Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts

Fr. Dave Tomaszycki is a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and currently serves as weekend help at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Parish in Farmington, Michigan.

What did the Angel Say to Jesus? 04/14/2025

What did the Angel Say to Jesus? From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. My one point: "And to strengthen him and angel from heaven appeared to him." Just what did the angel say / do to strengthen Jesus? /episode/index/show/frdave/id/36128965

Boring, Old Sin vs. Something New 04/07/2025

Boring, Old Sin vs. Something New From the 7:30am Mass at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, on Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Boring, Old Sin "Something New" A New Creation /episode/index/show/frdave/id/36040115

A Dozen Points on the Prodigal Son and his Father 03/31/2025

A Dozen Points on the Prodigal Son and his Father From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C. My dozen points: "Sinners" "He Welcomes Sinners" 'You are Dead to Me!' The Father Let Him Go Time to Think "Black Grace" "Coming to his Senses" Conversion The "Father Caught Sight of Him" "He Ran" Apology Cut Short The Older / Righteous Son References: The reference from Peter Kreef comes from his book Jesus Shock! (my favorite book!). The reference from Pope Francis comes from his book that came out for the Year of Mercy: The Name of God is Mercy. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35948185

Repent! 03/24/2025

Repent! From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Third Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Fire & Brimstone Jesus is in fire & brimstone mode today! 51% Where does Jesus say we just have to be better than average? Repent! "I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish" -Jesus /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35839135

Being Purified 03/20/2025

Being Purified I'm a little late in posting, but here she be: From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, in Royal Oak, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Temptations = Worldly Things Transfiguration For God /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35796690

Yes to God, and no to the Devil 03/10/2025

Yes to God, and no to the Devil From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the First Sunday of Lent, Year C. My three points: Retreat / Retire Lent Going out into the Desert /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35608685

We Cannot Save Ourselves 03/03/2025

We Cannot Save Ourselves From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. My three points: The Kerygma: Created Captured Rescued Response "Fruits" Fraternal Correction /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35512270

The "Measure" is Jesus 02/24/2025

The "Measure" is Jesus From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, February 23, 2024, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, in Royal Oak. My three points: Spritual Eyes David vs. Abishai The "Measure" /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35411670

"Whose Hope Is The Lord" 02/17/2025

"Whose Hope Is The Lord" From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, February 16, 2025, the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Eyes on Jesus Is Jesus Merely an "Add On"? Hope /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35313075

"Through Our Witness, May Hope Spread" 02/10/2025

"Through Our Witness, May Hope Spread" From the 7:30 am Mass on Sunday, February 9, 2025, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak. My three points: Feeling Inadequate Encounter Go! /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35216595

Overcoming Fear and Having Peace 02/03/2025

Overcoming Fear and Having Peace From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, February 2, 2025, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Fear Jesus' Rescue He defeats the devil on the devil's own turf "Let your servant go in peace" -Simeon Resources: Fulton J. Sheen, On The Demonic, pp. 123-124. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35127015

"Rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!" 01/27/2025

"Rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!" From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. The overall theme is the last line of the first reading: "rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!" I break it down into three points: Hope Parts of a Body Jesus takes it on Resources: C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory, chapter "Membership" University of Mary, The Religion of the Day, Chapter IV "Catching All the Diseases of the World" Fulton J. Sheen, On the Demonic, p. 37: "The Church is not a continuing thing. It dies and lives again. It proceeds on the principal of Christ Himself, both priest and victim. We go along for a while, and we die. Like the serpent, we shed our skin. Like nature itself, we shed our leaves. Eventually there comes defeat, seeming decay, we are put in the grave, and then we rise again. The Church is always coming out of a tomb." /episode/index/show/frdave/id/35026820

Mary's Hour: Her Fight Against the Devil 01/20/2025

Mary's Hour: Her Fight Against the Devil From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, January 19, 2025 the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak. Jesus' Line to Mary: The New American Bible (the translation used at Mass): "Woman, how does your concern affect me?" The Revised Standard Version (generally a more literal translation): "O woman, what have you to do with me?" The New English Bible (Sheen's favorite translation): "Your concern, mother, is not mine." William Barclay's translation (famous Biblical scholar of the 1950's): "Lady, let me handle this in my own way." Arthur Pink's translation (wrote one of the best commentaries on the Gospel of John): "What to Me and thee." Fulton Sheen's translation: "What is to Me is to Thee." The actual Greek: "Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, γύναι." Literally: "What to Me and to thee, woman." Three concrete ways to invoke Our Lady: Pray the Rosary Have a good statue of Our Lady Devotion to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Resource: Archbishop Fulton Sheen's On The Demonic, Chapter 12: "Third Weapon against the Demonic: Mary, the Mother of Jesus" /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34922505

Baptism: Made "Good" by Jesus 01/13/2025

Baptism: Made "Good" by Jesus From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, January 12, 2025, the Baptism of the Lord, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three pionts: Baptism How do God's Children Act? Fire & Comfort Conclusion: "You are my beloved son (you are my beloved daughter); with you I am well pleased." /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34834435

Christ the Light, to the Whole World 01/06/2025

Christ the Light, to the Whole World From 6pm Mass on Sunday, January 5, 2025, the Feast of the Epiphany, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. This homily ended up being kind of a continuation, Part II, of my homily from two weeks earlier (December 22, 2024). December 22 focused on the darkness, this homily focuses on the Light. My Three Points: Historical Context The Rescue Created Captured Rescued The Light Conclusion: Response: What is the correct response to a God Who loved us into being, fought for us, died for us? /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34737370

