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Only Speak of God or To God? 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Quiet Cell Phone Talking... 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beautiful Dwelling Place 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Receive Me As Your Own 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | St. James and Earthen Vessels 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Faith is a Blessing 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Brothers and Sisters in Christ 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Snape from Harry Potter - Good or Bad? 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Salvation of The Just 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kingdom of God in the Summer 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Faith Saves Others 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Corpus Christi 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Notch It Up 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 13, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roots For the Fruit 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trinity-Loving Relationships 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Where Your Treasure Is..." 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Put Up with a Little Foolishness from Me..." 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do We Care? 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Saint Anthony and The Holy Spirit 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mr. Potato Head Pentecost Sunday - Mass During the Day. Father Dave uses the analogy of the old toy Mr. Potato Head to help shed light on the Holy Spirit mystery in Pentecost, and of our faith as a whole. (Preached on Sunday, May 29, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "I Wish You Were Where I Am" Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. When Jesus says "I wish you were where I am" it may seem harsh and mysterious, but that is part of the glorious Paschal mystery. (Preached on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | More Blessed to Give Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter. It might feel better momentarily to receive, but as Jesus reminds us, it is more blessed to give. (Preached on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Help Connect the Seekers Memorial of Saint Justin, martyr. Instead of ignoring or avoiding those that call themselves spiritual and not religious, we should strive to connect and inform these seekers. (Preached on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do You Have Hope? Sixth Sunday of Easter. The reason we have hope is that Jesus promises the Holy Spirit. (Preached on Sunday, May 29, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Built of Living Stones Fifth Sunday of Easter. Indeed, as Peter said, we must be "living stones" with which to build our church. (Preached on Sunday, May 22, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Boldly Spread the Kingdom of God Fourth Sunday of Easter. Will the Earth end on May 21st? Probably not, but at the bare minimum, at least these believers are living with a boldness to spread the urgency of a relationship with God. (Preached on Sunday, May 15, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Go Out to All the World Friday of the Third Week of Easter. Father Dave echoes the responsorial psalm today: go out to all the world and share the good news. (Preached on Friday, May 13, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Urgent Faith Thursday of the Third Week of Easter. How urgent is your faith? You may have seen that some people believe that Saturday, May 21st is Judgment Day. This may or may not be true, but at bare minimum, at least it gives them an urgency to their faith lives. (Preached on Thursday, May 12, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What's It Gonna Take? Saturday of the Second Week of Easter. What's it gonna take for you to recognize Jesus walking along with you? (Preached on Saturday, May 7, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | This Is Of God Friday of the Second Week of Easter. Father Dave (complete with post-dentist lazy lip!) explains how, even in our hardest moments, that "this is of God." (Preached on Friday, May 6, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obey God Rather Than Man Thursday of the Second Week of Easter. As we look at the readings about the early church, we may feel even jealous of how simple it may have been then. But yet still, we must be inspired and indeed "obey God rather than man." (Preached on Thursday, May 5, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God So Loved Us... Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter. Father Dave delves into the Scripture passage often coined the "micro-Gospel": John 3:17. (Preached on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Breaking of the Bread Wednesday in the Octave of Easter. Father Dave elaborates on the meaning and uniquely Catholic significance of the breaking of the bread by Jesus. (Preached on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Easter Emptiness Easter Sunday: Solemnity of the Resurrection of The Lord. Emptiness is not something we typically rejoice about; but in the Easter season we are in a position of doing just that. (Preached on Sunday, April 24, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God Does Hear Us Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Just because we don't hear from God every single time we speak to Him doesn't mean He didn't hear us. (Preached on Friday, April 15, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God Speaks To Us When We're Humble Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent. The story of Abraham shows us that it is not when we are confident and prideful when we are able to hear God speak to us, but rather when we are humble. (Preached on Thursday, April 14, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rely On Our Actions Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent. As Saint Francis of Assisi said: "Preach always; use words when necessary." We should strive to show our faith and love through our actions. (Preached on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, Blessed Kateri Parish, Sparta, New Jersey) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Forget the Good Things Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent. WE sometimes tend to think we are burdened with too much hardships and we are given nothing from the Lord, but we must remember to cherish how blessed we are and all the good things we are given from God. (Preached on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Blessed Kateri Parish, Sparta, New Jersey) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Make Excuses Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent.Do you ever find yourself making excuses to people? To God? Well, you're not alone (Preached on Monday, April 4, 2011, Blessed Kateri Parish, Sparta, New Jersey) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Only the Beginning Fourth Sunday of Lent. Picture the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. Well...that is only the beginning. (Preached on Sunday, April 3, 2011, Blessed Kateri Parish, Sparta, New Jersey) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Defection From the Lord Friday of the Third Week of Lent. God is always welcoming us in, even if we think we've done too much that is wrong. (Preached on Friday, April 1, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | If Today... Thursday of the Third Week of Lent. God doesn't necessarily speak to us every moment of every day, but we must be ready for when He does. (Preached on Thursday, March 31, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interview: Ian Brennan, writer/producer of TV show "Glee" Father Dave talks with acclaimed actor, writer and executive producer of the Emmy-winning television series "Glee" about his father being a former Paulist seminarian, the success of the show, and the combination of faith and Hollywood. The Busted Halo Show with Father Dave Dwyer is on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, Sirius 159, and XM 117, Monday through Friday, 7:00pm to 10:00pm EST. Give us a call with your questions and comments: 1-888-3-CATHOLIC, or at bustedhalo@thecatholicchannel.org. Go ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Lose Sight of What the Lord Has Done Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent. Even when things are rough, try to remember the great and glorious things the Lord has provided for you. (Preached on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Conversation Starter Third Sunday of Lent. Sometimes Jesus or God might start up a conversation with us, that we do not want to have. (Preached on Sunday, March 27, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Are You Hiding From God? Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Instead of hiding from God, say what Mary said: "Here I am, Lord. I come to do your will." (Preached on Friday, March 25, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trust God During Lent Thursday of the Second Week of Lent. Although there are never guarantees with God, we must still trust in Him. (Preached on Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It Cannot Be That Way With You Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent. Try not to fall in the trap of using and abusing power, as we see all around us, even amongst ourselves. (Preached on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Guide Our Penance Friday After Ash Wednesday. Our opening prayer today gives us an opportunity for an examination of our real motivations for the season. (Preached on Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Deny Yourself for Lent Thursday After Ash Wednesday. Father Dave talks about some interesting possibilites of options for our Lenten promises. (Preached on Thursday, March 10, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Today Is For You Ash Wednesday. "If you've ever thought that there are people better at their faith than you, then today is for you." Wise words on Ash Wednesday from Father Dave. (Preached on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Try To Hide It Memorial of Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity, martyrs. ALthough it maybe tempting to shy away from our faith, it is important (and essential, even) to show our faith proudly. (Preached on Monday, March 7, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Doesn't Work That Way Sunday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. We must realize that it is not enough to do just the bare minimum. We have to work hard at our faith. (Preached on Sunday, March 6, 2011, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Extolling God and Saints Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave elaborates on several certain parts of some particularly complex Scripture passages from the last two days of readings. (Preached on Friday, March 4, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Your Way or The Way Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. What does it really mean to go your own way? How does this path coincide, if at all, with The Way? (Preached on Thursday, March 3, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Have to Do the Hard Part Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. We don't always get what we pray for; we should remember that we have to do the hard part - the work. (Preached on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who Are We Forgetting? Sunday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Although we might unfortunately forget people from our past, God will never forget about us, His children. (Preached on Sunday, February 27, 2011, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Committed Relationships Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time. What kind of friend is God? What is our true relationship with God? (Preached on Friday, February 25, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Near Occasion of Sin Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time. What does it really mean to be in the "near occasion of sin"? Father Dave examines... (Preached on Thursday, February 24, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Babbling with Pride Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The now-infamous 74-second homily, discussed at length on the Busted Halo radio show because of the story behind why it is so short. Enjoy...briefly. (Preached on Friday, February 18, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Think Like God Does Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. As impossible as it may seem to even try, we must strive to look at people and events the way that God would. (Preached on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Healing Over Time Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave delves into what seems like a perplexing tale of a possible loss of Jesus' healing powers. (Preached on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | With the Help of the Lord Memorial of Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop. Father Dave elaborates on some of the lesser-looked upon parts of the infamous story of Cain and Abel. (Preached on Monday, February 14, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Raise the Bar Sunday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. It might be an unortunate truth of human nature, but it seems that we tend to do the minimum requirement to get by sometimes. Father Dave echoes Jesus' desire for us to "raise the bar" on our low expectations. (Preached on Sunday, February 13, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Does Fat Taste So Good? Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Why does fat, which we keep hearing is so bad for us, taste so darn good? Indeed, this question reminds Father Dave of the story of our original sin. (Preached on Friday, February 11, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Crowd vs. The Cloud Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Which crowd do you pay more attention to: that which pushes us out of the way, or that which shows us love and affection? (Preached on Tuesday, February, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Freedom From Chains Memorial of Saint John Bosco, priest. We are reminded today that freedom is not the opposite of responsibility, but the ability to choose love. (Preached on Monday, January 31, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Radical Beatitudes Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We might not have positive associations with the word radical, but that is exactly what Jesus was, as expressed in the beatitudes. (Preached on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Plant Some Seeds Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church. We can only hope that we are planting good seeds of faith, just as Jesus did with his original followers. (Preached on Friday, January 28, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Darkness to Light Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave preaches to college students about discerning one's own path, and how to come from a place of darkness to light. (Preached on Sunday, January 23, 2011, 6:00pm) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Two Qualities of Apostles Memorial of Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr. Father Dave explains to us that we are indeed apostles in our own right, and we should thus share two qualities that the original apostles had as well. (Preached on Friday, January 21, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mark's Messianic Secret Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. Mark helps us realize that we must embrace the difficult parts of our faith as much as the glorious parts. (Preached on Thursday, January 20, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Minds Made Up Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. It may be a tremendous challenge, but we must strive not to judge people before getting to know them. (Preached on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Behold the Lamb of God Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Some things we want to look at. Some things are difficult to look at. But in this case, beholding the Lamb of God are indeed in both categories. (Preached on Sunday, January 16, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hodie - Don't Procrastinate! Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time. Hodie means "today", as in, let's get to it now, and not wait with our faith lives. (Preached on Thursday, January 13, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Building Blocks Of Our Faith Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time. At this time, we give thanks for our faith today, and for those who set the groundwork for it so long ago. (Preached on Wednesday, January 12th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Gets in the Water With Us The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus is baptized not just to pave the way for all of us, but also to be with us on our journey of healing and salvation. (Preached on Sunday, January 9, 2011, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Leper Teaches Us How to Pray Friday after Epiphany. We are asked by the Lord to pray and believe in Him as the leper does: to have faith in His decisions, even if it is not always easy. (Preached on Friday, January 7, 2011, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Not Really Loving God Thursday after Epiphany. If we find ourselves not loving someone, anyone - than we are also not truly loving God. (Preached on Thursday, January 6, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Are The Light Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. The Three Kings were like many of us, spiritual seekers who have found the light. (Preached on Sunday, January 2nd, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Horseshoe Bay, Texas) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be Resolved To Be Like Mary The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas.We should strive to do the will of God, just as Mary did. (Preached on Friday, December 31st, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Horseshoe Bay, Texas) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Holy Innocents Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs. Father Dave preahces upon the Feast of the Holy Innocents. (Preached on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Horseshoe Bay, Texas) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Look for Evidence of God Feast of Saint John, Apostle and evangelist. Although it may seem curious that we have an Easter reading today, it is to relay an important story of true faith in this Christmas season. (Preached on Monday, December 27th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Families Are Holy The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Father Dave highlights the fact that not just the Family of Jesus is a holy one, but indeed all families are holy. (Preached on Sunday, December 26th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Day - Undercover Boss The Nativity of the Lord Christmas. Father Dave makes an interesting connection between the popular television show "Undercover Boss" with the coming of our Lord.