Fr. BryanOct 5, 20153 minThe Vatican, That Gay Priest, and CelibacyLet’s have a little refresher on priestly celibacy and why our Church practices it, especially in light of the recent news story about a...
Fr. BryanSep 29, 20153 minHigh School Youth Ministry Update!Hello everyone! A new year of youth ministry is upon us and I'm very excited for it to begin. Youth ministry is one of the things I...
Fr. BryanSep 22, 20152 minWelcome Pope Francis!The Pope is coming! Today, Tuesday September 22nd, Pope Francis will arrive in the United States for his first visit to our country. ...
Fr. BryanSep 2, 20154 minTo Our Local High School Students...Dear High Schoolers of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties, I'm Fr. Bryan, and I'm the Catholic priest at St. Rose in Longview, Immaculate...
Fr. BryanAug 7, 20153 minPope Francis Speaks Up...Pope Francis recently published a new encyclical letter about our Christian duty to be good caretakers of the world in which we live. As...
Fr. BryanJun 29, 20152 minA Bad Reason to See Magic Mike XXLWomen know lust well. Many have been the victims of lust in at least one of a couple of ways. The obvious way is that beautiful women...
Fr. BryanJun 7, 20154 minWhy Is Marriage So Difficult?When I was in college my friends and I spent hours and hours and hours discussing marriage and sexuality in light of our Catholic faith. ...
Fr. BryanJun 1, 20152 minSt. Justin the Martyr and Early Christian WorshipJustin the Martyr is one of the most famous Christians from the Early Church. Justin served the Church as an apologist, meaning that he...
Fr. BryanMar 24, 20153 minFaith And SportsThis Post originally appeared in our Bulletin on June 1, 2014 and more recently on March 15, 2015. Since many families struggle to...
Fr. BryanJan 30, 20153 minFifty Shades of Boring“Christian fulfills Ana’s request, beating her with a belt, only for Ana to realize that the two of them are incompatible. Devastated,...
Fr. BryanJan 17, 20154 minHow Can We Know Things About God?One of the common misconceptions about faith in our world is that we can’t really know anything about God. Ironically, this hasn’t...
Fr. BryanDec 26, 20143 minMerry Christmas!This blog post originally appeared in our bulletin column on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas St. Rose and St. Catherine’s! Thank you for...
Fr. BryanNov 26, 20142 minHOW IT ALL WORKSby Fr. Bryan Ochs Despite the fact that many Christians attend services regularly, few understand how the spiritual life works. ...