Father Dave Preaches

Thursday after Epiphany.  Father Dave makes a very interesting observation about the Holy Trinity and our real belief in the power of the Holy Spirit. (Preached on Thursday, January 9, 2014, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, New York City)

Monday after Epiphany. Father Dave makes a very interesting observation about the arrest of John the Baptist and Jesus' own ministry and life.  (Preached on Monday, January 6, 2014, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. Father Dave makes an analogy to those big beaming Hollywood lights to us coming to the excitement of Jesus.  (Preached on Sunday, January 5, 2014, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. What does it mean to call them The Holy Family? What does it mean to call anyone a holy family? How can we strive for that?  (Preached on Sunday, December 29, 2013, 6:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). Father Dave relays heart-warming stories and poignant readings to make an impacting point here on Christmas Day.  (Preached on Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent. Father Dave compares the excitement of a surprise birthday party to the patient joy of Advent.  (Preached on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Monday of the Third Week of Advent. Jesus reminds us to stop worrying all the time about how people are going to react to our faith-filled words - sometimes you just gotta say it!  (Preached on Monday, December 16, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Gaudete Sunday. Father Dave explains why it is we are so joyful on this Gaudete Sunday...besides the obvious reason of course.   (Preached on Sunday, December 15, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In what ways do we dwell in others' places? In what ways has God dwelled in ours?  (Preached on Thursday, December 12, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Feastday of the United States of America. Father Dave talks about the concept of questioning God on this, the feast day of the Immaculate Conception.  (Preached on Monday, December 9, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Second Sunday of Advent. Father Dave loops in the life and death of Nelson Mandela, John Lennon, and Advent and the Immaculate Conception all into this powerful homily.  (Preached on Sunday, December 8, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Thursday of the First Week of Advent. Father Dave reminds us not to pick sides, especially during these holy days.  (Preached on Thursday, December 5, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Unlike perhaps most of our lives, we should indeed rejoice that God gives us commands to live by.  (Preached on Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave spells out some interesting hidden modern-day truths in a potentially challenging set of readings.  (Preached on Sunday, November 17, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave shows us something that could very well be right in front of your face.  (Preached on Thursday, November 14, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses some of Pope Francis' recent potentially controversial words to make a point that reflects the readings and also God's faith in us.  (Preached on Thursday, November 10, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time.  Do you live for yourself? If not, who else do you live for? Who else are we supposed to live for? Father Dave gets into it. ( Preached on Thursday, November 07, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Did you see the great photos or videos of the kid in the yellow shirt going up to Pope Francis on stage during his address to families at St. Peter's Square? Well, if you haven't you should right away, and then listen to this powerful homily by Father Dave. (Sunday, November 3, 2013 at St. Boniface Church in Cold Spring, MN)

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles. It might not seem like it now, but even the Apostles themselves were in reality kind of a ragtag bunch of folks. It should be inspiring to us that anyone can be a model of our Christianity.  (Preached on Monday, October 28, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave lays out what seems like St. Paul's ancient polemics, that still play a role for us today.  (Preached on Thursday, October 24, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave delves into a very specific part of the readings today to make a poignant statement about what we think God is supposed to do for us and to us, and perhaps what He is not.  (Preached on Monday, October 21, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. With some potentially challenging readings, Father Dave makes some pretty powerful points, and provides us with some helpful tools as well.  (Preached on Sunday, October 20, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Thursday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time. Do we auto-renew our faith? Does God auto-renew His love for us?  (Preached on Thursday, October 3, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church. What is the difference between envy and jealousy? How does that play into our faith lives?  (Preached on Monday, September 30, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings from Amos make Father Dave a little nervous today. Have a listen as to why.  (Preached on Sunday, September 29, 2013, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City)