Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church

Recently, the Saint Paul the Apostle Church choir in New York City had the exciting opportunity to perform an original song called "Love More" at Pope Leo XIV's general audience. Father Dave lives and serves at Saint Paul the Apostle, and he discusses the profound moment with the song's composer, J. Oconer Navarro.

A listener named Amy asks Father Dave about praying the Rosary. She explains that she started praying a Rosary at Church before Mass began, but did not have time to finish. "[Later] I went to Communion, and I said my prayer back at the pew, then I decided to finish the two decades of the Rosary and the closing prayers while everyone was finishing going to Communion," she says. "I started to wonder if this is what I should be doing, or am I not participating and being present for the other people still receiving Communion and for the Eucharist that was still present on the altar?"

Father Dave welcomes Elise Ann Allen, Senior Correspondent for Crux, who recently conducted the first extensive papal interview of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. The wide-ranging two-part interview was in research for her papal biography, "Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century." The book is now available in Spanish by Penguin Peru and will be published in English in 2026.

A listener named Michael asks Father Dave about a prayer during Mass. "During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, there are certain things that the rubrics tell the priest to say quietly or inaudibly," Michael says. "I'm wondering why that would be, particularly because one of them says, 'By the mystery of this water and wine, may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.' That, to me, is like wow. That's where the lightning strikes, like the meeting of heaven and earth; that is the Mass. So why would that be said inaudibly?"

Heading to confession can feel daunting as an adult, let alone preparing your child for their First Reconciliation! For help introducing this sacrament to kids, Father Dave welcomes fellow SiriusXM Catholic Channel host Katie McGrady and her husband Tommy to discuss their new book, "First Reconciliation and Beyond: A Family's Guide for Learning and Living Forgiveness."

College football season is underway, and Father Dave welcomes chaplain for the University of Notre Dame football team Father Nate Wills to discuss his new book, "Pray Like a Champion Today: Sacred Stories from the Sidelines of Notre Dame Football."

Father Dave welcomes back friend of the show and ethicist Dr. Charles Camosy to discuss the fight against a culture of death. Dr. Camosy teaches moral theology and bioethics at The Catholic University of America, and his latest book is called, "Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for Resisting Physician-Assisted Killing." 

Father Dave answers a listener's question about forgiveness. Lynn asks, "Do you forgive the sinner and not the sin? People must be accountable for their actions, even if there is forgiveness — yes?"

Father Dave welcomes Bobby Angel to discuss how one of the Church's newest saints, Pier Giorgio Frassati, can be a role model for all of us. Bobby is a Catholic speaker, author, and certified mentor for the CatholicPsych Institute. His new book is called "The Frassati Field Guide: An 8-Day Ascent to Heroic Virtue."

Father Dave welcomes author Michael Carlon to discuss his new novel "The Waiting Room" which reframes how we journey with those close to death.