Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts

From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. In my homily today I highlighted one of my favorite lines in the Bible: "Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope" (1 Peter 3:15). My three points: "A Reason for Your Hope" The "Information" Age? Love Seeks Understanding   Here is some material I referenced: Books: Beginning Apologetics (this set of books played a big part in my intellectual conversion) Catechism of the Catholic Church (Every Catholic should have this book!) Sheen's Life of Christ (one of the best books ever written on Our Lord) (I am intending on making a list of my favorite books and making it available, but until that happens, perhaps my Goodreads account can give you some ideas.) Podcasts: Anything from Fr. Mike Schmitz is great. Check out his "Bible in a Year" or "Catechism in a Year" Radio: Check out Ave Maria Radio or ETWN Radio  TV: EWTN

From the 10am Mass on  Sunday, May 3, 2026, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: The Way The Truth The Life The livestream for this Mass can be found here, the homily starts at 18:35.

From the noon Mass on Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Third Sunday of Easter at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I didn't really like how my prepared homily turned out, so I was kind of winging it. The main point I was trying to get across was: We live Lent so well, but what do we do for the Easter Season? The Apostles walked with Jesus before He died (Lent), but it wasn't until they met the Risen Lord (Easter) that they were really set on fire. Catholic tend to live Lent well, but what are we doing for Easter? What are we doing to meet the Resurrected Christ? The 10am Mass was livestreamed (found here, homily starts at 18:18). At the beginning of the homily I call up a couple of our first graders and we have a whole lot of fun.

Feeling moved by the Holy Spirit, I scrapped my prepared homily and preached this:

From the 4pm Palm Sunday Mass, Year A on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I walk through the characters in the Gospel and their distance from Jesus, and then advertise our Holy Week liturgies. The People Pilate Judas Peter God the Father The Women / Mothers Simon of Cyrene

From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, March 14, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My homily covers the theme of light and darkness, especially diving into St. Paul's line to the Ephesians: "You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord" (Ephesians 5:8).

From the 10am Mass on  Sunday, March 8, 2026, the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I didn't have my traditional three points. But here are a couple points I made: Let God go there. The Samaritan woman let Jesus go into some very dark places in her life. Being willing and able to give a testimony of what God has done in your life. The livestream of this Mass can be found here (homily starts at 30:09).

From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church. Preface: Love: God is Love Paradoxes: The Christian life is a series of paradoxes My Three Points: Transfiguration Death Order of the Mass   This Mass was livestreamed. You can find it here (homily starts at 18:35) The best explanation I have seen on why we should not attend the weddings of Catholics getting married outside the Church can be found in Fr. Michael Schmitz's book Made for Love, pp. 165-166. What I say about the flow of the Mass I steal from this talk given by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, February 22, 2026 the First Sunday in Lent, Year A, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: The Half-Lie Identity, God's Beloved Must Suffer Conclusion: Identity, love and suffering all go together.   The 10am Mass was livestreamed. The homily starts at 24:16 and can be found here.

Homily from the 6pm Ash Wednesday Mass on February 18, 2026 at St. Peter Catholic Church.

From the noon Mass on Sunday, February 15, 2026 the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. The Ten Commandments To place nothing above God To not take the Lord's name in Vain (to not be careless with the Lord's name) Keep Holy The Sabbath Day Going to Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation Not doing needless work, and not making others work on the Lord's Day Honor thy Mother and Father Those with authority Thou Shalt not Kill Murder Abortion Durgs and drunkeness Receiving Communion while not in the State of Grace Gossip and slander (kills someone's name) Thou Shalt not Commit Adultery Any kind of sex outside of marriage Adultery Fornication "Birth-Control" Pornography Masturbation Lusting Fanisizing Thou Shalt not Steal Even stealing time from your employer Thou Shalt not Lie A while lie isn't mortal sin... but it is stepping away from the truth, and the Truth is Jesus Thou Shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods Are we jelous or envious? Thou Shalt not covet thy neighbor's spouse

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, February 8, 2026, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: Who's "Poor"? We Only Need to Know Jesus Serving Others with Christ   This Mass was also livestreamed, it can be found here (the homily starts at 26:09).

