Fr. Brian Fischer's blog

I have been feeling reminiscent lately, and I've been looking back over stuff from the past. This is a blog I wrote two years ago when I was serving in Bolivia - thought I'd share it...

 "This has been such an eye opening, inspiring and different Lenten journey for me this year. It has been awesome to walk with the people here, and to share in their lives a little bit more each day. Read more »

As I sit in the warmth of my room this snowy morning, I can't help but think about summer... hot sun, wearing shorts, and... roller coasters. Growing up, my brothers and I would go to Six Flags all the time - that was all well and good - but we began to long for more thrills... bigger coasters... more speed! 

Once we were in high school and college - we started traveling the midwest searching for the perfect coaster. We called our journeys, "Thrill Seekers Weekends". Read more »

I recently heard a story about a pastor and his brother, who is a lawyer (this really is a story, it’s not about my family, I promise!). The pastor asked for his brother’s legal advice concerning some project the parish was doing around pro-life issues. The lawyer refused to help. “It would be bad for my reputation… I have political allies, and I cannot go against them! I want to go somewhere politically, and I don’t want to jeopardize that!”
The pastor then challenged his brother asking if he was a follower of Jesus. “I follow Jesus up to a point,” he replied.
“Could that point by any chance be… the cross?” Read more »

I love watching the trees explode in all the different autumn colors... reds, golds, oranges and browns... it's awesome to see the beauty of God's creation. But, it also reminds me that it only leads to the trees looking as if they were dead - leaf-less, life-less for the long months of winter.

That beauty leads to a type of death - but, looking even further ahead - I get excited for the blossoms of spring, and the new life and resurrection it represents.

We can experience the death of a loved one, and it can be very difficult for us - but we can take comfort in the promise of Jesus, "I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live forever." Read more »