Father Brian was born in Hawaii and grew up in Sacramento. He first felt the call to serve while in college and growing in his Catholic faith. It was “a song in his head” that kept getting louder and louder. He is currently the pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Portola, CA and Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Loyalton, CA.
The Tale of Two Rebellions
Sunday July 4, 2021
I want to tell you the tale of two rebellions. The first one happened 245 years ago; the second happened 2600 years ago. One was right and just; the other was wrong and unjust. Each occurred against an authority figure, as all rebellions…
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The Richest People In California
Sunday June 27, 2021
Our youth group just finished an eight-day, grueling, whirlwind pilgrimage of all 21 Catholic Missions (thank you to all who helped raise the $7,000, making the trip possible).
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Why The World Needs Fathers
Sunday June 20, 2021
In the chaos of the world, fathers play a pivotal roll. When the storms rage, as we see in the Gospel reading, true godly men, like our Lord remain unbothered, even to the point of taking a lovely nap: "A violent squall came up and waves…
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How To Deal With Your Pain
Sunday June 13, 2021
We all deal with pain. Regardless how we may appear on the outside, we all carry tremendous wounds, gangrene, broken, pus-pouring, wounds that fester from within.
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Sunday June 6, 2021
Why do we always seem to look for happiness in all the wrong places? Whether it's wealth, honor, power, or pleasure the end result is the same -- an empty heart.
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Holy Trinity Sunday
Sunday May 30, 2021
"What are you?" If we take the default answer of the world, we're nothing more than upright, walking monkeys. Smart, yes but you and I are simply better looking, smarter primates. We're the product an accident of the cosmos that evolved…
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Pentecost Sunday: The Promise of Jesus Arrives
Sunday May 23, 2021
Don't believe the first lie. God's law does not stop us from living our best lives. We wrongly believe that somehow if I embrace the fullness of the Christian life, I will be less. Only in open rebellion--we can think to ourselves--can we…
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Heaven Our True Home: Ascension Sunday
Sunday May 16, 2021
As beautiful as our lives can be, there's something greater that lies beyond. As we heard in the Second Reading today, St.
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Love Even When It Hurts: 6th Sunday of Easter
Sunday May 9, 2021
Always remember, you and I are created for greater things. The boring, superficial, lackluster, droning message that we hear from the world that tells us that happiness will be found in the selfish pursuit of more wealth, more honor, more…
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Without Me You Can Do Nothing: 5th Sunday of Easter
Sunday May 2, 2021
Have you ever felt the desire to stop practicing your faith, to drift quietly away from the Lord like a dried leaf that falls into a running stream, only to be whisked away by the humdrum muddle that makes up our lives? Every Christian has…
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