Father Dave Preaches

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 Square, New York City.)

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.)

Sixth Sunday of Easter. Whether or not we always are aware of it, the Holy Spirit has much more to teach and remind us. (Preached on Sunday, May 9, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Friday of Fifth Week of Easter. Let us remember never to count anybody out; that is for the decision of God and the Holy Spirit. (Preached on Friday, May 7, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Thursday of Fifth Week of Easter. We need to strive to remain in God's love, just as he remains in our lives. (Preached on Thursday, May 6, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Fifth Sunday of Easter. We are not individual persons of God, we are one people of God, and we gather around the table of the Lord and express the commandment of love to one another. (Preached on Sunday, May 2, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church. When trying to evangelize and be a testament to our faith, we must remember to try to stay between the two extremes of the spectrum. (Preached on Thursday, April 29, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Fourth Sunday of Easter. It is indeed possible to know Jesus and develop a relationship with him by truly listening to our shepherd. (Preached on Sunday, April 25, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Friday of the Third Week of Easter. Although you may be resistant at first, you can be like Ananias and go against what you think you should be doing and strive to do what God asks of us. (Preached on Friday, April 23, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Thursday of the Third Week of Easter. We can all be inspired by some of the Scriptural stories where we see people from the Bible, and perhaps all around us, that have a constant yearning for a strong relationship with God. (Preached on Thursday, April 22, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Saturday of the Second Week of Easter. Have you ever bumped into someone that knew you, but you didn't recognize them? Well, don't feel too bad, even Jesus' followers did not recognize Him after he had been resurrected. We should strive to recognize Jesus and the love of God in every one. (Preached on Saturday, April 17, 2010, Long Island, NY.)

Friday of the Second Week of Easter. We are not solely respoinsible for our own faith lives: it involves each of us, the church as a whole, and ultimately, God Himself. (Preached on Friday, April 16, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Thursday of the Second Week of Easter. Father Dave helps us realize that we need each other's support from time to time, and we should not be hesitant to give it. (Preached on Thursday, April 15, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)

Second Sunday of Easter. Father Dave elucidates the significance of the Second Sunday of Easter, by delving into the different names this day goes by. (Preached on Sunday, April 11, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.)