Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts

                                                                  Sunday of Divine Mercy, Year C                                         Sunday, April 27, 2025, 9:30am                                        A Tribute to Pope Francis   Intro: • Good morning!       ◦ Great to be with you!   • As you all know, Pope Francis passed away this past Monday              ‣ (All us priests look forward to ca...

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. My one point: "And to strengthen him and angel from heaven appeared to him." Just what did the angel say / do to strengthen Jesus?

From the 7:30am Mass at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, on Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Boring, Old Sin "Something  New " A New Creation

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C. My  dozen points: "Sinners" "He  Welcomes Sinners" 'You are  Dead to Me!' The Father  Let Him Go Time to Think "Black Grace" "Coming to his Senses" Conversion The "Father Caught Sight of Him" "He  Ran " Apology Cut Short The Older / Righteous Son References: The r...

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Third Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Fire & Brimstone Jesus is in fire & brimstone mode today! 51% Where does Jesus say we just have to be better than average? Repent! "I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish" -Jesus

I'm a little late in posting, but here she be: From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, in Royal Oak, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Temptations = Worldly Things Transfiguration For God

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the First Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Retreat / Retire Lent Going out into the  Desert

From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. My three points: The Kerygma: Created Captured Rescued Response "Fruits" Fraternal Correction

From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, February 23, 2024, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, in Royal Oak. My three points: Spritual Eyes David vs. Abishai The "Measure"

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, February 16, 2025, the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Eyes on Jesus Is Jesus Merely an " Add On "? Hope

From the 7:30 am Mass on Sunday, February 9, 2025, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak. My three points: Feeling Inadequate Encounter Go!

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, February 2, 2025, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Fear Jesus' Rescue He defeats the devil on the devil's own turf "Let your servant go in peace " -Simeon   Resources: Fulton J. Sheen,  On The Demonic , pp. 123-124.

From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. The overall theme is the last line of the first reading: "rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!" I break it down into three points: Hope Parts of a  Body Jesus takes it on   Resources: C.S. Lewis,  The Weight of Glory , chapter "Membership" Unive...

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, January 19, 2025 the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak. Jesus' Line to Mary: The New American Bible (the translation used at Mass): "Woman, how does your concern affect me?" The Revised Standard Version (generally a more literal translation): "O woman, what have you to do with me?" The New English...

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, January 12, 2025, the Baptism of the Lord, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three pionts: Baptism How do God's Children  Act ? Fire & Comfort Conclusion: "You are my beloved son (you are my beloved daughter); with you I am well pleased."

From 6pm Mass on Sunday, January 5, 2025, the Feast of the Epiphany, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. This homily ended up being kind of a continuation, Part II, of my homily from two weeks earlier (December 22, 2024). December 22 focused on the darkness, this homily focuses on the Light. My Three Points: Historical Context The Rescue Created Captured Resc...

From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, December 29, 2024, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Order Obedience Hope   References: The definition of "hope" from the Catechism of the Catholic Church : "The theological virtue by which we desire and expect from God both eternal life and the gace we ne...

From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, December 22, 2024, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. Just how well can we understand the "Good News," the Gospel, if we don't understand the " bad news," the darkness? How dark  was it, before the coming of Christ? How dark  is it, when we have not given our lives over to Christ? In this homily, I ex...

From the 11:30 am Mass on Sunday, December 15, 2024, the Third Sunday of Advent, "Gaudete Sunday," Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Like Children on Christmas Morning Hope Let's Open Our Gifts a Little Early!

From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, December 8, 2024, the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. Only  two points this week: Minor Point: The Flesh Major Point: Fill in a Pothole

From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, December 1, 2024, the First Sunday of Advent, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: How we Observe the Birth of Christ Living as  Christians (One mistake I made: I called Keeping the Lord's Day Holy the  Second Commandment, it is in fact the Third.) "New Year's" Resolutions? Ideas: Read The  Magnificat Pope Benedict...

From the 7:30am Mass at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica on Sunday, November 17, 2024 the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. My three points: The End Times Shining Stars or  Everlasting Horrors ? Living Mass Well: Baptized In the state of grace (Confession) The Mass: Offertory Consecration Communion

From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. The First Commandment Tithing Faith   Resource: Washington, Booker T.  Up From Slavery , 1901.

From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, November 3, 2024, the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. This homily was preached with the intention of forming the faithful in matters of responsible citizenship, in preparation for the upcoming election. The main points: What is the Place of Politics? Navigating the Gray Areas Abortion...