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.
How A Saintly King Uses Wealth
Thursday August 25, 2022
To prevent raising monsters, every parents knows they cannot indulge their child's every whim. Otherwise, they begin to replace the sun with their egos. Wealthy people, especially must guard against this easy tendency. For all the…
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Why Are Christians So Irritating?
Wednesday August 24, 2022
A creepy, grotesque statue greets you when you walk into the Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata in Parma, southeast of Milan in northern Italy. It depicts St.
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My Weapon Of Choice
Monday August 22, 2022
For a first century Jew, the significance of calling the Virgin Mary a "queen" would not have been lost on him. Mary is queen precisely because her son, Jesus Christ, is the King of Kings. She bares within her womb the Incarnate Word of…
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We Carry One Another
Sunday August 21, 2022
What I’ve learned over ten years of priestly ministry, no matter where God sends me, one reality will always be the same. It will never change. Whenever I walk into a room full of people, or in my case, a church full of people,…
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Ayudo A Otros A Cargarlo
Saturday August 20, 2022
Cada vez que entro en un cuarto lleno de gente, o en mi caso, en una iglesia llena de gente, una cosa es por seguro... habrá dolor en ese lugar. Muchas personas llevan un enorme peso sobre sus hombros. Muchos de nosotros en este momento…
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Where Are The Spiritual Deserts of Today?
Friday August 19, 2022
Dead, dry bones are everywhere in the vision of the prophet Ezekiel today in the First Reading at Mass (Cf. Ezekiel 37:1-14). God commands him to bring them back to life. Notice the technique.
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305 Little Souls
Thursday August 18, 2022
The 2022 school year has begun. As I looked out and stared at the 305 souls entrusted to us, the immensity of the responsibility hit hard.
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"Fuego Sobre La Tierra"
Sunday August 14, 2022
En el evangelio, Jesus le dijo, "Yo he venido para echar fuego sobre la tierra: y !cómo quisiera que ya estuviera encendido!" (Cf. Lucas 12, 49) ¿Dónde puedo encontrar este fuego? ¿Dónde están estas llamas transformadoras? Lo…
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"I Have Come To Set The Earth On Fire"
Sunday August 14, 2022
The Gospel passage this Sunday is one of my favorites. Jesus cries out, "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!" (Cf. Luke 12:49)
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The Kingdom Belongs To The Childlike
Sunday August 7, 2022
What is it about children that makes Jesus say, "The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these"? (Cf. Matthew 19:14) Why only them? Why not us, who have less hair, more wrinkles and sore backs? Take a moment and think back to when you…
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