Priest of the @dioceseoftulsa. Rector of Holy Family Cathedral in Downtown Tulsa, OK. St. Damien of Molokai, pray for us!
Tulsa, OK
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Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Our age needs men and women who have the courage to do good even when it comes at a cost. Draw close to those who are alone, support those who are weary, and seek out those who have drifted away. Have the courage to forgive, to begin again, and to engage in dialogue.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
In the modern age, the Catholic Church finds itself not only defending the faith but even the most basic precepts of nature itself.
A last stand.
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Killing the sick is neither compassionate nor normal, and being legal does not make it moral, Pope Leo XIV said Sunday at Lourdes, in a clear reference to France’s recent legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
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Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
"Do not keep your faith in Jesus Christ to yourselves. Rather, let it overflow."
Pope Leo delivers a powerful message to 800,000 people at an outdoor mass in Paris, urging the massive crowd to showcase their faith and spread it to the rest of the world.
Stay up to date with Pope Leo's travels on the Fox News app:
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Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
🚨 The Champs Elysee is completely FULL
This is unbelievable
The people have France have turned out in their hundreds of thousands to see Pope Leo XIV, the atmosphere is electric
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
The Republic may be secular, but France is Catholic.
Over a million people in central Paris for Holy Mass with Pope Leo XIV.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
It is impossible to overstate what we are seeing today in Paris
1 million people are attending Pope Leo XIV's Mass
They are lining the entire length of the Champs Elysee to the Arc de Triomphe and chanting the name of the head of the Catholic Church
France is Catholic
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
The call into the vineyard is itself a grace, and so lifelong discipleship can’t coherently be treated as time we wish we had escaped or for which we deserved more.
The years with Christ are themselves part of the gift.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Friends, Archbishop Fulton Sheen had the courage and imagination to proclaim the Gospel using the means of communication available at the time—namely, radio and television. This is one of the reasons that, from the very beginning of my evangelical ministry, he has been my model and inspiration.
As we prepare to celebrate his beatification later this month, I invite you to watch the “Pivotal Players” episode on the life and work of Fulton Sheen.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
God does not love you because you prayed correctly.
He does not love you because you were able to focus in your prayer.
Your excellent theology does not compel Him to love you better.
He just loves you.
He loves your helplessness.
Your brokenness is a magnet for Him; it attracts, it doesn’t repulse.
Don’t despise your spiritual poverty, it’s the truth about you.
The Father gave us a savior. Don’t be surprised you need one.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Father Francis Grogan, was a Catholic priest aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it was hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001. He is believed to have prayed with and comforted fellow passengers in the final moments before the plane crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Welles Crowther was a former Boston College lacrosse player who had a trademark red bandanna.
He was also working in New York on Sept. 11, 2001 when terrorists struck the World Trade Center.
This is the story of how he led people to safety on that fateful day 25 years ago.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
"Everyone who can stand, stand now. And if you can help others, do so."
Welles Crowther '99 - the Man in the Red Bandanna - was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Christianity honors work, but it doesn’t idolize productivity. The dignity of work comes first from the dignity of the worker: work is for the human person, not the human person for work.
That’s why the Sabbath matters. Rest before God reminds us that our worth isn’t measured by what we produce, accomplish, or earn. Before we are laborers, we are His.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Thanks, Father! Honored and grateful. And those are all three good books on preaching. Prayers for the deaconarians!
In 2027, I'm teaching our diocesan deacon candidates (aka "deaconarians") about homiletics. Here are the three texts I plan to use:
Why Preach: Encountering Christ in God's Word by Peter John Cameron, O.P.
The Crisis of Bad Preaching: Redeeming the Heart and Way of the Catholic Preacher by @frjoshTX
Preaching Effectively, Revitalizing Your Church: The Seven-Step Ladder Toward Successful Homilies by Guerric DeBona, OSB of @SaintMeinrad
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
Those infuriated by Jesus’s teaching, who tried unsuccessfully to throw him off a cliff, I’ve often thought more honest, possessing more integrity, than those of us who praise Jesus on Sundays but then throw him off a cliff in our daily lives all the rest of the week.
Father Brian O'Brien retweeted
The liturgy is not merely an outward observance, but a living encounter with God. Let us participate in the liturgy consciously, devoutly, and actively, so that we may grow in faith. #GeneralAudience