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 St. Mary's Parish in Vacaville, CA.
ESPRESSO SHOT: The Ancient Prophecy of Genesis is Fulfilled in Mary
Tuesday September 8, 2026
ListenThe Formula for True Lasting Happiness
Sunday September 6, 2026
(Stayed tuned at the end of the homily for a hymn from a Traditional Latin Mass wedding at St. Mary's)
ListenESPRESSO SHOT: Discovering True Wisdom
Thursday September 3, 2026
The wisdom of the world often teaches us to trust what we can measure, master, and explain; but Scripture invites us into a deeper wisdom, one that begins not with the exaltation of man, but with the revelation of Christ.
ListenESPRESSO SHOT: "I Don't Need Jesus!"
Wednesday September 2, 2026
Mother Teresa reminded us that poverty is not found only in places where people lack food, shelter, or material possessions. She spoke of a deeper poverty that can exist even amid wealth—the poverty of loneliness, indifference, and feeling…
ListenESPRESSO SHOT: The Power of the HOLY HOUR
Tuesday September 1, 2026
There is a peculiar wisdom in sitting before the Blessed Sacrament, a wisdom which cannot be hurried into us by books or lectures. Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who made a daily Holy Hour for nearly sixty years, discovered that the soul must…
ListenESPRESSO SHOT: What St. Joan Arc Said at Her Trial
Thursday August 27, 2026
Even the best of us, if left to ourselves, have depths within us from which terrible things might emerge. The knowledge should not drive us to despair, but to dependence: we are safest not when we trust ourselves most, but when we cling…
ListenESPRESSO SHOT: Use Your Christ Given Spiritual Authority
Thursday August 27, 2026
Christ has not called us merely to believe in Him within the walls of our churches, but to carry His reign into the little kingdoms entrusted to us. Within our families, we possess a spiritual authority.
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