(Preached on Saturday, December 25th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Raise Us To the Joy of Your Kingdom Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent Mass in the Morning. Yes we wait for the coming of the Lord, but we know that the Lord comes each and every day. (Preached on Friday, December 24th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | John is Elijah Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent. We are told that John the Baptist prepared us for the coming of the Lord. (Preached on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Spiritual Mothers Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent. In this time, we are called to look to our spiritual mothers. (Preached on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Credibility of Our Faith Friday of the Third Week of Advent.Although we might doubt it at times, we are shown repeatedly that our faith is real. (Preached on Friday, December 17th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Advent Pregnancy Thursday of the Third Week of Advent. Just like a pregnancy, the Advent season is about preparing and being excited about new life that is coming. (Preached on Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Am the Lord, There Is No Other Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent. God is not mincing words in today's reading. The first words from Isaiah, speaking on behalf of the Lord: "I am the Lord, there is no other." (Preached on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Can't Win Friday of the Second Week of Advent.Strive to do what you know is right within your fiath, regardless of hwta you think others may think about you. Have faith in God to think very highly of you. (Preached on Friday, December 10th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Raise Up What's Lowly Thursday of the Second Week of Advent. Sometimes you may want to switch places with somebody else. But today we are reminded that God's intent is to make your life amazing as well. We have to believe. The story of Juan Diego teaches us that God will raise even the lowly to the highest glory. (Preached on Thursday, December 9th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Love Without Sin - The Immaculate Conception Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is hard of course to compare ourselves to Mary, but we should indeed strive to live with the full grace of the Blessed Virgin. (Preached on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Have Seen Incredible Things Today Monday of the Second Week of Advent. Indeed, perhaps we do not get to see Jesus perform his miracles today, but that does not mean we do not see incredible things every moment of every day. (Preached on Monday, December 6th, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Voices Do You Listen To? Second Sunday of Advent. What voices do you listen to? What voices do you have to listen to? What voices do you like to listen to? What voices point you in the right direction? Let us think about the voices we hear and listen to this Advent season. (Preached on Sunday, December 5th, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do You Really Want To See? Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest. It may seem like an easy answer, but often times Jesus asks us, most seriously: do we really want to see? Do we really want to be more aware? (Preached on Fridday, December 3rd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Act On Our Faith Thursday of the First Week of Advent. It is not enough to merely hear the words and believe in them, and not act on our faith. (Preached on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visualize That Day Wednesday of the First Week of Advent. In this season of Advent, we are truly supposed to visualize the coming of the Lord. (Preached on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let Us Go to the House of the Lord Monday of the First Week of Advent. Father Dave echoes the part of the readings today that exclaim indeed "I rejoiced when I was told let us go to the house of the Lord." (Preached on Monday, November 29th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | While We Are Waiting First Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of preparing for the coming of the Lord. It really is a time of waiting, and it truly counts what we do and how we act while we are waiting. (Preached on Sunday, November 28th, 2010, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Moments of Light Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it is hard or even impossible to imagine it, the Kingdom of God promises a world where no lamps, or candles, or even Sun will be needed. It will be pure light. Let us bring the light of God to the world today. (Preached on Saturday, November 27th, 2010, 11:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Be Lukewarm Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. In Scripture today, God gives us the image that He does not want us to "luke-warm" with our faith lives. (Preached on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010, 12:00pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Live Like You're Dying Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is indeed possible to live like you're dying without worrying about death all the time. (Preached on Sunday, November 14th, 2010 at St. Austin Church in Austin, TX) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Paul's Practical Advice Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church. Whereas some church teaching can be tough to get our heads around, St. Paul's words today we can try to use practically every moment of every day: "slander no one; be peaceable, considerate, exercising all graciousness toward everyone." (Preached on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010, 12:00pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Marathoners On Eternal Life Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although it may be inevitable to think about what happens after life, we should strive to continue to stay on course to the finish line: eternal joy. (Preached on Sunday, November 1st, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Conceited or Coach? Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. In the readings today, is St. Paul being conceited or being a coach? You be the judge. (Preached on Friday, November 5th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zacchaeus' Faith Recipe Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today's readings include the story of Zacchaes, which turns out to be something of a recipe for strong faith. (Preached on Sunday, October 31st, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Love Trumps All Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus does not say that there is no use for law, but never should the letter of the law trump or supersede our greatest rule: to love. (Preached on Friday, October 29th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Husbands' Radical Love Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Not only does St. Paul tell husbands to "love their wives as Christ loved the church," but even furthermore "to love their wives as their own bodies." A difficult but nealry divine cause indeed. (Preached on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Be Idolaters Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. It is important to remember that Christ is King and not to be idolaters by bputting something or someone before Him. (Preached on Monday, October 25th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | So You Think You Can Pray? Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Unlike many other aspects of our culture, in our faith, it is the humble that move forward. (Preached on Sunday, October 24th, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | One Family Under God Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. It might not be the most popular phrase these days, but we are all indeed, "one family under God." (Preached on Thursday, October 21th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Least of All Believers Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Although we may seem like little pawns in the grand role of the church, even Saint Paul felt like the "least of all believers", we still must strive to "bring light to all." (Preached on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Doorman for Jesus Memorial of Saint John de Brébeuf and Saint Isaac Jogues, priests and martyrs, and their companions. Always be ready for Jesus to come knocking on the door to your heart. (Preached on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Your Support Team  Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Everyone needs a support team, even Moses. (Preached on Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Should We Be Afraid...Or Not? Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church. Although it can be difficult at times, both in theory as in the readings, or in practice in our everyday lives, Father Dave reminds us today not to be afraid, to trust in the Lord. (Preached on Friday, October 15th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Lord Has Made Salvation Known Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that the Lord has made His salvation clear to us, if only we put a little effort to see it everywhere. (Preached on Thursday, October 14th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Say Thank You Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings today remind Father Dave of something we all learned as a kid: always remember to say 'thank you'. (Preached on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A House Divided Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave elaborates on the concept of a line in Scripture today, when Jesus states that: "a house divided against itself...will fall." What does this mean for us as Catholics? As Christians? (Preached on Friday, October 8th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stupid Galatians Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Stupid Galatians?! Hey folks, it's not Father Dave saying it, it was Saint Paul! But what does this mean? (Preached on Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Your Faith Number Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave asks the congregation an intriguing question: What's your faith number? (Preached on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pray for Laborers Memorial of Saint Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church. Father Dave reminds us that when we pray, we should strive to remember those who are often forgotten. (Preached on Thursday, September 30th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Know Their Name Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many things about our Catholic faith may be tough to live out. But some things are easy, and yet we do not do them anyway, like learning someone's name. (Preached on Sunday, September 26th, 2010 at St. Paul the Apostle Church,  New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Timelessness of God Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. The famous readings of today remind us that indeed life has both ups and downs, and good and bad, but in the end all is timeless, infinite as the Lord. (Preached on Friday, September 24th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Wounded Healer Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist. We are all called to be other-centered, and as such we are all "wounded healers." (Preached on Tuesday, September 21st at St. Ann's Church, Bartlett, TN) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Choose Jesus Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. In a time of being able to pick whatever-you-want whenever-you-want it, it is sometimes rather difficult to choose Jesus and trust in Jesus, no matter all the challenging choices in your path. (Preached at St. Ann Church, Bartlett, TN. Saturday, September 18th, 2010) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Accompanying Jesus Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave talks about what it means to truly accompany Jesus. (Preached on Friday, September 17th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sorrow to Love Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. We may not always immediately realize or appreciate this fact, but often times sorrow and suffering can produce great love, a deeper love. How does this relate to our faith life? (Preached on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Burning Korans? Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, priest. Father Dave discusses what is on everyone's mind: the Christian group that is planning on burning Korans. (Preached on Thursday, September 9th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hate Your Father? Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus' words may at first be shocking to hear, but as it often the case, we need to delve into what he really means by saying these harsh and seemingly hate-filled words. Father Dave helps us understand what is the true meaning here. (Preached on Sunday, September 5th, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trust God and Do Good Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church. Although we might tend to "micro-manage" even God in His tasks and responsibilities and presence in our lives, the readings to day remind us to trust in the Lord, and do good. (Preached on Friday, September 3rd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Happens After Mass Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time. It may be frustrating to hear that Luke did not capture and reveal all of the words that Jesus was preaching. Until you realize that sometimes it is not just the preaching, or the words, or the religious activities that matter, but those that happen after or outside those exact times. (Preached on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Those Looking On Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time. The readings today remind us that we are to serve as signs for others who may be looking at us for a sign from God. (Preached on Thursday, August 12, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mary's Birthday Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. These days, we might take for granted that God is indeed with us at all times. But is important to strive to remember this, and one way to do this is to remember the dates of commemorating some of these very special birthdays in our faith. (Preached on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lawrence Was A Cheerful Giver Feast of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr. Today is the feast day of Saint Lawrence, who infamously called "Turn me over, I'm done on this side" when being martyred by being burned. Although this is an extreme example of course, we are also asked to cheerfully give what we can, even if it is difficult. (Preached on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Robert Duvall Fr. Dave interviews academy award-winning actor Robert Duvall about his new movie, Get Low.  They talk about the movie and it's faith themes.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Firefighters Are Always Ready Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Just like firefighters are ready for action at all times, we should also contstantly prepare for the Second Coming of the Lord. (Preached on Sunday, August 8, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Deposit of Faith Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Today's reading includes what the church calls "the deposit of faith" - one that describes the reliance we can have, and should have, on our faith. (Preached on Friday, August 6, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stuff August 1st, 2010. The tale from scripture leaves us with a poignant, and even potentially funny, question: when we leave, who gets all our stuff? (Preached on Sunday, August 1st, 2010, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 59th St. and Columbus Ave., New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gratia Cooperans Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time. What does the Latin term "gratia cooperans" mean for us? Well, literally and figuratively it means for us to "cooperate with grace." (Preached on Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let God Mold You Memorial of Saint Martha. It seems that most if not all of us have trouble letting go or getting past certain memories of even ourselves. Father Dave, echoing scripture, reminds us to let God mold us, not let oursleves always mold ourselves with dark imaginings. (Preached on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, 49th and Broadway, Times Square, New York City) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jerusalem Shepherd 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be A Good Patient 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God's Judgments Are True and Just 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Mercy, Not Sacrifice" 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What You Can't Accomplish 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When Faith Is Not Firm 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The More God Calls 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hide and Seek 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Burn Your Ships 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Who Do You Say That I Am? 