From the Noon Mass on Sunday, February 1, 2026, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: Remnant We need to demand more of our people The Cross

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, January 27, 2026, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: Christ, the Only Savior The Calling Mind and Heart of the Church   The livestream of this Mass can be found here, homily beginning at 25.43.

From the noon Mass on Sunday, January 18, 2026, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. Intoduction: I give a little update on the priests' meeting from the past week were we met about the restructuring of the diocese Body: Are we "Safe"? "I come to do Your Will" "A light to the nations: Conclusion: "Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will." Another version of this homily was given at the vigil Mass on Saturday, January 17. The livestream can be found here (homily starts at 37.06).

From the noon Mass on Sunday, December 28, 2025, the Feast of the Holy Family, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens.

From the 7pm Mass on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, using the Midnight Mass readings. My three points: "Do Not Be Afraid" ...unless you're the devil The Battle for Your Soul Conclusion: Hold the Baby Jesus   Though I think the delivery of the content was better for this Mass, the Midnight Mass homily was definitely more fun. If you check out the livestream (here), you will see why (homily starts at 1:10.57).

From the 10:00am Mass on Sunday, December 21, 2025, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: Yes No A Flood of Grace   The livestream for the Mass can be found here. The homily starts at 29:08.

From the 65th Anniversary of our church's dedication, Saturday, December 20, 2025 (not the founding of the parish, but the dedication of our currect church building). My three points: A Home Marks Specific to St. Peter's A House of God   The livestream of this Mass can be found here. The homily starts at 28:30.

From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Third Sunday of Advent, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My Three Points: The Sad The Beautiful Hope Livestream: The livestream of this Mass can be found here (homily starts at 24:36).

From the 6pm Mass on Monday, December 8, 2025, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: On The Demonic, by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mary, and Her Fight against the Devil The Immaculate Conception   Resource: I draw heavily from Archbishop Fulton Sheen's latest book, On The Demonic. The book can be found at the publisher's website, here. Or on Amazon, here. I also quote from Pope Pius IX's encyclical Ineffabilis Deus which can be found here. This Mass was livestreamed and can be found here (homily starting at 24:18).

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, December 7, 2025, the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: The Lord's Peace Right Order Putting Things in Right Order   Also, this Mass was livestreamed. The homily starts at 32:45 and can be found here.

From the 4pm Mass on Saturday, November 29, 2025, the First Sunday of Advent, Year C at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: The End Game The Sensus Fidei (the sense of the faithful) Preparing for the Birth of Christ   Livestream: This Mass was livestreamed (click here). The homily starts at: 39:34.

From the 9am Mass on Thursday, November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day. Today, our local church celebrates the dedication of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Detroit, while the country celebrates Thanksgiving. So, I gave a little tour of our sanctuary, talked about the Eucharist, and tied it in with Thanksgiving.

From the school Mass on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. In this homily the children and I pray for one of the mothers at our parish who is battling cancer.

From the 10:00am Mass on Sunday, November 23, 2025, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My Three points: The Bad Thief The Good Thief Christ the King Beware of other gods creeping their way in This Mass was also livestreamed (video can be found here). The homily starts at 27:48.

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, November 9, 2025 the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. In the spirit of today's feast day, where we celebrate a building--the Cathedral of Rome--my main point was that matter matters, and then I give a tour of St. Peter's to a handful of children.

