Brother from Another Father - Hosted by Fr Isaac El Fernandes, SJ
This podcast offers thoughtful reflections on the Sunday readings of the Catholic Church, exploring faith, scripture, and everyday spirituality in a fresh, engaging way. Hosted by Father Isaac El Fernandes SJ, it dives deeper into the challenges of modern life through the lens of Catholic teachings, providing listeners with both spiritual guidance and relatable insights.
Episodes
70 episodes
Ep 70 - The Risk God Asks You to Take
God’s plans often move forward not through certainty, but through courage. This episode reflects on the risky trust shown by Joseph—who chose faith over reputation—and contrasts it with King Ahaz, who played it safe and paid the price. As Adven...
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Ep 69 - When God Drags You Into the Wilderness (For Your Own Good)
Sometimes God doesn’t give us clarity, certainty, or quick answers—only questions, silence, and waiting. In this episode, we reflect on John the Baptist’s doubts from prison and what happens when God doesn’t meet our expectations. The wildernes...
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Episode 69
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Ep 68 - When God Drags You Into the Wilderness (For Your Own Good)
In this episode, Fr. Isaac reflects on John the Baptist’s bold, disruptive ministry — a prophet who walked away from privilege, rejected complacency, and stepped into the desert to call Israel back to authentic longing for God. Advent, he remin...
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Ep 67 - When Life Says “Checkmate,” God Says “Try Again”
This First Sunday of Advent reminds us that even when life feels stalled, cornered, or spiritually numb, God always leaves us one more move. Fr. Isaac draws from Faust, the days of Noah, and a surprising chess insight to show how hope ...
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Episode 67
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Ep 66 - Winning Without Weapons: Christ the King
In this Feast of Christ the King, Fr. Isaac unpacks a kingship unlike anything the world expects. No swords, no armies, no show of force — just the quiet, disarming power of a God who wins by vulnerability, not violence. Through the scene at Ca...
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Ep 65 - Your Political Party Can’t Save You
In a world where political parties speak like saviors and leaders promise the impossible, Jesus offers a sobering reminder: no human power is permanent, and no political system can deliver the Kingdom of God. In this episode, we explor...
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Ep 64 - Why the Church Exists: Hint, It’s Not Just for Sundays
This week, Fr. Isaac unpacks the Feast of the Lateran Basilica — a celebration not of bricks and mortar, but of what the Church truly is: a living body called to carry God’s grace into the world. Through the image of a river flowing fr...
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Ep 63 - No One Dies Alone
In this All Souls’ Day reflection, Fr. Isaac invites us to reimagine death — not as a lonely passage into darkness, but as being welcomed by a familiar community of saints, angels, and loved ones. Drawing on the mystery of the Communion of Sain...
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Ep 62 - Too Holy for My Own Good
In this week’s episode of Brother from Another Father (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time), Fr. Isaac reflects on how even our best intentions — like prayer, fasting, or celibacy — can be twisted by pride into self-righteousness. Drawing fro...
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Ep 61 - God’s Timing Isn’t Late - It’s Perfect
When prayers seem unanswered, it’s easy to think God is late. In this episode, Fr. Isaac reflects on persistence in prayer, the patience of St. Teresa of Avila, and how God’s timing, though mysterious, is always perfect.
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Ep 60 - More Than the Sweets: Learning Gratitude with God
When faith becomes about what we get from God rather than who God is, we’ve missed the point. In this episode, Fr. Isaac reminds us—through the story of a young boy named Benham and the healed lepers—that gratitude turns faith from transaction ...
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Ep 59 - Four Bishops, Three Engines, One God
When life loses an engine, faith keeps us flying. In this episode, Fr. Isaac reflects on why real faith isn’t magic — it’s trust. From a terrified traveler’s prayer for four engines to the prophet Habakkuk’s cry for justice, we’re reminded that...
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Ep 58 - On a First-Name Basis with the Poor
In this episode, we reflect on the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, exploring how true conversion begins when the poor are no longer an abstract idea but people we know by name, whose presence challenges us to live with compassion and solid...
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Ep 57 - Liquidity vs. Love: What Really Lasts
In one of Jesus’ most puzzling parables, a steward gives up financial security to gain lasting relationships. Fr. Isaac unpacks how money promises independence but true fulfillment comes only through trust, community, and love. A reflection on ...
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Ep 56 - The Toxicity of Complaining
This week, we journey with Israel in the desert as their grumbling turns poisonous — quite literally. What do the bronze serpent and the cross of Christ reveal about sin, gratitude, and God’s healing love? Discover why complaining is more dange...
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Ep 55 - Walking Into Lampposts Without God
Ever felt like you’re stumbling through life, bumping into obstacles you should’ve seen coming? In this episode, Fr. Isaac reflects on why intelligence alone isn’t enough to guide us, and how the gift of wisdom — infused by the Holy Spirit — he...
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Ep 54 - The Banquet of Humility: Stop Fishing for Compliments
In this episode, Fr. Isaac reflects on Jesus’ teaching at the banquet table: don’t scramble for the best seat, take the lowest instead. But is Jesus telling us to fake humility or go fishing for compliments? Through the lens of ancient banquets...
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Ep 53 - Squeezing Through the Narrow Door
n this episode, Father Isaac explores the paradox of Jesus’ teaching: everyone is welcome in the Kingdom of God, yet the gate is narrow. Drawing from school memories of “elite clubs,” the Babylonian exile, and the Pharisees’ misplaced confidenc...
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Ep 52 - Running With the Cloud of Witnesses
In this episode, Father Isaac reflects on the Christian life through the lens of the Boston Marathon. While the fleet-footed front-runners impress, it’s the stragglers — battling pain with grit and fueled by the cheers of the crowd — who reveal...
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Ep 51 - When God Comes Like a Thief
This week, Father Isaac unpacks Jesus’ surprising parable where God is both a master and a thief. By exploring Israel’s history, their longing for national vindication, and the radical way Jesus redrew the boundaries of God’s people, we discove...
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Ep 50 - The Diamond You Can’t Lose
A wandering hermit’s mysterious diamond sets the stage for a profound meditation on freedom, detachment, and what truly secures us in life. In this 50th episode, we explore Jesus’ parable of the rich fool and the warning not to store up treasur...
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Ep 49 - Daily Bread and Bobby’s Red Bike: Learning How to Ask
In this humorous and heartfelt episode, Fr. Isaac explores the meaning of true prayer through the story of young Bobby, whose creative attempts to get a red bike for his First Holy Communion teach us something about persistence, but also manipu...
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Ep 48 - Choosing What Matters: Between Busyness and Being
What happens when Jesus knocks on your door, but you’re too busy in the kitchen to notice?This episode explores the timeless Gospel story of Martha and Mary through the lens of fridge magnets, hospitality stress, and the heresy of ac...
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EP 47 - Clean Your Windows: Seeing with Compassion
Sometimes the problem isn't with what we're looking at—it’s with the lens we’re looking through. In this week’s episode, Fr Isaac unpacks the Parable of the Good Samaritan through a surprising story about laundry and dirty win...
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