Father Dave Preaches

Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. As our shepherd, Jesus guides us, nourishes us, and takes care of us. (Preached on Friday, July 23, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time.  Just as we should be good patients and search out and heed a doctor's advice, so we should ask and accept for spiritual healing as well from God. (Preached on Friday, July 2, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. It may be hard to deal with the ramifications of such a thought, but indeed God's judgments are true and just. (Preached on Thursday, July 1, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time. What does it really mean when Jesus repeats the word of God: "I desire mercy, not sacrifice"? (Preached on Friday, July 16, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church. We may think that we are accomplishing all of our own goals and achievements, but none is without the Lord. (Preached on Thursday, July 15, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Even when we may not feel firm in our daily lives, we need to sometimes yield to the Lord to help firm our faith lives. (Preached on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. There may be some people you find it harder and harder to get back to; the Lord should not be one of these people. (Preached on Thursday, July 8, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Although we may not be able to see God's actual face, we should aim to see the face of the Lord within each and every face we see. (Preached on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Father Dave uses an analogy from the Sean Connery film "Hunt for the Red October" to make a point about the readings and our faith lives. (Preached on June 27, 2010 at St. Malachy's Church, Times Square, New York City)

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses an analogy from the Sean Connery movie "The Hunt for Red October" to relate to today's scripture readings about the commitment of Elisha. (Preached on Sunday, June 27th, 2010, 6:00pm at St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Saturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus asks us a poignant question in today's readings: who do you say that I am? Who is Jesus for you? What does that mean for you? (Preached on Saturday, June 19, 2010, 11:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. It migh be curious to most Catholics that in the readings for today, it seems that Jesus is telling us not to repeat some of our prayers. But Father Dave explains that rather, Jesus is telling us simply not to babble. (Preached Thursday, June 17, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Wednesday of the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time. Father Dave explains that although indeed we should be evangelizing by being upfront about our prayer and faith lives, we should not trumpet it right in people's faces. (Preached on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 4th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do people ever ask you why you go to conession? Or perhaps, even more specifically, where you find such an activity mandated in the Bible? Well, Father Dave invites the congregation to try and find some answers together in this homily. (Preached at St. Malachy's Church, Times Square, New York City, 6:00pm, Sunday, June 13, 2010)

Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave examines some readings to shed some light on figuring why we what we do with our faith lives. (Preached on Thursday, June 10, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. There is much to delve into within the following Scripture reading, where St. Paul says "but as for you, remain faithful to what you have heard and believed." (Preached on Friday, June 4, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Thursday, June 3, 2010. Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga, martyr, and his companions, martyrs. In the readings today, Saint Paul reminds us that "if we have died with Him, then we shall also live with Him." Amen to that. (Preached on Thursday, June 3, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Today's readings include a perhaps daunting task, especially for Father Dave: to "be serious." This doesn't mean we have to be that way all the time, but there are times that we can have "righteous anger," passionate frustratin to help change things for the right reasons. (Preached on Friday, May 28, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times S...

Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. It is helpful on those days when your faith life is starting to feel gray and subdued, to recall the feeling of how it felt for the first time to feel God's love and be reinvigorated. (Preached on Thursday, May 27, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Solemnity of Pentecost. Who in your life could use a breath of life, the breath of the Holy Spirit? Go out and refresh those in need, replenished and prepared by your experience at mass. (Preached on Sunday, May 23, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter. In terms of how God sees your old sins, once He has forgiven them, they are "as far as the East is from the West" - infinitely far away. (Preached on Friday, May 21, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. When it seems that you are "hitting a wall," out of energy, and it feels difficult to persist, remember that God and provides us with the courage and energy we need. (Preached on Thursday, May 20, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Seventh Sunday of Easter. There is clearly a lot of polarization as a society, and indeed at times even as a faith community. But we shall pray, as Jesus did, for unity, so that we may be one body of Christ. (Preached on Sunday, May 14, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle. Although we certainly want to assert as much control over our lives as possible, with our lives we need to realize that this will not be the case and we should trust that the Holy Spirit is guiding us appropriately. (Preached on Friday, May 14, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

The Ascension of the Lord. As great as it is to celebrate Jesus rising up to Heaven, we may find ourselves still saddened by the fact that at the time He did have to depart from us. (Preached on Thursday, May 13, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)