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Babble 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Trumpet Your Prayer 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Confession in the Bible? 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Confession in the Bible? 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) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why You Do What You Do 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why You Do What You Do 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remain Faithful 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remain Faithful 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dying with Christ 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dying with Christ 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Uh-oh - "Be Serious" 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Uh-oh - "Be Serious" 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Like It's Your First Time 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Like It's Your First Time 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Annie, Annie, Are You Okay? 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Annie, Annie, Are You Okay? 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | East from West 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | East from West 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hitting the Wall 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hitting the Wall 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Prays For Unity 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Prays For Unity 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sorry, Control Freaks 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sorry, Control Freaks 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Did He Have To Leave 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Did He Have To Leave 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Teach and Remind You 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Teach and Remind You 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Decision Of The Holy Spirit 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Decision Of The Holy Spirit 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remain In My Love 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remain In My Love 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Commandment to Love 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Commandment to Love 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aquinas and Goldilocks 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aquinas and Goldilocks 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can You Recognize The Shepherd? 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Can You Recognize The Shepherd? 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ananias Resists Helping Saul 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ananias Resists Helping Saul 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eunuch's Desire For God 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eunuch's Desire For God 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recognize Jesus in Actions 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recognize Jesus in Actions 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | There's No Stopping It 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | There's No Stopping It 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Young Church Together 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Young Church Together 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Quasi-Modo Doubter 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Quasi-Modo Doubter 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.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Action Without Speech Friday in the Octave of Easter. Father Dave uses the story of Peter healing in the name of Christ that we should all do good deeds in Jesus' name. (Preached on Friday, April 9, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Action Without Speech Friday in the Octave of Easter. Father Dave uses the story of Peter healing in the name of Christ that we should all do good deeds in Jesus' name. (Preached on Friday, April 9, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It's Easter - Get To Work Thursday in the Octave of Easter. We are re-invigorated by the rising of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and we must realize that this shall re-inspire us to really get to work with our faith. (Preached on Thursday, 12:15pm, April 8, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | It's Easter - Get To Work Thursday in the Octave of Easter. We are re-invigorated by the rising of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and we must realize that this shall re-inspire us to really get to work with our faith. (Preached on Thursday, 12:15pm, April 8, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Easter Sunday Easter Sunday. Interestingly, the weekend of Easter Sunday was also the same weekend that Apple released the brand-new, highly-anticipated, technologically-wonderful iPad. Father Dave makes the connection that unlike how we always wait for the next new-fangled contraption, our salvation story never changes, and the product is always the same, and stays forever. (Preached on Sunday, April 4, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Easter Sunday Easter Sunday. Interestingly, the weekend of Easter Sunday was also the same weekend that Apple released the brand-new, highly-anticipated, technologically-wonderful iPad. Father Dave makes the connection that unlike how we always wait for the next new-fangled contraption, our salvation story never changes, and the product is always the same, and stays forever. (Preached on Sunday, April 4, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Easter Vigil The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter. Interestingly, on the day of the Easter Vigil, was also the same day that Apple released the brand-new, highly-anticipated technologically wonderful iPad. Father Dave makes the connection that unlike how we always wait for the next new-fangled contraption, our salvation story never changes, and the product is always the same, and stays forever. (Preached on Saturday, April 3, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | iPad Easter Vigil The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter. Interestingly, on the day of the Easter Vigil, was also the same day that Apple released the brand-new, highly-anticipated technologically wonderful iPad. Father Dave makes the connection that unlike how we always wait for the next new-fangled contraption, our salvation story never changes, and the product is always the same, and stays forever. (Preached on Saturday, April 3, 2010, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lazarus as Witness Monday of Holy Week. Father Dave explores the story of Lazarus and his relationship to Jesus, and he can serve as an example to follow.(Preached on Monday, March 29, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lazarus as Witness Monday of Holy Week. Father Dave explores the story of Lazarus and his relationship to Jesus, and he can serve as an example to follow.(Preached on Monday, March 29, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Palm Sunday, 2010 Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Father Dave reminds us that as we enter Holy Week, we should be humble enough to recognize our weaknesses, but still strive stay strong and to remain faithful.(Preached on Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Palm Sunday, 2010 Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Father Dave reminds us that as we enter Holy Week, we should be humble enough to recognize our weaknesses, but still strive stay strong and to remain faithful.(Preached on Sunday, March 28, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Another Look at the Prodigal Son Fourth Sunday of Lent. Father Dave gives a special homily from St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westwood, California where he delves into the infamous readings trypically known as the story of the Prodigal Son. (Preached on Sunday, March 14th, 2010, 5pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westwood, California) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Another Look at the Prodigal Son Fourth Sunday of Lent. Father Dave gives a special homily from St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westwood, California where he delves into the infamous readings trypically known as the story of the Prodigal Son. (Preached on Sunday, March 14th, 2010, 5pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westwood, California) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obedience and Unity Thursday of the Third Week of Lent. It might be a tough order, but God asks for just two things here: to unite with Him, and to be obedient to Him. (Preached on Thursday, March 11, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obedience and Unity Thursday of the Third Week of Lent. It might be a tough order, but God asks for just two things here: to unite with Him, and to be obedient to Him. (Preached on Thursday, March 11, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Into Your Hands Lord I Commend My Spirit Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent. During Lent, in a time when we strengthen our relationship with God, perhaps we should take a page from Psalms, and one that Jesus used as well, and say "into your hands Lord I commend my spirit." (Preached on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Into Your Hands Lord I Commend My Spirit Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent. During Lent, in a time when we strengthen our relationship with God, perhaps we should take a page from Psalms, and one that Jesus used as well, and say "into your hands Lord I commend my spirit." (Preached on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Desire To Make Your Sins White As Snow Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent. Father Dave highlights an important part of the readings where we are give a beautiful analogy of what God wants to do with us, and how he wants to forgive us.(Preached on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Desire To Make Your Sins White As Snow Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent. Father Dave highlights an important part of the readings where we are give a beautiful analogy of what God wants to do with us, and how he wants to forgive us.(Preached on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Inhale/Exhale Monday of the Second Week of Lent. Father Dave reminds us to not only think of ourselves during Lent, but as we take in good things, we also give out with our generosity as well. (Preached on Monday, March 1, 2010, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Inhale/Exhale Monday of the Second Week of Lent. Father Dave reminds us to not only think of ourselves during Lent, but as we take in good things, we also give out with our generosity as well. (Preached on Monday, March 1, 2010, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Peter's Three Mistakes Second Sunday of Lent. Father Dave, preaching during a mission in California, reminds us that our lives will not, and should not, be all about the "mountain-top experiences" that Peter wanted to hold onto forever. Let us strive to not only recognize the happy days, but also take into our lives moments of sacrifice in our journey to God. (Preached on Sunday, February 28, 2010, 9:00am, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Peter's Three Mistakes Second Sunday of Lent. Father Dave, preaching during a mission in California, reminds us that our lives will not, and should not, be all about the "mountain-top experiences" that Peter wanted to hold onto forever. Let us strive to not only recognize the happy days, but also take into our lives moments of sacrifice in our journey to God. (Preached on Sunday, February 28, 2010, 9:00am, Nativity Church, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Difference Between Us and Jesus First Sunday of Lent. What is the difference between each one of us and Jesus? Our initial reaction, of course, would most likely be "Well, a lot of things!" But we should try to make that gap between us and Jesus less and less of a divide with each and every day. (Preached on Sunday, February 21, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Difference Between Us and Jesus First Sunday of Lent. What is the difference between each one of us and Jesus? Our initial reaction, of course, would most likely be "Well, a lot of things!" But we should try to make that gap between us and Jesus less and less of a divide with each and every day. (Preached on Sunday, February 21, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | So, We're NOT Supposed to Fast for Lent? Friday After Ash Wednesday. Use this special time of Lent to practice the sometimes difficult challenge of putting others before yourself. (Preached on Friday, February 19, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | So, We're NOT Supposed to Fast for Lent? Friday After Ash Wednesday. Use this special time of Lent to practice the sometimes difficult challenge of putting others before yourself. (Preached on Friday, February 19, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Choose Lent Thursday After Ash Wednesday. As Lent begins, let us choose life and blessings intead of me, me, me all the time. (Preached on Thursday, February 18, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Choose Lent Thursday After Ash Wednesday. As Lent begins, let us choose life and blessings intead of me, me, me all the time. (Preached on Thursday, February 18, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giving Up For Lent Saturday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time. Father Dave helps us realize that yes, it is better to put God in the spot where we would normally do something perhaps not so productive. (Preached on Saturday, February 13, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Giving Up For Lent Saturday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time. Father Dave helps us realize that yes, it is better to put God in the spot where we would normally do something perhaps not so productive. (Preached on Saturday, February 13, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do We Have Sacraments? Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave explains why indeed the tangible aspects of our sacraments are so important. (Preached on Friday, February 12, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do We Have Sacraments? Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave explains why indeed the tangible aspects of our sacraments are so important. (Preached on Friday, February 12, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let Jesus In Your Boat Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although it might not always seem like it, we all have our own particular calling to serve Jesus and to be part of our faith community. (Preached on Sunday, February 7, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let Jesus In Your Boat Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although it might not always seem like it, we all have our own particular calling to serve Jesus and to be part of our faith community. (Preached on Sunday, February 7, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Are A Spiritual Hero Memorial of Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr. You might not think of yourself as a hero from day to day, but indeed we are all called to be saints and spiritual heros. (Preached on Friday, February 5, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Are A Spiritual Hero Memorial of Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr. You might not think of yourself as a hero from day to day, but indeed we are all called to be saints and spiritual heros. (Preached on Friday, February 5, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Passing It On Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that the church is more than just our own individual relationship woth God; it is about the community as well, and all of our relationships with each other. (Preached on Thursday, February 4, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Passing It On Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that the church is more than just our own individual relationship woth God; it is about the community as well, and all of our relationships with each other. (Preached on Thursday, February 4, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Agape Love Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. How many of us have drawn a line and said,"You are not in my group" and judged that other person, not including them in your fullest love? As difficult as that may be to avoid, we need to strive to emulate God's all-encompassing love for all. (Preached on Sunday, January 31st, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Agape Love Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. How many of us have drawn a line and said,"You are not in my group" and judged that other person, not including them in your fullest love? As difficult as that may be to avoid, we need to strive to emulate God's all-encompassing love for all. (Preached on Sunday, January 31st, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Sin Is Always Before Us Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time. We should strive to realize that there will be sins ahead of us, and we can be aware of it, so as to avoid them and truly walk in the footsteps of Christ. (Preached on Friday, January 29th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Sin Is Always Before Us Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time. We should strive to realize that there will be sins ahead of us, and we can be aware of it, so as to avoid them and truly walk in the footsteps of Christ. (Preached on Friday, January 29th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buttering Up God Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church. We should rest assured that God will not deceive us, and he will answer our prayers, even if they might not be exactly what we had been thinking of planning. (Preached on Thursday, January 28th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Buttering Up God Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church. We should rest assured that God will not deceive us, and he will answer our prayers, even if they might not be exactly what we had been thinking of planning. (Preached on Thursday, January 28th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roots of the Mass Saturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. The readings today remind us of the beginning of what we now know as the mass, the source of our faith and lives. (Preached on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010, 11:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roots of the Mass Saturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. The readings today remind us of the beginning of what we now know as the mass, the source of our faith and lives. (Preached on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010, 11:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mercy For Our Enemies Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. As we are called to be like Christ, we need to remember to have mercy, even for those we may consider our enemies. (Preached on Friday, January 22nd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mercy For Our Enemies Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time. As we are called to be like Christ, we need to remember to have mercy, even for those we may consider our enemies. (Preached on Friday, January 22nd, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interceding For Our Friends Memorial of Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr. We hear today that intercessary prayer is not just good for those receiving the prayers, but beneficial for those sending them along as well. (Preached on Thursday, January 21st, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Interceding For Our Friends Memorial of Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr. We hear today that intercessary prayer is not just good for those receiving the prayers, but beneficial for those sending them along as well. (Preached on Thursday, January 21st, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Provides Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that even in a dark time, Jesus provides for us, now and always.