Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent. God is not mincing words in today's reading. The first words from Isaiah, speaking on behalf of the Lord: "I am the Lord, there ...

Friday of the Second Week of Advent.Strive to do what you know is right within your fiath, regardless of hwta you think others may think about you. Have faith in God ...

Thursday of the Second Week of Advent. Sometimes you may want to switch places with somebody else. But today we are reminded that God's intent is to make your life amazing ...

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is hard of course to compare ourselves to Mary, but we should indeed strive to live with the full ...

Monday of the Second Week of Advent. Indeed, perhaps we do not get to see Jesus perform his miracles today, but that does not mean we do not see incredible things ...

Second Sunday of Advent. What voices do you listen to? What voices do you have to listen to? What voices do you like to listen to? What voices point you in ...

Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest. It may seem like an easy answer, but often times Jesus asks us, most seriously: do we really want to see? Do we really ...

Thursday of the First Week of Advent. It is not enough to merely hear the words and believe in them, and not act on our faith. (Preached on Thursday, ...

Wednesday of the First Week of Advent. In this season of Advent, we are truly supposed to visualize the coming of the Lord. (Preached on Wednesday, December 1st, ...

Monday of the First Week of Advent. Father Dave echoes the part of the readings today that exclaim indeed "I rejoiced when I was told let us go to the house of the ...

First Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of preparing for the coming of the Lord. It really is a time of waiting, and it truly counts what we do and ...

Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it is hard or even impossible to imagine it, the Kingdom of God promises a world where no lamps, or candles, ...

Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. In Scripture today, God gives us the image that He does not want us to "luke-warm" with our faith lives. (Preached ...

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is indeed possible to live like you're dying without worrying about death all the time. (Preached on Sunday, November 14th, 2010 at St. Austin Church in ...

Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church. Whereas some church teaching can be tough to get our heads around, St. Paul's words today we can ...

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although it may be inevitable to think about what happens after life, we should strive to continue to stay on course to the finish line: eternal ...

Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. In the readings today, is St. Paul being conceited or being a coach? You be the judge. (Preached on Friday, ...

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today's readings include the story of Zacchaes, which turns out to be something of a recipe for strong faith. (Preached on Sunday, October 31st, ...

Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus does not say that there is no use for law, but never should the letter of the law trump or supersede our ...

Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Not only does St. Paul tell husbands to "love their wives as Christ loved the church," but even furthermore "to love their wives ...