Brother from Another Father - Hosted by Fr Isaac El Fernandes, SJ

Send us Fan Mail In this homily, Fr. Isaac reflects on the raising of Lazarus from the Gospel of John , exploring one of the most difficult experiences in the spiritual life: when God seems silent. Martha and Mary send word to Jesus in desperation, asking Him to come and heal their brother. But instead of responding immediately, Jesus delays — leaving them in confusion, grief, and unanswered quest...

Send us Fan Mail In this homily, Fr. Isaac reflects on the Gospel story of the man born blind from the Gospel of John, a powerful reminder of how faith grows through both light and darkness. After being healed by Jesus, the man faces confusion, arguments, and pressure from religious authorities to deny what he has experienced. Yet he refuses to let go of one simple truth: he has encountered the go...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Fr Isaac reflects on a surprising lesson about what we really need in life. Using the well-known Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs , we often assume that material needs must be satisfied before we can think about spiritual ones. Yet real life – and the Gospel – often tells a different story. Through the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well in...

Send us Fan Mail In this homily, Fr Isaac reflects on the insight of Franciscan spiritual writer Richard Rohr , especially his book Falling Upward , which speaks of life as a journey with two halves. The first half of life is about building the tower — achievement, success, identity, and affirmation. But the second half calls us to something far more difficult and far more freeing: letting go, sur...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Brother from Another Father , Fr Isaac draws on Homer’s Odyssey and the story of Odysseus and the Sirens to explore how temptation really works. Temptation rarely appears as something ugly or destructive. Instead, it sings to us — convincing us that pleasure, popularity, or power will finally satisfy our deepest longings. In the desert, Jesus exposes these lies...

Send us Fan Mail In this homily, Father Isaac reflects on Jesus’ demanding call to a righteousness that goes deeper than outward obedience. Through everyday images and powerful biblical symbols, he explores how freedom is shaped not only by the choices we make, but also by the choices we avoid. In a culture that prefers to keep all options open, this reflection challenges the illusion that delayin...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus calls his disciples salt of the earth and light of the world — not a majority, not a force that overwhelms, but a small presence that quietly transforms everything around it. In this episode, we reflect on what it means to be people of prayer and people of hope in a world often marked by darkness, cynicism, and despair. Through real-life stories of compassion, courage, and q...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean when Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor” ? In this episode, Fr Isaac shares a powerful true story of a family who had almost nothing — yet turned out to be the richest people in the church. Through the Beatitudes, he explores how poverty of spirit opens the heart to joy, freedom, and deep trust in God. This homily challenges our assumptions about wealth, ha...

Send us Fan Mail We all long to be seen — truly seen — not overlooked, ignored, or treated as invisible. In this episode of Brother from Another Father , Fr Isaac reflects on the Gospel call of the first disciples and asks a deeply human question: Does anyone see me? Drawing on the moment when Jesus notices ordinary fishermen on the shore, and a powerful modern story of a young caddy who felt unse...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we reflect on the Gospel where John the Baptist points to Jesus and proclaims, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” Long before these words were written down, the early Christian community was already praying them at the Eucharist. They didn’t start with doctrine or catechism — they started with experience. By worshipping together, forgiving one another, and learning to liv...

Send us Fan Mail On the feast of the Epiphany, we reflect on the many paths that lead people to God. Some, like the Magi, are guided by reason, science, and a careful reading of the signs of the world around them. Others, like the shepherds, encounter God through direct revelation that speaks straight to the heart. And still others come to know God through the Scriptures and the faith handed on by...

Send us Fan Mail When Hope Is Small, God Is Still at Work invites us to recognize God’s presence not in dramatic certainty or instant transformation, but in the quiet, fragile signs of hope that often go unnoticed. Drawing on the mystery of Christmas, this reflection reminds us that Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds had no guarantees—only small clues that God was doing something new. In seasons when...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Advent draws to a close, we’re invited to ask where God is calling us to step out in trust, even when the cost feels high and the outcome unclea...

Send us Fan Mail 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 wilderness becomes the place where false images of God fall apart, where certainty is stripped away, and where faith must learn to live with ambigui...

Send us Fan Mail 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 reminds us, is our yearly invitation to do the same. When God leads us into the “wilderness,” it’s not punishment but mercy — a stripping away o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 keeps the soul alive and refusal to settle keeps us close to God’s future. Advent begins — and so does our choosing to hope again.

Send us Fan Mail 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 Calvary and the unexpected faith of the repentant thief, we discover a kingdom built not on domination but on the slow, enduring transformati...

Send us Fan Mail 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 explore Jesus’ prophetic words about the fall of the Jerusalem Temple—not as a history lesson, but as a warning against placing our hope in parties, gover...

Send us Fan Mail 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 from the temple, he challenges us to see faith as more than Sunday worship — it’s a mission that begins when we walk out the church doors.

Send us Fan Mail 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 Saints, he shows that purgatory is not a punishment, but a process — a gentle preparation for seeing God face to face. Death, he reminds us, is...

Send us Fan Mail 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 from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, he explores what happens when religion becomes a contest of moral achievement instead of an enc...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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 into relationship. The real gift isn’t the sweets, but the Giver.

Send us Fan Mail 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 even faith the size of a mustard seed can carry us safely home.

Send us Fan Mail 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 solidarity.