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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
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, a…
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 fi…
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,” t…
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 w…
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 …
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’ parab…
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 Comm…
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 m…
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 sur…
Ep 46 - The Church Is Not a Spectator Sport
On this 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Isaac delivers a bold wake-up call to all baptized Christians: the mission field is not inside the church - it’s out in the world, and you are …
Ep 45 - God-Given vs Socially Made: Finding the Real You
We all live between two identities—the one God gives us and the one society expects from us. In this special Feast of Saints Peter and Paul episode, Fr. Isaac reflects on how these two …
Ep 44 - Don’t Call It the Lord’s Supper If You’re Not Sharing
The Feast of Corpus Christi invites us to remember that the Eucharist is more than a ritual—it’s a call to radical communion. In this episode, Fr. Isaac takes us back to the early Churc…
Ep 43 - No Room for Wookies in the Trinity
This Trinity Sunday, Fr. Isaac takes us on a cosmic ride through theology and sci-fi, asking: if aliens existed, would God need to save them too? With wit and depth, he explores why Chr…
Ep 42 - African, Catholic, One Church: The Spirit Makes It Possible
On this Pentecost Sunday, Brother from Another Father reflects on how the Holy Spirit builds a Church that is both fully African and fully Catholic. From the ruins of Babel to the mirac…
EP 41 - Suit Up: The Spirit is Your Superpower
What do Spider-Man and the Feast of the Ascension have in common? In this imaginative homily, we explore how the early Church moved from waiting for a sequel to becoming the sequel—empo…
EP 40 - Don’t Force Your Happily Ever After
What if letting go is the beginning of true peace? In this episode, we explore the tension between surrendering control and clinging to our version of a “happy ending.” Drawing from a m…
EP 39 - Give More Than You Get – That’s the Gospel
In this episode of Brother from Another Father, we unpack Jesus’ command to “love one another as I have loved you” — a love that gives more than it receives. Fr Isaac explores the idea …
Ep 38 - Let Go of the Motor, Raise the Sail
In this Good Shepherd Sunday reflection, Fr. Isaac invites us to surrender control and embrace trust. Using the powerful metaphor of a boat, he challenges us to toss out the motor of se…
Ep 37 - When Going Back Feels Easier Than Going Forward
Fr. Isaac reflects on Peter's return to fishing after the Resurrection—a symbolic backslide to his old life. Despite Peter’s sense of failure and inadequacy, Jesus meets him again at da…
Ep 36 - What If Confession Was Never Meant to Be Private?
In this special Divine Mercy Sunday episode, Fr Isaac explores the surprising history of the Sacrament of Reconciliation—revealing that private confession wasn’t always the norm. From p…