(Preached on Sunday, January 17th, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Provides Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that even in a dark time, Jesus provides for us, now and always.(Preached on Sunday, January 17th, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Confirmation of the Lord The Baptism of the Lord. On this, the feast day of the Baptism of the Lord, Father Dave reminds us to try and bring our faith into the world.(Preached on Sunday, January 10th, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Confirmation of the Lord The Baptism of the Lord. On this, the feast day of the Baptism of the Lord, Father Dave reminds us to try and bring our faith into the world.(Preached on Sunday, January 10th, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "If You Wish, You Can Heal Me" Friday, January 8, Christmas Weekday. We can learn a lesson by the man with leprosy in the readings today: have the power of faith to trust in the Lord.(Preached on Friday, January 8th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "If You Wish, You Can Heal Me" Friday, January 8, Christmas Weekday. We can learn a lesson by the man with leprosy in the readings today: have the power of faith to trust in the Lord.(Preached on Friday, January 8th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Year Acceptable to The Lord Christmas Weekday. We hope in this new year that we can all strive to live in a way that is acceptable to the Lord. (Preached on Thursday, January 7th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Year Acceptable to The Lord Christmas Weekday. We hope in this new year that we can all strive to live in a way that is acceptable to the Lord. (Preached on Thursday, January 7th, 2010, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Draw Us Beyond Limits World Imposes The Epiphany of the Lord. On this day, we remember that the epiphany means showing the Lord to the world, in every way imaginable. (Preached on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Draw Us Beyond Limits World Imposes The Epiphany of the Lord. On this day, we remember that the epiphany means showing the Lord to the world, in every way imaginable. (Preached on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New and Not New The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas. Father Dave reminds us, through the words of Saint John, that some of our greatest aspects of our faith are indeed both ancient truths that are perpetually both new and ever-lasting. (Preached on Monday, December 28th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New and Not New The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas. Father Dave reminds us, through the words of Saint John, that some of our greatest aspects of our faith are indeed both ancient truths that are perpetually both new and ever-lasting. (Preached on Monday, December 28th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mistaken for Jesus Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs. Today's readings remind us that we should strive to be both Christ-like and child-like. (Preached on Monday, December 28th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mistaken for Jesus Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs. Today's readings remind us that we should strive to be both Christ-like and child-like. (Preached on Monday, December 28th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zephaniah's Hope Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent. Our very hope in this season of Advent can be reflected by the story of Zephaniah's hope. (Preached on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zephaniah's Hope Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent. Our very hope in this season of Advent can be reflected by the story of Zephaniah's hope. (Preached on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rejoice Always Third Sunday of Advent. In today's readings, St. Paul tells us to "Rejoice always." But Father Dave explains that he does not necessarily mean those words in the Pollyanna way that we might be thinking. (Preached on Sunday, December 13th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rejoice Always Third Sunday of Advent. In today's readings, St. Paul tells us to "Rejoice always." But Father Dave explains that he does not necessarily mean those words in the Pollyanna way that we might be thinking. (Preached on Sunday, December 13th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Excuses Friday of the Second Week of Advent. Father Dave relays a message of Jesus in the Gospel today: perhaps we make too many excuses as to why we can not fulfill our faith promises. (Preached on Friday, December11th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Excuses Friday of the Second Week of Advent. Father Dave relays a message of Jesus in the Gospel today: perhaps we make too many excuses as to why we can not fulfill our faith promises. (Preached on Friday, December11th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do We Need John the Baptist? Saturday of the First Week of Advent. Perhaps you have wondered why it is that our church needed Saint John the Baptist. Why would we need someone to help pave the way, as it were, for Jesus? Father Dave helps us to realize that indeed we needed a visionary to help prepare us for the coming of the Lord. (Preached on Saturday, December 5th, 2009, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Do We Need John the Baptist? Saturday of the First Week of Advent. Perhaps you have wondered why it is that our church needed Saint John the Baptist. Why would we need someone to help pave the way, as it were, for Jesus? Father Dave helps us to realize that indeed we needed a visionary to help prepare us for the coming of the Lord. (Preached on Saturday, December 5th, 2009, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Reverse Psychology Friday of the First Week of Advent. Father Dave helps us to recognize that our faith and hope for the future can also effect us positively today. And whatever you do: don't tell anybody. Or should we? (Preached on Friday, December 4th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Reverse Psychology Friday of the First Week of Advent. Father Dave helps us to recognize that our faith and hope for the future can also effect us positively today. And whatever you do: don't tell anybody. Or should we? (Preached on Friday, December 4th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Like a Rock Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest. Father Dave uses the analogy of a large, sturdy, if not always particularly comfortable rock for us to think about the presence of God in our lives. (Preached on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Like a Rock Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest. Father Dave uses the analogy of a large, sturdy, if not always particularly comfortable rock for us to think about the presence of God in our lives. (Preached on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Advent Like the TV Show 'Monk' First Sunday of Advent. Father Dave gives us a little insight from personal experience about what Advent means to him, and indeed to us. (Preached on Sunday, November 29th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Advent Like the TV Show 'Monk' First Sunday of Advent. Father Dave gives us a little insight from personal experience about what Advent means to him, and indeed to us. (Preached on Sunday, November 29th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God Forbid Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Although we may often use the term "God forbid" in a sarcastic tone, it is indeed a very real and very serious concern. (Preached on Sunday, November 19th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God Forbid Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Although we may often use the term "God forbid" in a sarcastic tone, it is indeed a very real and very serious concern. (Preached on Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hope in a Dark Time Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are inspired many times in Scripture by those who have strived through tough and dark times. These stories and people can help us persist through our own challenging situations on our way to the inheritance of the glory of God. (Preached on Sunday, November 15th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hope in a Dark Time Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are inspired many times in Scripture by those who have strived through tough and dark times. These stories and people can help us persist through our own challenging situations on our way to the inheritance of the glory of God. (Preached on Sunday, November 15th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gifts of Wisdom Memorial of Saint Josaphat, bishop and martyr. Although we have consistently attempted to calculate and figure out the Kingdom of God and the afterlife throughout history, perhaps we should try to use our skills and gifts of wisdom to be thankful, firm, and tranquil. (Preached on Thursday, November 12th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gifts of Wisdom Memorial of Saint Josaphat, bishop and martyr. Although we have consistently attempted to calculate and figure out the Kingdom of God and the afterlife throughout history, perhaps we should try to use our skills and gifts of wisdom to be thankful, firm, and tranquil. (Preached on Thursday, November 12th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Give It Your All Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The story from Scripture of the woman who gave all that she had reminds us that helping others isn't about simply giving more money, but giving all that you can of yourself. What is important is that you give it your all. (Preached on Sunday, November 8th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Give It Your All Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The story from Scripture of the woman who gave all that she had reminds us that helping others isn't about simply giving more money, but giving all that you can of yourself. What is important is that you give it your all. (Preached on Sunday, November 8th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Passion For New Evangelization Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the story of the crafty steward, the actions of St. Paul, and the words of Pope John Paul II to re-inspire us to continue to evangelize in this new and constantly-evolving world. (Preached on Friday, November 6th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Passion For New Evangelization Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the story of the crafty steward, the actions of St. Paul, and the words of Pope John Paul II to re-inspire us to continue to evangelize in this new and constantly-evolving world. (Preached on Friday, November 6th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Repent Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus reminds us in the Scriptures that yes we are all sinners, but with acknowledgement of that fact and sincere repentance we can enter God's glory. (Preached on Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Repent Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus reminds us in the Scriptures that yes we are all sinners, but with acknowledgement of that fact and sincere repentance we can enter God's glory. (Preached on Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Come to Jesus Meeting Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are inspired today by the Scripture story of Bartimaeus, the blind man who ended up showing us the way, to Jesus. (Preached on Sunday, October 25th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Come to Jesus Meeting Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are inspired today by the Scripture story of Bartimaeus, the blind man who ended up showing us the way, to Jesus. (Preached on Sunday, October 25th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sunglasses On Your Head Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Sometimes it is hard for us to see what is right in front of us. Could be our sunglasses right on top of our head, or could it even be God's will, but it happens to all of us from time to time. (Preached on Friday, October 23rd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sunglasses On Your Head Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Sometimes it is hard for us to see what is right in front of us. Could be our sunglasses right on top of our head, or could it even be God's will, but it happens to all of us from time to time. (Preached on Friday, October 23rd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wages of Sin Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. We are reminded in the readings today that indeed we are all sinners, and that "the wages of sin is death." However, there is a silver lining to what seems like this darkest cloud: God in his goodness, promises us an immeasurable bonus of the gift of eternal life. (Preached on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wages of Sin Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. We are reminded in the readings today that indeed we are all sinners, and that "the wages of sin is death." However, there is a silver lining to what seems like this darkest cloud: God in his goodness, promises us an immeasurable bonus of the gift of eternal life. (Preached on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Yeast Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave highlights an analogy that is often used in Scripture, particularly by Jesus: yeast. Be aware of those things that may be negative, yet seem small and unaffecting, as these things may start to grow and rise over time.(Preached on Friday, October 16th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Me A Favor Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses an everyday situation to relate to an intriguing part of Scripture where Jesus asks those around him if they are indeed prepared to follow Him. Rest assured that in this particular contract, we are promised the cup of eternal life. (Preached on Sunday, October 18th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Do Me A Favor Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses an everyday situation to relate to an intriguing part of Scripture where Jesus asks those around him if they are indeed prepared to follow Him. Rest assured that in this particular contract, we are promised the cup of eternal life. (Preached on Sunday, October 18th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Yeast in the Dough Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave highlights an analogy that is often used in Scripture, particularly by Jesus: yeast. Be aware of those things that may be negative, yet seem small and unaffecting, as these things may start to grow and rise over time.(Preached on Friday, October 16th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Faith Works Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave helps us to realize the concept that we can not earn our way to Heaven from either just faith or good works. Indeed, it is because of our faith that we perform our good deeds, and both our needed to live God's will. (Preached on Thursday, October 15th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Faith Works Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave helps us to realize the concept that we can not earn our way to Heaven from either just faith or good works. Indeed, it is because of our faith that we perform our good deeds, and both our needed to live God's will. (Preached on Thursday, October 15th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A House Divided Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. It is unfortunate that even in our own universal church, that we can drive each other out. Father Dave reminds us to pray for unity and harmony at God's table.