Father Dave Preaches

Memorial of Saint Clare, virgin. While our cultural perspective might be based on abusive and violent mobster-type films, today's readings show us that, unlike that stance, when we come back to God, His forgiveness is given to us without debt. (Preached on Thursday, August 11, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Memorial of Saint Dominic, priest. St. Dominic challenges us to try only to speak of God or to God, and nothing else. (Preached on Monday, July 25, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. How does the story of Jesus walking on water relate to how people sometimes talk too loudly on their cell phones? (Preached on Sunday, August 7, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time. Not only should we revere our beautiful dwelling places, but we should also strive to have reverence for what we might consider not as grand - even such as our own bodies. (Preached on Thursday, July 28, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Memorial of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We ask that the Lord forgive us, even though we may be a "stiff-necked people", and receive us as His own. (Preached on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Feast of Saint James, apostle. The apostles were great pillars of the faith, but they were also human beings with flaws, just like you and me. (Preached on Monday, July 25, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. It is good to realize that even our faith alone is in and of itself, a blessing.(Preached on Thursday, July 21, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Rather than deny that Mary is His mother, Jesus is making a point to say that we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. (Preached on Wednesday, July 19, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the wheat-and-weed parable from the readings and a Harry Potter reference to make a point about what distinctions we can really make between good and bad. (Preached on Sunday, July 17, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Regardless of how just we may think ourselves to be, we must realize that true justice, and true salvation, comes from the Lord. (Preached on Friday, July 8, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. We may tend to want to slack in the dog days of summer, but remember that the Kingdom of God is always at hand, as long as we stay enthusiastic and work for it. (Preached on Thursday, July 7, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Yes, our faith saves ourselves, but indeed, it helps others as well. Father Dave shows how both readings today show this as the truth. (Preached on Thursday, June 30, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. What does Jesus really mean by take my body and blood? What does it mean to take indeed take it? (Preached on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. As part of the Sermon of the Mount, we hear from Jesus today that we are called to not just speak of our faith, but to act according to it. (Preached on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus flips an ordinary image to make the point that we can just write people off, assuming if they are once bad, they will never be good. There is always a chance for growth and conversion. (Preached on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. As good as we've tried with metaphors and images to try to explain and understand the Holy Trinity, we must strive to not let our brains get in the way of our hearts. We need to embrace and experience the beautiful mystery instead of trying to break it down. (Preached on Sunday, June 19, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. father Dave elucidates on the context, meaning and significance of the Scripture quotation from Jesus: "where your treasure is, so where your heart will be." (Preached on Friday, June 17, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time.We need to remind ourselves to stay humble in our true living for others. (Preached on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City)

Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. It might seem easy to love those love us back, but what Jesus calls us to do is to love and care for those who don't love us back. (Preached on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)

Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church. Father Dave connects the feast day of St. Anthony and yesterday's feast day of Pentecost. (Preached on Monday, June 13, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City)