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.
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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Never Stop Dancing
Sunday December 12, 2021
October 7th, 1571: the largest navel battle in history was about to begin. The two fleets barreled toward one another as the future of Christian Europe hung in the balance. The commander of the flagship of the Catholic armada, Don John of…
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How God Looks At You
Sunday December 5, 2021
Have you ever wondered what God thinks when he looks upon you? It's a strange question, I know. It's even stranger to imagine that God even spends any time pondering us. Yet he does. If you are a parent, you may have an insight into the…
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The Return of the True King
Sunday November 28, 2021
Christianity is a waiting religion. We wait for the Him who promised to return to us. We wait for Him in a world that sees no value in waiting. It entices us to take, to accumulate, to seek after the passing glittery things.
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The Clash Of Two Kingdoms
Sunday November 21, 2021
"Father," said the frantic voice on the phone. "I think a demon is chasing me!" As a priest, calls like this in the middle of the night do not surprise me. I told this trouble person to come into my office early the next morning.
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Why We Need Purgatory
Sunday November 14, 2021
Autumn quickly descends upon us. The days grow darker; leaves fall to their death. The cold chill shivers our spines. The Scriptures readings at the Holy Mass turns our attention to the Last Things -- Heaven, Hell, Death, and Final…
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The Deeper Meaning of Halloween
Sunday November 7, 2021
Last Sunday as I saw many families in costumes, carving pumpkins, and eating candy -- all celebrating the Halloween traditions -- I could not help but smile and giggle (in a very masculine way) . "Do they realize they are behaving like…
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How To Hear God's Voice
Sunday October 31, 2021
In the middle of Wyoming lies 10,000 acres of wide open cattle pasture, at Neo-gothic monastery is slowing rising into the big open sky, stone by granite stone. A group of Carmelite monks, whose average age is a baby-faced twenty-four…
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