On Wednesday, August 14, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with Fr. Andrew Dinh, new associate pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in Bryan, about his escape from Vietnam in the mid-1980s followed by a 20-plus-year journey to the priesthood. In the first part of the show, Gene talked about St. Maximilian Kolbe, patron of our Immaculata Recurring Gift Society (did you know Kolbe ran a short-wave radio under the Nazi occupation?), because August 14th is his feast day. St. Maximilian is also the patron saint of anyone caught in addiction. Remember him if you or someone you know needs his intercession. During the main event, Fr. Andrew recollected his long and improbable, lonely, threefold journey beginning at the age of 12 from Saigon to Thailand, Thailand to England and, finally, England to the United States! For ten years, Fr. Andrew was an undocumented immigrant here in the United States while his refugee status remained in limbo and he struggled to find his way through the tough times. Nevertheless, Fr. Andrew finally made it to college here in the States where the Lord intervened to give him his vocation. Tune in to the episode to hear all the details about Fr. Dinh's unique life and journey to the priesthood.
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195 Megan Silas: St. Joseph
194 Alyssa Trutter: Crucial Conversations
193 Joe Cerami: Soldier, Professor, Catholic
192 Frank Cronin: Journey Back to the Catholic Church
191 Karlo Broussard: Purgatory Is for Real: Good News About the Afterlife for Those Who Aren’t Perfect Yet
190 Jay Toups: Hope in the Storm
189 Dr. Joseph Hollcraft: The Power of Intercessory Prayer
188 Dr. Francis Beckwith: Faith & Laws
187 Terrie Lipscomb: The Holy Souls in Purgatory
186 Bishop Joseph Strickland: Light and Leaven
185 Robin Waters: The Diaconate
184 James Adams: Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
183 Malachy Fallon: Xavier Society for the Blind
182 Sharing Our Faith in Professional Settings: Dr. Roger Martinez, Jessica Lennerton, and Dr. Micah Green
181 Fr. Timothy Vaverek: Journey to the Priesthood
180 Dr. Michael Foley: Patristics
179 Patricia Hefti: 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil
177 CT: Life Story and Military Experience
176 Dr. Robert J. Matava: The Christendom Project
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