Beauty order and newness! We often think of order as boring! But one of the aspects of order is newness. Chesterton says in his book ‘Orthodoxy’ that children never get bored...
May 18 26 Years a priest Ordained May 18 1996
26 years ago today I was ordained a priest at St Thomas More Cathedral by Bishop Keating.. It was also Bishop Keating that gave me the sacrament of Confirmation when I was in 8th...
Fr Stefan thought Generation Z Birthrate
I looked up what is the birthrate.. I read this ‘The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007. This decline cannot be explained by demographic, economic, or policy changes.’...
You are Chosen Birthday and God
Today May 11 is my 53 birthday. I was born in Bangkok Thailand May 11 1969..Mother Day. And Next Wednesday May 18 I will be 26 years a priest as I was ordained May 18 1996....
Fr Stefan thought on Mothers Day
Fr Stefan thought on Mother Day!!! Mothers is both the greatest of all vocations.. we all know that being a mother is almost being God like.. but in the same breath we say the...
Fr Stefan words of wisdom for Mother Day
One of the blessing about being a Mother is that you will never be without things to worry about.. You will always have something to do as a mother - Worry about your kids!!
Philosophy in college
I just read something ‘that only 5 percent of college require a class in philosophy to graduate.’ I remember this line from an 80 song ‘Philosophy is the talk of the cereal box...
Fr Stefan thought
Random thought.. I am no intellectual.. in fact I was mentally challenged.. I was put in the slow class all the way through college.. I was taken out of class in elementary...
Fr Stefan answer question will animals be in Heaven..
This question can be answered in 2 ways.. yes and no. As to the first yes.. as Eden is an image of Heaven.. and that Jesus is seen as a lamb in Heaven.. and the book of Isaiah...
Saint Thomas Grace Charisms from Pints with Aquinas by Matt Fradd
Saint Thomas says ‘Grace is taken in three ways.. Being in Good Grace.. as the king looked on him with favor..2.. a gift freely bestowed..3 a gift given ‘gratis ‘ as we said to...