From the noon Mass on Sunday, November 2, 2025, All Souls Day (this is the first time in eleven years that All Souls Day falls on a Sunday), at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. After a couple orders of business, here are my two points: Grieving Praying for our loved ones

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, October 26, 2025, the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. Introduction, two orders of business: Once the doors are locked, don't open them for people CSA, the most effecient way to give to St. Peter's Body: The Poor The Love of God

From the noon Mass on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. We were supposed to have a guest preacher this week, but he couldn't make it. So, I read the homily he had prepared. The homily is on indulgences and was meant to promote our parish pilgrimage coming upon Sunday, November 2, 2025. We are having a 3pm Mass at the Shrine of Jesus the Divine Mercy, 33826 Beaconsfield St., Clinton Township, MI 48035. This Mass will indeed count toward your Sunday obligation and will qualify as an "indulgenced act." Hope to see you there!

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. Introductory Point: "This Foreigner" Main Point: Faith Our Faith: Subjective The Faith: Objective   The 10am Mass, where I gave basically the same homily, was then livestreamed. The Mass can be found here, the homily starts at 25:13.

From the noon Mass on Sunday, October 5, 2025, the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I normally have three points, this Sunday I had four: Safety Salvation of Souls Belief "In" Protection from Everything?

Here is the audio from the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, September 28, 2025, the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. I think my wording and phrasing was better at the 7:30am Mass, but the 10:00am Mass was definitely more dynamic and engaging (the livestream for the 10:00am Mass can be found here, the homily starts at 30:56). I really only had two points: Complacent with Neighbor? Complacent with God?

From the noon Mass on Sunday, Septmeber 21, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. My introduction contained kind of a "side note": Praying for and loving others, even if we don't "like" them My three points: God and Neighbor Jesus Mother Teresa Reference: Miracles Do Happen by Sr. Briege McKenna. Both quotes were pulled from page 78.

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, September 7, 2025, the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I preached all the Masses this weekend, and gave a report on the listening sessions I have been conducting with parishioners. I limited myself to three points (basically): Members of a Body I drew from the chapter "Membership" in C.S. Lewis' The Weight of Glory. Some Needs Bring back the Precious Blood

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, August 31, 2025, the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. In this homily, I address some of the spiritual context around the school shooting on August 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My three points: Attributes of the Demonic Violence The Blood of Christ Resource: I draw heavily from the book On The Demonic, a Sheen compilation.

From the 7:30am Mass, the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, Sunday, August 24, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: A Loving Father A Loving Father Disciplines "Where Are You From?"

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, August 17, 2025, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. My three points: Gospel: Jesus comes to... divide? Old Testament: Jeremiah is "demoralizing" us! The Fight   P.S. I thought this homily went better than the 10am homily. But, if you want to see the 10am homily, it can be found here (the homily starts at 21:58).

The Ninetheenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I really only had two points this weekend: The Wait Giving God a Chance Conclusion: Some concrete ideas: On the negative side: Turn the cell phone off for a period of time every day At least turn the ringer off Limiting social media Turn off the news On the positive side: Come to Mass early to prepare our hearts Come to church on Wednesday afternoons for Adoration Praying with the Scriptures Get up a few minutes early to pray and dedicate the day to God Putting prayer time right on the calendar

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, August 3, 2025, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens. I kind of winged this homily. I wrote a homily and didn't like it. When I went to print it, it wouldn't print. I took it as a sign from God, scrapped the homily, and preached off the cuff. Here are the three points I was trying to make: Vanity of Vanities Earthly things I'm going to need a bigger... heart

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. My three points: "Laborers" Being - "the better part" Labor and Prayer Conclusion: How can I be with the Lord and my family the rest of this summer?

From the 10am Mass on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Mount Clemens, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. My three points: A bit about myself My "Dream" St. Peter

From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, June 22, 2025, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Year C, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. For my last Mass at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, I preached from the upper pulpit (the one Fr. Coughlin always used to use). My three points: What does it cost me? God doesn't ask for much, He only asks for everything The Order of the Mass If we live Mass well, God consumes us Tithing   Resource: Here is Archbishop Fulton Sheen explaining the Mass: The Meaning of the Mass - Venerable Fulton Sheen - YouTube