Loosed from the Obligation to attend Sunday Mass
Release Date: 08/24/2020
Knowing Jesus, Actively and Passively
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Third Sunday of Easter, Year B. My Three Points: "Know" To know Jesus Who's Job? Active, we must work at knowing Jesus Passive, we must also let Jesus work on us Exult For Ever! The closer we are to Jesus, the more we know Him, the more we want to be with Him, and exult in His presence. That is, the more we want to be in heaven with Jesus.
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The Answer is Jesus!
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 6pm Mass on the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), Year B at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Intro: An explanation of Divine Mercy Sunday Body: I relate the book I am working on (On the Demonic, by Fulton Sheen) to the readings today: Three Signs of the Demonic: Love of Nudity Violence Schizophrenic Mentality / Loss of Identity Three Weapons against the Demonic: The Name of Jesus The Blood of Jesus Mary, the Mother of Jesus Conclusion: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus... the answer is Jesus!
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Happy Easter!
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
Dear All, Christ is Risen! Due to my responsibilities with the Archbishop, I was not in the pulpit on Easter Sunday. But I will be back for the 6pm Mass on Sunday, April 7. Happy Easter! God Bless, Fr. Dave
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We Must Break!
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year B, Sunday, March 24, 3024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak. My three points: Who Killed Jesus? Not Open to God Giving All Break that alabaster jar! Give it all to Jesus!
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Lenten Talk on the End of Mass: What Does God Want from Me?
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
The priests at the National Shrine of the Little Flower gave a five week series of talks on the Mass. I had the final talk: "What does God want from me? Reflect on how we are part of God's Divine Plan for salvation--and how He is counting on you to carry out this mission just as the Apostles, Disciples and Saints have done for over two thousand years." Given at 7pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak. This was about a 45 minute talk, followed by Q&A. Layout of the talk: Intro: Mass is ended, go... I borrow material from the sixth...
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In Touch with Nature, Reality, and God
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B (but using the Year A readings). My three points: Incredulity Our Artificial Lives Although I don't name him or directly quote him, the basis of these thoughts come largely from the book . Reality, Life! Other Resources Quoted: Scott Hahn's , particularly pp. 1-2. Pete Townshend's , particularly pp. 113 & 129.
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Eyes that See Deeper
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year B (but using the Year A readings). (The recorder is finally hooked up!) My three points: "Not as Man Sees Does God See" Who is Blind? Humlity
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Stripped, and Left With Jesus
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
(Our new recorder is still not set up, so I'm recording things on my phone. Thank you for your patience!) From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak, the Third Sunday of Lent, Year B (but using the Year A readings). My three points: Bunch of Whimps! Like the Israelites, how quickly we turn back when the going gets tough, running from the cross. Hope "The theological virtue by which we desire and expect from God both eternal life and the grace we need to attain it" (Catechism of the Catholic Church). The Samaritan...
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Like Abraham, Do We Love God More Than Our Children?
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 9:30am Mass at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak, on Sunday, February 25, 2024, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year B. (FYI: Our new sound system at the Shrine is sounding amazing! ...but we still don't have the recording system set up (waiting for a part). So, I put my phone by a speaker in the rectory and recorded it that way. The quality of the recording is better than I expected, but still not as good as a proper recorder.) Main point of the homily: Is God really our number 1? Do we even place Him above our children?
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To be able to Say: "Be Imitators of Me, as I am of Christ."
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – February 11, 2024 7:30am Mass, The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica Intro: • Good morning! ◦ Great to be with you! Body: 1. “Be Imitators of Me”: • Mark Twain once said: ‘People worry about the parts of the Bible they don’t understand. It’s the parts I do understand that worry me.’ ◦ Today we have one of...
info_outline"I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (Matthew 16:19).
Using the authority given to him by God through the Pope, Archbishop Vigneron has dispensed/"loosed" the faithful from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until November 23, 2020. Fr. Dave preaches on the letter released by the Archdiocese that addresses this dispensation. (The entire letter can be found here.)