Order, Obedience, and Hope 12/30/2024

Order, Obedience, and Hope From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, December 29, 2024, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Order Obedience Hope References: The definition of "hope" from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "The theological virtue by which we desire and expect from God both eternal life and the gace we need to attain it." Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's . I make a little reference to Chapter 1, that the devil and his minions may have fallen between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. I make a reference to Chapter 3, regarding the eras of the Church, and what is under attack in each era. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34660615

The Darkness before Christ 12/23/2024

The Darkness before Christ From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, December 22, 2024, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. Just how well can we understand the "Good News," the Gospel, if we don't understand the "bad news," the darkness? How dark was it, before the coming of Christ? How dark is it, when we have not given our lives over to Christ? In this homily, I explore the darkness, and ask the congregation to pray about and sit in the darkness for these couple of days before Christmas, before the coming of Jesus Christ, our Life and Light. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34579050

Like Children on Christmas Morning 12/16/2024

Like Children on Christmas Morning From the 11:30 am Mass on Sunday, December 15, 2024, the Third Sunday of Advent, "Gaudete Sunday," Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: Like Children on Christmas Morning Hope Let's Open Our Gifts a Little Early! /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34466335

The Flesh and Potholes 12/09/2024

The Flesh and Potholes From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, December 8, 2024, the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. Only two points this week: Minor Point: The Flesh Major Point: Fill in a Pothole /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34344985

Daily Preparation for the Lord's Coming 12/02/2024

Daily Preparation for the Lord's Coming From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, December 1, 2024, the First Sunday of Advent, Year C, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: How we Observe the Birth of Christ Living as Christians (One mistake I made: I called Keeping the Lord's Day Holy the Second Commandment, it is in fact the Third.) "New Year's" Resolutions? Ideas: Read The Pope Benedict's Archbishop Sheen's , particularly through page 63 from Unleash the Gospel Pray Kiss the floor when you wake up and dedicate the day to God Marian devotion: Daily Rosary, particularly focus on the Joyful Mysteries At least pray a decade a day Mass on Christmas Day: Spend Jesus' birth with Jesus Homework: Make a New Year's Resolution: What can I do daily to prepare for the Lord's coming on Christmas Day? /episode/index/show/frdave/id/34233005

"The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man" 11/18/2024

"The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man" From the 7:30am Mass at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica on Sunday, November 17, 2024 the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. My three points: The End Times Shining Stars or Everlasting Horrors? Living Mass Well: Baptized In the state of grace (Confession) The Mass: Offertory Consecration Communion /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33972377

The First Commandment and Tithing 11/11/2024

The First Commandment and Tithing From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. The First Commandment Tithing Faith Resource: Washington, Booker T. , 1901. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33879682

Vote for Life and Family 11/04/2024

Vote for Life and Family From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, November 3, 2024, the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. This homily was preached with the intention of forming the faithful in matters of responsible citizenship, in preparation for the upcoming election. The main points: What is the Place of Politics? Navigating the Gray Areas Abortion The Nature of the Devil Resources: , October 22, 1978. Sheen, Fulton J. . Pp. 4 & 41. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33773117

Your Way is My Way, Lord 10/28/2024

Your Way is My Way, Lord From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 27, 2024, the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My four points: 'I Want to Follow You, Jesus' Grasping at What We Already Have Division vs. Diversity Grasping at Uniqueness Resources: Ritter, Lawrence S. . Sheen, Fulton J. . /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33640007

Only Christ Defeats the Anti-Christ 10/21/2024

Only Christ Defeats the Anti-Christ From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. My three points: "For Many" "A Ransom for Many" Worldliness Resources: Fulton J. Sheen, . /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33536017

The Rich Young Man and I 10/14/2024

The Rich Young Man and I From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, October 13, 2024, the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. I tell a bit of my vocation story. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33447152

Jesus and Fruitfulness 10/07/2024

Jesus and Fruitfulness From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 6, 2024 the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. My three points: Jesus at Work Jesus softens hearts, therefore divorce is no longer acceptable Children Jesus "bringing many children to glory" The Anti-Creativity of Satan Jesus says: "Let the children come to me" The devil is against children being brought into God's glory. One of his tactics, is just to contracept children away. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33357337

Cut it off! Spend it! 09/30/2024

Cut it off! Spend it! From the 6:00pm Mass on Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: The Cost Giving it All to the Lord Mercy God's almighty power and love is shown "above all by pardoning and showing mercy." (Collect for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Conclusion: Letting the Lord be the Lord: Am I striving to bring every aspect of my life under the lordship of Christ? If it's not under His Lordship, it under someone else's (the devil's). Resources: The reflection on the dominion of Sin and Death comes from Fr. John Riccardo's awesome book: Rescued /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33259932

Is Voting Enough? 09/23/2024

Is Voting Enough? From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. Resource: The Fulton Sheen quote originally comes from the 1941 book Declaration of Dependence, quoted the new book On The Demonic, p. 80. /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33168367

"Take up your cross, and follow me." 09/16/2024

"Take up your cross, and follow me." From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, September 15, 2024, the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. My three points: Why Does Jesus call Peter, "Satan"? (I draw heavily from Archbishop Fulton Sheen here, particularly his Life of Christ, and On The Demonic. And Sheen's reflections on this come from the chapter "The Grand Inquisitor" in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.) Jesus = Priest and Victim We Need the Cross Conclusion / Homework: Let's pray for the grace to pick up the right crosses (not all crosses lead us to Jesus), and then the stregnth to pick them up and follow Jesus /episode/index/show/frdave/id/33072767

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