(Preached on Friday, October 9th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A House Divided Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. It is unfortunate that even in our own universal church, that we can drive each other out. Father Dave reminds us to pray for unity and harmony at God's table.(Preached on Friday, October 9th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Not a Scorpion, Not an Egg Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave elucidates a possibly misleading quotation from scripture regarding asking and receiving gifts from the Lord. (Preached on Thursday, October 8th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) (Please forgive us for the small technical issue.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Not a Scorpion, Not an Egg Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave elucidates a possibly misleading quotation from scripture regarding asking and receiving gifts from the Lord. (Preached on Thursday, October 8th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) (Please forgive us for the small technical issue.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Disregard the Voice of God Memorial of the Guardian Angels. Father Dave asks us an interesting question here: imagine if we were just as eager to receive messages from God as we are to get calls and text messages? (Preached on Friday, October 2nd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Disregard the Voice of God Memorial of the Guardian Angels. Father Dave asks us an interesting question here: imagine if we were just as eager to receive messages from God as we are to get calls and text messages? (Preached on Thursday, October 2nd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Mass Is All About Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church. It may be hard to get your head around the concept, but indeed the Kingdom of God is at hand, and thus we must live as children of God. We are missionaries all in our own way. (Preached on Thursday, October 1st, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Mass Is All About Saint ThÃrÃse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church. It may be hard to get your head around the concept, but indeed the Kingdom of God is at hand, and thus we must live as children of God. We are missionaries all in our own way. (Preached on Thursday, October 1st, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Copyright Infringement Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is up to us to spread the tent wider and wider to welcome people into the celebration of the Lord, yet not up to us to judge who is outside the tent. (Preached on Sunday, September 27th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Copyright Infringement Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is up to us to spread the tent wider and wider to welcome people into the celebration of the Lord, yet not up to us to judge who is outside the tent. (Preached on Sunday, September 27th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hope Is At The Bottom Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it may not always seem like it, there is perpetual hope and glory of the Holy Spirit within each and every one of us now and forever. (Preached on Friday, September 25th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hope Is At The Bottom Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it may not always seem like it, there is perpetual hope and glory of the Holy Spirit within each and every one of us now and forever. (Preached on Friday, September 25th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Measuring Offices Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we must indeed plan our future in some regards, we should attempt to be vulnerable and open to God's will as well. (Preached on Sunday, September 20th, 2009, St. John the Baptist Church, Longmont, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Measuring Offices Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we must indeed plan our future in some regards, we should attempt to be vulnerable and open to God's will as well. (Preached on Sunday, September 20th, 2009, St. John the Baptist Church, Longmont, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Lady of Sorrows Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. It is hard and troubling to imagine a greater sorrow than a mother losing one of her own children. Mary the mother of God knows this pain and will nurture us through our pain in times of need. (Preached on Sunday, September 15th, 2009, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Our Lady of Sorrows Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. It is hard and troubling to imagine a greater sorrow than a mother losing one of her own children. Mary the mother of God knows this pain and will nurture us through our pain in times of need. (Preached on Sunday, September 15th, 2009, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Exaltation of the Cross Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Father Dave reminds us that with death comes resurrection; both in the case of our Lord and with our own personal tragedies. (Preached on Sunday, September 14th, 2009, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Exaltation of the Cross Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Father Dave reminds us that with death comes resurrection; both in the case of our Lord and with our own personal tragedies. (Preached on Sunday, September 14th, 2009, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Hard Way Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave sheds some light on the potentially perplexing reading where Jesus says to Peter "get behind me, Satan." I'll give you a hint: maybe we shouldn't always take the easy way. (Preached on Sunday, September 13th, 2009, 5:15pm, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Hard Way Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave sheds some light on the potentially perplexing reading where Jesus says to Peter "get behind me, Satan." I'll give you a hint: maybe we shouldn't always take the easy way. (Preached on Sunday, September 13th, 2009, 5:15pm, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, CO) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Looking Inside Ourselves Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. On this day, as we observe the anniversary of the tragic event that occurred 8 years ago, we are also called to look inside ourselves to find the love of Christ to spread and heal the sometimes dark world around us. (Preached on Thursday, September 10th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Looking Inside Ourselves Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. On this day, as we observe the anniversary of the tragic event that occurred 8 years ago, we are also called to look inside ourselves to find the love of Christ to spread and heal the sometimes dark world around us. (Preached on Thursday, September 10th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | One Step At A Time Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave admits that today's readings are certainly daunting, especially in terms of the challenges that the readings ask you to do. But we are reminded to take things one step at a time. (Preached on Thursday, September 10th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | One Step At A Time Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave admits that today's readings are certainly daunting, especially in terms of the challenges that the readings ask you to do. But we are reminded to take things one step at a time. (Preached on Thursday, September 10th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Show No Partilaity Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. James calls us to "show no partiality," to treat the garbage collector as we would treat the mayor. But who among us would that task be easy for? So James and Father Dave reminds us to strive to treat everyone equally, regardless of our biases and conceptions. (Preached on Sunday, September 6th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Show No Partiality Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. James calls us to "show no partiality," to treat the garbage collector as we would treat the mayor. But who among us would that task be easy for? So James and Father Dave reminds us to strive to treat everyone equally, regardless of our biases and conceptions. (Preached on Sunday, September 6th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Preeminent Jesus Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time. The readings today tell us that indeed Christ is preeminent, present in all things for all time. How is this represented today? We should strive to keep Jesus present in us at all times. (Preached on Thursday, September 4th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Preeminent Jesus Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time. The readings today tell us that indeed Christ is preeminent, present in all things for all time. How is this represented today? We should strive to keep Jesus present in us at all times. (Preached on Thursday, September 4th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Knows Best Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church. We can a learn a lesson from the fishermen who were hesitant to try Jesus' suggestion to lower the nets one more time after hours of trying, but did it anyway. They noticed that indeed, even though we may doubt it at times, Jesus knows best. (Preached on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) (Please forgive us for the small te ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jesus Knows Best Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church. We can a learn a lesson from the fishermen who were hesitant to try Jesus' suggestion to lower the nets one more time after hours of trying, but did it anyway. They noticed that indeed, even though we may doubt it at times, Jesus knows best. (Preached on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) (Please&nbs ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Live the Rules Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we might sometimes bristle against all the rules, Father Dave reminds us why we have rules and laws in the church. Indeed, Jesus was the rule personified, and thus we should strive to follow them. (Preached on Sunday, August 30th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Live the Rules Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we might sometimes bristle against all the rules, Father Dave reminds us why we have rules and laws in the church. Indeed, Jesus was the rule personified, and thus we should strive to follow them. (Preached on Sunday, August 30th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | In It For The Long Haul Memorial of Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church. Some of the characters in the parable in today's readings were unfortunately only prepared for a short period of time, not for the long haul. We can use this analogy to remind ourselves that we should strive to commit to our eternal relationship with God. (Preached on Friday, August 28th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | In It For The Long Haul Memorial of Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church. Some of the characters in the parable in today's readings were unfortunately only prepared for a short period of time, not for the long haul. We can use this analogy to remind ourselves that we should strive to commit to our eternal relationship with God. (Preached on Friday, August 28th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Choices Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). In our modern culture, we are used to having it all. We get accustomed to not having to make an actual choice of one thing over the other. But as we see in the readings today, in terms of our faith lives, we do indeed need to choose. (Preached on Sunday, August 23th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Choices Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B). In our modern culture, we are used to having it all. We get accustomed to not having to make an actual choice of one thing over the other. But as we see in the readings today, in terms of our faith lives, we do indeed need to choose. (Preached on Sunday, August 23th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Complainers Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You may know someone who tends to complain a lot. Indeed, you may find yourself complaining from time to time, even about the church or your faith life. You may even catch yourself echoing the prophet Elijah's sentiment of: "I quit." Father Dave sympathizes with this occasional feeling, but also reminds us to strive to keep our faith life alive and continue to join each other around the table of the Lord. (Preached on Sunday, August 9th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Complainers Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You may know someone who tends to complain a lot. Indeed, you may find yourself complaining from time to time, even about the church or your faith life. You may even catch yourself echoing the prophet Elijah's sentiment of: "I quit." Father Dave sympathizes with this occasional feeling, but also reminds us to strive to keep our faith life alive and continue to join each other around the table of the Lord. (Preached on Sunday, August 9th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Enjoying a Scrapbook Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Have you ever made a scrapbook or photo album to remember the good times with friends and family? Father Dave reminds us that we should similarly look back at the times in our past that God has provided for us and done good deeds in our lives, in order to look forward to these same good deeds that will take place in the future. (Preached on Friday, August 7th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York Cit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Enjoying a Scrapbook Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Have you ever made a scrapbook or photo album to remember the good times with friends and family? Father Dave reminds us that we should similarly look back at the times in our past that God has provided for us and done good deeds in our lives, in order to look forward to these same good deeds that will take place in the future. (Preached on Friday, August 7th, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Praising God Repeatedly Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it may seem tedious or repetitive sometimes, Father Dave reminds us that if you really think about it, how could we really praise God too much? (Preached on Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Praising God Repeatedly Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Although it may seem tedious or repetitive sometimes, Father Dave reminds us that if you really think about it, how could we really praise God too much? (Preached on Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ministry of Presence Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church. Father Dave reminds us that we do not need to have magic powers to help someone, all we need to do is be there for somebody. Your presence alone can sometimes help someone more than anything else. (Preached on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ministry of Presence Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church. Father Dave reminds us that we do not need to have magic powers to help someone, all we need to do is be there for somebody. Your presence alone can sometimes help someone more than anything else. (Preached on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Offer Your Gifts Back To God Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the story of Abraham and Sarah receiving Isaac as a child as a gift from God, as an analogy for us to realize to indeed use our gifts that have been thankfully given to us to give back to God. (Preached on Thursday, July 2, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Offer Your Gifts Back To God Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the story of Abraham and Sarah receiving Isaac as a child as a gift from God, as an analogy for us to realize to indeed use our gifts that have been thankfully given to us to give back to God. (Preached on Thursday, July 2, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tell the People Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that even though the reaction by some people might be that they are completely overwhelmed by Jesus, we should still be spreading the word, and telling the people of the Good News. (Preached on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tell the People Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us that even though the reaction by some people might be that they are completely overwhelmed by Jesus, we should still be spreading the word, and telling the people of the Good News. (Preached on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Words Match Actions Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave explains that as in our daily lives, the words and our actions of our faith lives should reflect and even bolster one another. (Preached on Thursday, June 25, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Words Match Actions Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave explains that as in our daily lives, the words and our actions of our faith lives should reflect and even bolster one another. (Preached on Thursday, June 25, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trust In Jesus Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It seems like in today's readings that during the storm, the others are asking Jesus "Come on, Jesus! Why aren't you helping us? Don't you care about us?" Doesn't it seem like we ask Jesus the same things during our personal storms? Jesus reassures them and us to remember to have faith and trust in his healing power. (Preached on Sunday, June 21, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trust In Jesus Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It seems like in today's readings that during the storm, the others are asking Jesus "Come on, Jesus! Why aren't you helping us? Don't you care about us?" Doesn't it seem like we ask Jesus the same things during our personal storms? Jesus reassures them and us to remember to have