Father David is a 31 year old Priest. A young man with a mission to teach and who is not afraid to say he gets nervous going to confession! Listen in as we discuss:

How Father Dave became a Priest 1min
Grew up in Algonac going to Church every Week 3m 10sec
Father Leo Broderick was his first "invitation" to Priesthood through example 4m
Father David went to Public school his whole life
Father David knows the Parish Ministry is where he belongs
Getting into the seminary is difficult 6m 10sec
Just Pray in Seminary 7m 15sec
Seminary is where you go to die 8m 10sec
The vestments for Mass 9m 10sec
Father was discouraged by other Priests to be a Priest 12m 10sec
Seminary Life and degree 14m 10sec
You develop the kind of Priest you are called to be 16m 30sec
Can you flunk out of Seminary 17m 45sec
Father "bets" that Seminary has not changed that much in the last 50 years 19m 40sec
"Content of our Faith has not changed."
Father's Parish life 21m 20sec
Father's creation of the homily 26m 5sec
Writes a Basic outline of his homily 29m 15sec
Brings cultural anecdotes in from pop culture if it helps actualize the Word of God
"We have turned church into the big box store"
Life as a Priest 38min 15sec
Sleeps in on his day off and works out daily for his mental health
Loves hanging out with friends 42m 30sec
Silence is Golden, solitude is better (With Prayer) 45min 25sec
It's kinda cool when your staff buys you office equipment shaped like weaponry 48min 20sec
Favorite part of the mass 49min 35sec
Favorite part of the job 51min 45sec