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.
No More Hiding
Sunday February 6, 2022
The picture above was taken on October 7th, 2010, a few hours after my ordination to the Diaconate in Vatican City. This is where I made my lifelong promises of obedience to my bishop, fidelity to praying the Liturgy of the Hours five…
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Love Never Fails
Sunday January 30, 2022
If you have ever attended a Catholic wedding, more than likely you’ve heard the Second Reading from Mass today. It comes from St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. It’s probably his most famous and most quoted scripture verse of all times…
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How The "Butcher of Auschwitz" Became Catholic
Sunday January 23, 2022
"Bless me father for I have sinned... I killed 3 million people." I imagine that's how the confession would have began when Rudolf Höss asked for a priest. Höss is the infamous Auschwitz commandant of the Nazi's largest and most…
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The First Miracle of Jesus
Sunday January 16, 2022
There are few things in life as joyful as a wedding reception. It touches the depths of the human heart, which instinctively longs for love. So when we see it in action in the union of a woman and man in holy matrimony, we cannot help but…
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Baptism of the Lord and Our True Identity
Sunday January 9, 2022
We’re all amazing at putting up fronts for others. We try to project an image that we’ve got it all together, that we’re fine and dandy, and in total control. Yet despite our mastery, God sees through our facade with crystal clarity. He…
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The Epiphany of the Lord
Sunday January 2, 2022
Epiphany means manifestation. What the Church celebrates today is the manifestation of our Lord to the whole world; after being made known to the shepherds of Bethlehem He is revealed to the Magi who have come from the East to adore Him.…
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Something About Mary
Saturday January 1, 2022
Happy New Year! As we kick off 2022, we begin where Jesus human life began -- with his Mother Mary. Through her Jesus enters into our world as a son. His Incarnation as a baby has radical new implications for you and I, in fact, for…
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What Makes a Family Holy?
Sunday December 26, 2021
The first Sunday after Christmas is always Holy Family Sunday, the patrons of which our parish is named after. What makes for a "holy" family? The life of Jesus, Mary his mother, and his foster father Joseph gives us a clue. If we want our…
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Christmas Morning
Saturday December 25, 2021
The freezing hurricane-like wind felt like a slap in the face, it was hard to breathe. The snow drifts made it impossible to know when the edge of the road ended and the cow pasture began. It was the epitome of what mountain people call "…
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The God That Wears a Diaper
Sunday December 19, 2021
I can understand why some people think Christianity is a soft religion. After all, the God we proclaim wore a diaper. He drooled and cried. His mother Mary rocked him to sleep, probably singing lullabies. Even more so, this God of ours in…
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