faith and trust in his healing power. (Preached on Sunday, June 21, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Year for the Priest Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Dave reminds us today, the start of the Year for the Priests, that we pray for the priests that have helped us along the way, and pray that more like that come along. (Preached on Friday, June 19, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Year for the Priest Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Dave reminds us today, the start of the Year for the Priests, that we pray for the priests that have helped us along the way, and pray that more like that come along. (Preached on Friday, June 19, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Are What You Eat The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Although the saying perhaps became famous in the late 20th century, St. Augustine taught us that indeed when you take the body of Christ, you are what you eat. (Preached on Sunday, June 14, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | You Are What You Eat The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Although the saying perhaps became famous in the late 20th century, St. Augustine taught us that indeed when you take the body of Christ, you are what you eat. (Preached on Sunday, June 14, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thanks Be To God Memorial Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. When we hear the readings about Tobit who was healed of blindness, we are reminded of the power and significance of the term "thanks be to God," not just for the good things, but perhaps for the seemingly bad things as well. (Preached on Friday, June 05, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thanks Be To God Memorial Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. When we hear the readings about Tobit who was healed of blindness, we are reminded of the power and significance of the term "thanks be to God," not just for the good things, but perhaps for the seemingly bad things as well. (Preached on Friday, June 05, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Love God, Love Neighbor Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus asks us to love both God and neighbor, but how exactly do we go about loving and respecting our neighbor as ourselves? (Preached on Thursday, June 04, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Love God, Love Neighbor Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Jesus asks us to love both God and neighbor, but how exactly do we go about loving and respecting our neighbor as ourselves? (Preached on Thursday, June 04, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Passion Tempered with Charity Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Father Dave reminds us that indeed we should be passionate about our faith, but to temper and balance this passion with charity and tenderness for others. (Preached on Friday, May 29, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Passion Tempered with Charity Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Father Dave reminds us that indeed we should be passionate about our faith, but to temper and balance this passion with charity and tenderness for others. (Preached on Friday, May 29, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Wish They Were With Me Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Father Dave reminds us that God is not the angry boss looking down upon us and looking to make some cutbacks, as Jesus says "I wish that they all could be with me," in everlasting life. (Preached on Thursday, May 28, 2009, 12:10pm, St. Malachy's Church, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Wish They Were With Me Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter. Father Dave reminds us that God is not the angry boss looking down upon us and looking to make some cutbacks, as Jesus says "I wish that they all could be with me," in everlasting life. (Preached on Thursday, May 28, 2009, 12:10pm, St. Malachy's Church, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tending the Flock Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter. On this day, the 9th anniversary of his ordination, Father Dave explains where a huge source of joy has come from in his nine years of the priesthood: tending the flock. And although this is indeed what priests are scripturally called to do, he urges all people to share in this goal. (Preached on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 12:10pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tending the Flock Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter. On this day, the 9th anniversary of his ordination, Father Dave explains where a huge source of joy has come from in his nine years of the priesthood: tending the flock. And although this is indeed what priests are scripturally called to do, he urges all people to share in this goal. (Preached on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 12:10pm, St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Catholic Passport Seventh Sunday of Easter. Father Dave invites us to get our Catholic passports stamped at mass as we enter the Kingdom of the Lord, and then use that passport to enter our other worlds like work and home and build our kingdom of love. (Preached on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Catholic Passport Seventh Sunday of Easter. Father Dave invites us to get our Catholic passports stamped at mass as we enter the Kingdom of the Lord, and then use that passport to enter our other worlds like work and home and build our kingdom of love. (Preached on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter. Jesus reassures us in the gospel today that although at times we may feel anguish in our day-to-day lives, faith in him will ensure that "No one will take your joy away from you." (Preached on Friday, May 22, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter. Jesus reassures us in the gospel today that although at times we may feel anguish in our day-to-day lives, faith in him will ensure that "No one will take your joy away from you." (Preached on Friday, May 22, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Why Do You Look to the Sky?" Ascension Thursday. As amazing as it must have been to see Jesus rise up into Heaven, we need to concentrate on the ground-level, day-to-day work at building our kingdom through our faith and our church. (Preached on Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Why Do You Look to the Sky?" Ascension Thursday. As amazing as it must have been to see Jesus rise up into Heaven, we need to concentrate on the ground-level, day-to-day work at building our kingdom through our faith and our church. (Preached on Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Let Your Love in Us Endure" Sixth Sunday of Easter. Jesus mandates in today's readings to "love one another." But we might find this difficult from moment to moment and day to day. It can be reassuring in your efforts that God's love of us is not dependent on our love for Him. We pray that indeed, God's love in us will endure through our lows and highs, our trials and tribulations, our best and our worst, forever. (Preached on Sunday, May 17, 2009, 9:00am, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New Y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Let Your Love in Us Endure" Sixth Sunday of Easter. Jesus mandates in today's readings to "love one another." But we might find this difficult from moment to moment and day to day. It can be reassuring in your efforts that God's love of us is not dependent on our love for Him. We pray that indeed, God's love in us will endure through our lows and highs, our trials and tribulations, our best and our worst, forever. (Preached on Sunday, May 17, 2009, 9:00am, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New Yo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let's Make It Easier For People Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Instead of putting up a lot of hurdles and walls to our faith, let us make it easier for people to enter for the first time or return to our church by being welcoming. (Preached on Friday, May 15, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Let's Make It Easier For People Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Instead of putting up a lot of hurdles and walls to our faith, let us make it easier for people to enter for the first time or return to our church by being welcoming. (Preached on Friday, May 15, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | There's An App For That Fifth Sunday of Easter. We may sometimes feel tethered to our phones,feeling like we can do nothing without it. But the same can be said, in a good way, about our relationship to Jesus - we can do nothing without Him and the spiritual recharging of mass. (Preached on Sunday, May 10, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | There's An App For That Fifth Sunday of Easter. We may sometimes feel tethered to our phones,feeling like we can do nothing without it. But the same can be said, in a good way, about our relationship to Jesus - we can do nothing without Him and the spiritual recharging of mass. (Preached on Sunday, May 10, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Sing of the Lord's Goodness" Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent. While people often harp on the bad things going on, or the potential negative aspects of religion, do not be afraid to sing of the Lord's goodness, to tell people how your faith has been good to you. (Preached on Thursday, May 07, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "Sing of the Lord's Goodness" Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent. While people often harp on the bad things going on, or the potential negative aspects of religion, do not be afraid to sing of the Lord's goodness, to tell people how your faith has been good to you. (Preached on Thursday, May 07, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "I Know Mine, And Mine Know Me" The Fourth Sunday in Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday. Whether or not we realize it all the time, Jesus the Good Shephered knows you, just as He knows God the Father. (Preached on Good Shepherd Sunday, May 2, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "I Know Mine, And Mine Know Me" The Fourth Sunday in Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday. Whether or not we realize it all the time, Jesus the Good Shephered knows you, just as He knows God the Father. (Preached on Good Shepherd Sunday, May 2, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eucharist Changes Our Worldview Father dave reminds us that our hearts and world-view should be changed every single time we receive the Eucharist. How could it not? (Preached on Saturday, May 1, 2009, 1:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eucharist Changes Our Worldview Father dave reminds us that our hearts and world-view should be changed every single time we receive the Eucharist. How could it not? (Preached on Saturday, May 1, 2009, 1:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Two Easter Sacraments Just like the figures in today's readings,we should be perpetually excited about receiving the sacraments of the church. (Preached on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Two Easter Sacraments Just like the figures in today's readings,we should be perpetually excited about receiving the sacraments of the church. (Preached on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Spirit Not Rationed Monday of the Third Week of Easter. It may seem at times that God's love is not equal for everyone, or that your actions may not be deserving of the Lord's love. Today's readings remind us, however, that "God does not ration the gift of spirit." (Preached on Monday, April 27, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Spirit Not Rationed Monday of the Third Week of Easter. It may seem at times that God's love is not equal for everyone, or that your actions may not be deserving of the Lord's love. Today's readings remind us, however, that "God does not ration the gift of spirit." (Preached on Monday, April 27, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Including Those Who Feel Left Out Divine Mercy Sunday. Father Dave reminds us that we shouldn't block out those who are doubting like Thomas, or those who happen to think differently from us. We should strive to welcome those who may disagree with us, in an attempt to bond our community, not put walls up to divide ourselves. (Preached on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Including Those Who Feel Left Out Divine Mercy Sunday. Father Dave reminds us that we shouldn't block out those who are doubting like Thomas, or those who happen to think differently from us. We should strive to welcome those who may disagree with us, in an attempt to bond our community, not put walls up to divide ourselves. (Preached on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Resurrection: It Really Happened Thursday in Easter Octave. When we realize that indeed Jesus rose from the dead to be with us and to save us from our sins, it shall inspire us to continue to be witnesses of Christ our Lord. (Preached on Thursday, April 16, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Resurrection: It Really Happened Thursday in Easter Octave. When we realize that indeed Jesus rose from the dead to be with us and to save us from our sins, it shall inspire us to continue to be witnesses of Christ our Lord. (Preached on Thursday, April 16, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eucharist is Not Fast Food Holy Thursday. Father Dave highlights the fact that the eucharist is not a quick and convenient piece of food to be consumed individually, it is something to invest time into, something to be shared with others, something to give us long-lasting spiritual sustenance. (Preached on Holy Thursday, April 09, 2009, 7:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Eucharist is Not Fast Food Holy Thursday. Father Dave highlights the fact that the eucharist is not a quick and convenient piece of food to be consumed individually, it is something to invest time into, something to be shared with others, something to give us long-lasting spiritual sustenance. (Preached on Holy Thursday, April 09, 2009, 7:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Being My Servant Is Not Enough Tuesday of Holy Week. We are told today that being servant to the Lord is not enough: that both He and ourselves can always do more, particularly during these Holy Days. (Preached on Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Being My Servant Is Not Enough Tuesday of Holy Week. We are told today that being servant to the Lord is not enough: that both He and ourselves can always do more, particularly during these Holy Days. (Preached on Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hang In There For Lent Father Dave inspires us to hang in there during the difficult challenges of Lent as we keep moving on our journey toward Easter. (Preached on Holy Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hang In There For Lent Father Dave inspires us to hang in there during the difficult challenges of Lent as we keep moving on our journey toward Easter. (Preached on Holy Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cast the First Stone Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent. We use today's readings to help us remember to stop judging others, stop picking up the stones, and move ourselves forward. (Preached on Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cast the First Stone Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent. We use today's readings to help us remember to stop judging others, stop picking up the stones, and move ourselves forward. (Preached on Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:15pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thinking About Dying Fifth Sunday of Lent. Father Dave helps us to understand the analogy used by Jesus about one grain dying producing much more fruit that it ever could all on its own. What is the form of dying that Jesus intends us to do in order to bear this fruit? (Preached on Sunday, March 29, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thinking About Dying Fifth Sunday of Lent. Father Dave helps us to understand the analogy used by Jesus about one grain dying producing much more fruit that it ever could all on its own. What is the form of dying that Jesus intends us to do in order to bear this fruit? (Preached on Sunday, March 29, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Know Where You Came From Friday of the Fourth Week in Lent. People may say to the faithful that "we know where you came from," you are a sinner just like the rest of us. But Jesus shows us that we can be be human, and make sins, commit mistakes as humans do, and still show and be testament to our faith. (Preached on Friday, March 27, 2009, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Know Where You Came From Friday of the Fourth Week in Lent. People may say to the faithful that "we know where you came from," you are a sinner just like the rest of us. But Jesus shows us that we can be be human, and make sins, commit mistakes as humans do, and still show and be testament to our faith. (Preached on Friday, March 27, 2009, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get Up, Pick Up Your Mat We may find ourselves, like the man who has somehow failed in 38 years to make it to the healing pool, making excuses for why we haven't been to really try to achieve what we need to do. Jesus tells us all, to get in gear, get up, pick up our own mat, and move forward. (Preached on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 8:00am, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Get Up, Pick Up Your Mat We may find ourselves, like the man who has somehow failed in 38 years to make it to the healing pool, making excuses for why we haven't been to really try to achieve what we need to do. Jesus tells us all, to get in gear, get up, pick up our own mat, and move forward. (Preached on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 8:00am, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God So Loved the World...So What? When we see John 3:16 in the Gospel, we should stop and think about what this really means, the depth and significance of such an amazing gift given to us from God. (Preached on Sunday, March 22, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God So Loved the World...So What? When we see John 3:16 in the Gospel, we should stop and think about what this really means, the depth and significance of such an amazing gift given to us from God. (Preached on Sunday, March 22, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Self-Starter In many cases, being a self-starter is good thing, but in terms of our relationship with the Lord, we should realize that He will lead if only you will follow carefully. (Preached on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 8:00am, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Self-Starter In many cases, being a self-starter is good thing, but in terms of our relationship with the Lord, we should realize that He will lead if only you will follow carefully. (Preached on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 8:00am, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Getting Our Attention The Lord gets our attention in interesting and sometimes startling ways, as does Jesus in the readings for today complete with a whip! But, of course, all is done with good reason. (Preached on Thursday, January 29th, 2009, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Getting Our Attention The Lord gets our attention in interesting and sometimes startling ways, as does Jesus in the readings for today complete with a whip! But, of course, all is done with good reason. (Preached on Thursday, January 29th, 2009, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | To What Lengths Would You Go? We might not always put in the most effort that we can, but it is important to realize the opportunity is always there to get in touch with Jesus. (Preached on Sunday, February 22, 2009, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | To What Lengths Would You Go? We might not always put in the most effort that we can, but it is important to realize the opportunity is always there to get in touch with Jesus. (Preached on Sunday, February 22, 2009, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | All Things to All People Father Dave relays the message of Saint Paul that although community and familiarity is important for our faith, it is also important to step out of our personal comfort zone and strive to know more and do more in order to be all things to all people. (Preached on Sunday, February 8th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | All Things to All People Father Dave relays the message of Saint Paul that although community and familiarity is important for our faith, it is also important to step out of our personal comfort zone and strive to know more and do more in order to be all things to all people. (Preached on Sunday, February 8th, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Speaking with Authority Have you ever asked to see the manager? Well, praying to Jesus is like speaking to an authority on the matter, any matter. (Preached on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Speaking with Authority Have you ever asked to see the manager? Well, praying to Jesus is like speaking to an authority on the matter, any matter. (Preached on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, 2009, 6:00pm, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Keep It To Yourself Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave realizes that his own faith is not strictly personal, but is intertwined with the lives of many others. (Preached on Thursday, January 29th, 2009, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Keep It To Yourself Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave realizes that his own faith is not strictly personal, but is intertwined with the lives of many others. (Preached on Thursday, January 29th, 2009, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Three Lessons from a Leper Friday, January 9th, 2009. Christmas Weekday. Father Dave shows us through he story of a leper that when we pray, indeed we are coming before the Lord and trusting in His power to know what we really need. (Preached on Friday, January 9th, 2009, St. Malachyâs Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Three Lessons from a Leper Friday, January 9th, 2009. Christmas Weekday. Father Dave shows us through he story of a leper that when we pray, indeed we are coming before the Lord and trusting in His power to know what we really need. (Preached on Friday, January 9th, 2009, St. Malachy’s Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Three Lessons of the Magi Epiphany of the Lord. The three gifts of the Wise Men for us today are actually three lessons, including the idea of always bring our very best when in the presence of the Lord. (Preached on Sunday, January 4th, 2009, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Three Lessons of the Magi Epiphany of the Lord. The three gifts of the Wise Men for us today are actually three lessons, including the idea of always bring our very best when in the presence of the Lord. (Preached on Sunday, January 4th, 2009, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recognizing the Facebook of Jesus Memorial of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church. Father Dave reminds us that indeed jesus is among us, but it is up to us to recognize the presence of Christ among us. (Preached on Friday, January 2nd, 2009, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recognizing the Facebook of Jesus Memorial of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church. Father Dave reminds us that indeed jesus is among us, but it is up to us to recognize the presence of Christ among us. (Preached on Friday, January 2nd, 2009, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Family of God The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Yes, this is the feast day of the Holy Family, and we can celebrate that fact alone for hours of course. But today we are also called to use this day to celebrate the beauty and importance of family as a whole. (Preached on Sunday, December 28th, 2008, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Family of God The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Yes, this is the feast day of the Holy Family, and we can celebrate that fact alone for hours of course. But today we are also called to use this day to celebrate the beauty and importance of family as a whole. (Preached on Sunday, December 28th, 2008, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Hope Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Vigil Mass. Father Dave expounds upon what the Christmas season is all about: hope. (Preached on Wednesday, December 24th, 2008, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christmas Hope Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Vigil Mass. Father Dave expounds upon what the Christmas season is all about: hope. (Preached on Wednesday, December 24th, 2008, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Prepare to be Surprised Second Sunday of Advent. In this time of Advent, we must actually prepare to be surprised by the presence of the Lord once again. We must prepare by getting forgiveness for our sins and awaiting the coming of Jesus. (Preached on Sunday, December 7th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Prepare to be Surprised Second Sunday of Advent. In this time of Advent, we must actually prepare to be surprised by the presence of the Lord once again. We must prepare by getting forgiveness for our sins and awaiting the coming of Jesus. (Preached on Sunday, December 7th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Believing is Seeing Friday of the First Week of Advent. As the axiom goes, seeing is believing. But in the time of Advent, believing in Jesus is seeing Him - literally as in the case of the blind men, or in the form of hope, where what we believe manifests as reality with the help of the Lord. (Preached on Friday, December 5th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Believing is Seeing Friday of the First Week of Advent. As the axiom goes, seeing is believing. But in the time of Advent, believing in Jesus is seeing Him - literally as in the case of the blind men, or in the form of hope, where what we believe manifests as reality with the help of the Lord. (Preached on Friday, December 5th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Watch First Sunday of Advent. Sometimes we need to remember to simply watch. Watch God's glory present itself all around us, all the time. Also, watch for the coming of Christ. (Preached on Sunday, November 30th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Watch First Sunday of Advent. Sometimes we need to remember to simply watch. Watch God's glory present itself all around us, all the time. Also, watch for the coming of Christ. (Preached on Sunday, November 30th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christ the Commander in Chief and Shepherd The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. Today we celebrate the center of our faith, our greatest commander-in-chief, the top director, the shepherd of goodness, the perfect king -Lord Jesus Christ. (Preached on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Christ the Commander in Chief and Shepherd The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. Today we celebrate the center of our faith, our greatest commander-in-chief, the top director, the shepherd of goodness, the perfect king -Lord Jesus Christ. (Preached on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Revelation as Modern Art Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the analogy of interpreting and appreciating the complexity of modern art to that of reading and understanding the Book of Revelation. Indeed, there are many levels of interpretation that require some time to thoroughly study in order to receive its fullest message. (Preached on Thursday, November 20th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Revelation as Modern Art Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave uses the analogy of interpreting and appreciating the complexity of modern art to that of reading and understanding the Book of Revelation. Indeed, there are many levels of interpretation that require some time to thoroughly study in order to receive its fullest message. (Preached on Thursday, November 20th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God is Love Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time. Although the readings sound like pretty much just fire-and-brimstone end-times talk, this is because we are heading towards the end of the liturgical year. What really emerges as the theme here is the concept and practice of love, and that indeed God IS love. (Preached on Friday, November 14th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God is Love Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time. Although the readings sound like pretty much just fire-and-brimstone end-times talk, this is because we are heading towards the end of the liturgical year. What really emerges as the theme here is the concept and practice of love, and that indeed God IS love. (Preached on Friday, November 14th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thank God for Free Will Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. Why do we have free will? Why didn't God just make us into robots that serve Him? Father Dave reminds us that it is better to choose to love and serve than to be forced to. (Preached on Thursday, November 13th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thank God for Free Will Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. Why do we have free will? Why didn't God just make us into robots that serve Him? Father Dave reminds us that it is better to choose to love and serve than to be forced to. (Preached on Thursday, November 13th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. Father Dave expounds on the significance and analogy of buildings to our spiritual lives. (Preached on Sunday, November 9th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. Father Dave expounds on the significance and analogy of buildings to our spiritual lives. (Preached on Sunday, November 9th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | St. Paul Gets Teary Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. St. Paul the Apostle relays that he is so impassioned it saddens him to tears that there are those who do not believe in Jesus. We should be so moved. (Preached on Friday, November 7nd, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | St. Paul Gets Teary Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time. St. Paul the Apostle relays that he is so impassioned it saddens him to tears that there are those who do not believe in Jesus. We should be so moved. (Preached on Friday, November 7nd, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | All Souls' Day The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) - Father Dave reminds us on All Souls' Day that even though we may not get it all right all the time, God takes us the rest of the way to Salvation. (Preached on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | All Souls' Day The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) - Father Dave reminds us on All Souls' Day that even though we may not get it all right all the time, God takes us the rest of the way to Salvation. (Preached on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Two Greatest Commandments Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus tells us that the two most important commandments are not only to love God with all your heart, but also to love our neighbor as we do ourselves. (Preached on Sunday, October 26th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Two Greatest Commandments Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus tells us that the two most important commandments are not only to love God with all your heart, but also to love our neighbor as we do ourselves. (Preached on Sunday, October 26th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Shall Not Want Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave emphasizes the fact that God will provide for us, which is good news in troubling times like these. (Preached on Thursday, October 12th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Shall Not Want Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave emphasizes the fact that God will provide for us, which is good news in troubling times like these. (Preached on Thursday, October 12th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bible Contradictions Explained Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Today's readings seem to present a contradiction, but it's not an either/or situation, its a both/and situation. We should both have faith AND do the actions that spring forth from that. We must desire and ask for the Holy Spirit, and our actions should reflect this yearning. (Preached on Thursday, October 9th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bible Contradictions Explained Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Today's readings seem to present a contradiction, but it's not an either/or situation, its a both/and situation. We should both have faith AND do the actions that spring forth from that. We must desire and ask for the Holy Spirit, and our actions should reflect this yearning. (Preached on Thursday, October 9th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Stone the Builders Rejected Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is not always the person we would have first guessed that we need to help, or can help us. (Preached on Sunday, October 5th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Stone the Builders Rejected Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is not always the person we would have first guessed that we need to help, or can help us. (Preached on Sunday, October 5th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lambs to the Wolves Memorial of the Guardian Angels. As Jesus sends us out as lambs to the wolves, we shall rest assured that we indeed have a guardian angel on our side. (Preached on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lambs to the Wolves Memorial of the Guardian Angels. As Jesus sends us out as lambs to the wolves, we shall rest assured that we indeed have a guardian angel on our side. (Preached on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Have You Done For Me Lately? Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we get wrapped up in the goings-on in our professional or personal lives, we must remember to roll up our sleeves and do things for God. (Preached on Sunday, September 28th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Have You Done For Me Lately? Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we get wrapped up in the goings-on in our professional or personal lives, we must remember to roll up our sleeves and do things for God. (Preached on Sunday, September 28th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Timeless in Our Hearts Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Regardless of the ups and downs of our lives, the Holy Spirit is always in us, a timeless presence in our hearts. (Preached on Friday, September 26th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Timeless in Our Hearts Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Regardless of the ups and downs of our lives, the Holy Spirit is always in us, a timeless presence in our hearts. (Preached on Friday, September 26th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Prayer Too Small Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Although we may think that God is too busy, rest assured that there is no prayer that is too small, for God's "sea is never full." (Preached on Sunday, September 25th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Prayer Too Small Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Although we may think that God is too busy, rest assured that there is no prayer that is too small, for God's "sea is never full." (Preached on Sunday, September 25th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God Is Generous Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we may at times think that the route to salvation may be unfair in ways, we are reminded that God is generous to no end, and can accommodate us all equally in his love and mercy. (Preached on Sunday, September 21st, 2008, 9:00am, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | God Is Generous Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Although we may at times think that the route to salvation may be unfair in ways, we are reminded that God is generous to no end, and can accommodate us all equally in his love and mercy. (Preached on Sunday, September 21st, 2008, 9:00am, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be Content in God's Presence Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Even on those days where it doesn't feel so great, we shall indeed be content in our recognized presence of the Lord.