need to concentrate on the ground-level, day-to-day work at building our kingdom through our faith and our church. (Preached ...

Sixth Sunday of Easter. Jesus mandates in today's readings to "love one another." But we might find this difficult from moment to moment and day to day. It can be reassuring in your efforts that ...

Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Instead of putting up a lot of hurdles and walls to our faith, let us make it easier for people to enter for the first time or return ...