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.
Marriage vs. Celibacy?
Sunday October 3, 2021
The tone in his voice changed. "Something has happened in these last few years," he said solemnly. Over ten years had passed since we were ordained priests. Middle age was now quickly approaching; gone were the eager young men in their 20'…
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What Hell Is Like
Sunday September 26, 2021
In over ten years of priesthood, I've only had two occasions when someone stormed out of the church because of something I said. The most recent occurred last Easter when I brought up the unpopular, often misunderstood topic of hell. Yes…
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How To Be Great
Sunday September 19, 2021
What does it mean to be great? To be amazing? To be beautiful? For many of us, if we want to stand in the pantheon of the elite, we need the right exterior look, the massive bank account, the head-turning car, the stellar home worthy of…
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How To Heal Your Heart
Sunday September 12, 2021
There's no escaping from suffering, no matter how hard we try. The only choice we have is what to do with the pain. The world tells us to medicate the pain, with drink or drugs; ignore the pain through the incessant buying of things. We…
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Praying the Mass Like A Pro
Sunday September 5, 2021
If you want to pray the Mass like a pro, all it takes is your "heart". I'm not talking about the English connotation of the word, which is easily reduced to mere emotions or superficiality. I'm speaking of the biblical and profound idea of…
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Why Men Must Kneel
Sunday August 22, 2021
Imagine the human heart from God's perspective. Granted with the gift of freewill, how can he convince you and I, to love him and give him the totality of our heart? In the Scripture readings today at the Holy Mass, he reveals his crazed…
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The Woman And The Dragon
Sunday August 15, 2021
Our First Reading for Mass today kicks off with a battle from the last book of the Bible: "Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth." (Revelation 12:4). Do you remember the…
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When You Reach Your Breaking Point
Sunday August 8, 2021
We all have our breaking point. For some it comes sooner; for others, it comes like a "thief in the night." All it takes is one pivotal event, a happenstance of heartbreak, a thud in the chest which makes it seem like we're breathing sand…
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Do You Desire More From Life?
Sunday August 1, 2021
Are you hungry? I don't mean the "hungry" as in your appetite for steak and potatoes.
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God's Greatest Gift To You
Sunday July 25, 2021
The 49 Christians were bound in chains as they stood in front of the government official who was dressed in his finest robes. "Why have you transgressed the imperial decree?" He scolded them like little children.
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