(Preached on Friday, September 19th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Be Content in God's Presence Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Even on those days where it doesn't feel so great, we shall indeed be content in our recognized presence of the Lord.(Preached on Friday, September 19th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Need a Reminder? Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Even if it may sometimes be painful, we do indeed often need reminders of our sinfulness, in order to be forgiven. (Preached on Thursday, September 18th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Need a Reminder? Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Even if it may sometimes be painful, we do indeed often need reminders of our sinfulness, in order to be forgiven. (Preached on Thursday, September 18th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Exaltation of the Cross Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. What did it mean for Jesus to exalt the cross? What does it mean for us today to exalt the cross? (Preached on Sunday, September 14th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Exaltation of the Cross Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. What did it mean for Jesus to exalt the cross? What does it mean for us today to exalt the cross? (Preached on Sunday, September 14th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Run to Win Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. It may seem sometimes that you don't have what it takes to be a gold-medalist in your faith life, but indeed we should all live our faith as if Jesus was the prize. In that case, we all win. Preached on Friday, September 12th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Run to Win Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. It may seem sometimes that you don't have what it takes to be a gold-medalist in your faith life, but indeed we should all live our faith as if Jesus was the prize. In that case, we all win. Preached on Friday, September 12th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Love Your Enemies Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. The gospel reading today (which is included here) is almost eerily appropriate, as we are reminded by Jesus to indeed love our enemies on this, the 7th anniversary of 9//11. (Preached on Thursday, September 11th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Love Your Enemies Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time. The gospel reading today (which is included here) is almost eerily appropriate, as we are reminded by Jesus to indeed love our enemies on this, the 7th anniversary of 9//11. (Preached on Thursday, September 11th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trust, Do, Delight Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time. What is God challenging you to do in regards to his relationship with HIm? Preached on Thursday, Friday, September 5th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Trust, Do, Delight Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time. What is God challenging you to do in regards to his relationship with HIm? Preached on Thursday, Friday, September 5th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Olympic Bodies and Souls Feast of the Assumption of Mary. Father Dave reminds us on this particular feast day that although we may not have exactly the same body as an Olympic athlete, we are still blessed by God with both a body as well as a soul, which indeed will be reunited in Heaven. Preached on Thursday, August 15th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Olympic Bodies and Souls Feast of the Assumption of Mary. Father Dave reminds us on this particular feast day that although we may not have exactly the same body as an Olympic athlete, we are still blessed by God with both a body as well as a soul, which indeed will be reunited in Heaven. Preached on Thursday, August 15th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | While They're Looking On Father Dave reminds us that both in the times of the Scripture passage and today, others are indeed looking on, so we must show and practice our faith with pride and dignity. Preached on Thursday, August 14th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | While They're Looking On Father Dave reminds us that both in the times of the Scripture passage and today, others are indeed looking on, so we must show and practice our faith with pride and dignity. Preached on Thursday, August 14th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mighty Deeds Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church. Does Jesus need our faith in order to do mighty deeds? No. And do we need Jesus to do mighty deeds in order to deserve our faith? No. But does our faith and his greatness go hand-in-hand and inspire one another to do good? Yes. Preached on Friday, August 1st, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mighty Deeds Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church. Does Jesus need our faith in order to do mighty deeds? No. And do we need Jesus to do mighty deeds in order to deserve our faith? No. But does our faith and his greatness go hand-in-hand and inspire one another to do good? Yes. Preached on Friday, August 1st, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Molded by God Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. We can be thankful that we are like clay: moldable, bendable, and movable by the divine potter so that we may become more able to serve Him more fully. Preached on Thursday, July 31th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Molded by God Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. We can be thankful that we are like clay: moldable, bendable, and movable by the divine potter so that we may become more able to serve Him more fully. Preached on Thursday, July 31th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Solomon Valued Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What do you truly value? What should we value? In today's readings, we see what Solomon valued and how that affected both himself and us today. Preached on Sunday, July 7th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | What Solomon Valued Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What do you truly value? What should we value? In today's readings, we see what Solomon valued and how that affected both himself and us today. Preached on Sunday, July 7th, 2008, 6:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Look Down Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us to keep our focus on Jesus, to not look down like Peter trying to walk on the water (yipe!) and start to sink. Preached on Saturday, August 9st, 2008, 11:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Look Down Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us to keep our focus on Jesus, to not look down like Peter trying to walk on the water (yipe!) and start to sink. Preached on Saturday, August 9st, 2008, 11:00pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Living Water Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. We often find ourselves "digging our own wells" in search of our own individual "living water," but then we have forgotten the very source of it all in the Lord. Preached on Thursday, July 24th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Living Water Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. We often find ourselves "digging our own wells" in search of our own individual "living water," but then we have forgotten the very source of it all in the Lord. Preached on Thursday, July 24th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Are God's Miracle Workers Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Who me? Do miracles? Nah, that's for Jesus to do. Nope! Jesus uses each of us disciples to work his miracles. Here's what you have to do to participate. Preached at Mount Paul Retreat Center; closing Mass of the Busted Halo Retreat, Sunday, August 3rd, 11:00 am Sunday Mass. 8-03-08. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | We Are God's Miracle Workers Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Who me? Do miracles? Nah, that's for Jesus to do. Nope! Jesus uses each of us disciples to work his miracles. Here's what you have to do to participate. Preached at Mount Paul Retreat Center; closing Mass of the Busted Halo Retreat, Sunday, August 3rd, 11:00 am Sunday Mass. 8-03-08. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "I Will Give You Rest" Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Ever feel tired? Ever feel stressed out? Ever feel burdened? I would imagine so, at least every once in a while. Jesus reminds us that He "will give you rest." Preached on Monday, July 7th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | "I Will Give You Rest" Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Ever feel tired? Ever feel stressed out? Ever feel burdened? I would imagine so, at least every once in a while. Jesus reminds us that He "will give you rest." Preached on Monday, July 7th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Doubting Thomas Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Of course we all at times have doubts and questions. But Saint Thomas reminds us that this is alright, and can help strengthen our faith. Preached on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Doubting Thomas Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Of course we all at times have doubts and questions. But Saint Thomas reminds us that this is alright, and can help strengthen our faith. Preached on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Back-Up Plan Seventh Sunday of Easter. Admittedly, this homily is a tad "late," as it is not the Easter season anymore. However, the message of this particular homily is always a good one: we must keep the faith, as we are the ones to do so, there is no "back-up plan." Preached on May 4th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Back-Up Plan Seventh Sunday of Easter. Admittedly, this homily is a tad "late," as it is not the Easter season anymore. However, the message of this particular homily is always a good one: we must keep the faith, as we are the ones to do so, there is no "back-up plan." Preached on May 4th, 2008, 12:15pm, St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | All Scripture Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave helps us realize that indeed all Scripture is inspired by God, but that does not mean that all of it is exact fact. Scripture is a mix of poetry, song, images, and stories for God to communicate to us certain messages in order to inspire us to live a life inspired by God. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | All Scripture Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Dave helps us realize that indeed all Scripture is inspired by God, but that does not mean that all of it is exact fact. Scripture is a mix of poetry, song, images, and stories for God to communicate to us certain messages in order to inspire us to live a life inspired by God. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seeing Through Jesus' Eyes Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us to try to see through Jesus' eyes, so that we may be able to see who needs our help and guidance and charity. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Sunday, June 15, 2008, 6:00pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seeing Through Jesus' Eyes Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Dave reminds us to try to see through Jesus' eyes, so that we may be able to see who needs our help and guidance and charity. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Sunday, June 15, 2008, 6:00pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stop Making Excuses June 8, 2008. Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We may think at times that each of us is not good enough, or not pious enough, or not worthy enough to be truly called by God. But Jesus says to us, like he said to Matthew, "Follow me." Stop making excuses not to follow His calls. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, June 6, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stop Making Excuses June 8, 2008. Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We may think at times that each of us is not good enough, or not pious enough, or not worthy enough to be truly called by God. But Jesus says to us, like he said to Matthew, "Follow me." Stop making excuses not to follow His calls. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Sunday, June 8, 2008, 6:00pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suffering for Others June 5, 2008. Memorial of Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. Father Dave asks us to look to the martyrs for inspiration and strength to carry burdens of all kinds for one another.St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, June 6, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suffering for Others June 5, 2008. Memorial of Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. Father Dave asks us to look to the martyrs for inspiration and strength to carry burdens of all kinds for one another.St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, June 6, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | As Far As East From West Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Although the readings at first seem like fairly bad news, Father Dave points out that in the responsorial psalm, we see that indeed "The Lord is kind and merciful." We should remember that in terms of His kindness, His forgiveness is "as far as the East is from the West" - infinite. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Friday, May 23, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | As Far As East From West Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Although the readings at first seem like fairly bad news, Father Dave points out that in the responsorial psalm, we see that indeed "The Lord is kind and merciful." We should remember that in terms of His kindness, His forgiveness is "as far as the East is from the West" - infinite. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Friday, May 23, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Good News Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Although this homily is admittedly posted a tad late (my apologies), there is never really bad timing for this sort of good news from the Lord. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, April 24, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Good News Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Although this homily is admittedly posted a tad late (my apologies), there is never really bad timing for this sort of good news from the Lord. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, April 24, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Write People Off Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The readings remind us today to make sure that we do not have partiality with certain people over others - as impossible as this task may seem. For as Scripture tells us, it may very well be that one person you write off due to preconceived misconceptions that would have been your cornerstone to a stronger faith with God. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, May 15, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Don't Write People Off Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The readings remind us today to make sure that we do not have partiality with certain people over others - as impossible as this task may seem. For as Scripture tells us, it may very well be that one person you write off due to preconceived misconceptions that would have been your cornerstone to a stronger faith with God. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, May 15, 2008, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pentecost Sunday Homily Pentecost Sunday. Father Dave tells us about Jesus giving us the Holy Spirit, once AND forever, and how this "fire" can inspire us day-to-day to keep our faith. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Sunday, May 11, 2008, 6:00pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pentecost Sunday Homily Pentecost Sunday. Father Dave tells us about Jesus giving us the Holy Spirit, once AND forever, and how this "fire" can inspire us day-to-day to keep our faith. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Sunday, May 11, 2008, 6:00pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ascension Thursday Homily May 1, 2008. The Ascension of the Lord. Father Dave refreshes the idea of spreading "the Great Commission," to inspire people to believe in the Lord, which Jesus relays to us right before He ascends to Heaven. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, May 1, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ascension Thursday Homily May 1, 2008. The Ascension of the Lord. Father Dave refreshes the idea of spreading "the Great Commission," to inspire people to believe in the Lord, which Jesus relays to us right before He ascends to Heaven. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Thursday, May 1, 2008, 12:15pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Holy Spirit Hope April 27, 2008. Sixth Sunday of Easter. When Pope Benedict was here in the United States, he themed his trip on the concept of hope, and specifically Christian hope. Father Dave reminds us of this idea and how the gospel readings relay this message as well in this easter season. Sunday, April 27, 2008. St. Malachy's Church, Broadway and 49th, Times Square, New York City. Sunday, April 27, 2008, 6:00pm Mass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Holy Spirit Hope April 27, 2008. Sixth Sunday of Easter. When Pope Benedict was here in the United States, he themed his trip on the concept of hope, and specifically Christian hope. Father Dave reminds us of this idea and how the gospel readings re