Faithful Friday: Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh

December 19, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

By T.K. Wilson … Today (December 19th), the church commemorates Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh and his companions, who were martyred for their faith on this date in 1839.

Faithful Friday: Andrew Dung-Lac

November 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

By T.K. Wilson … Beginning in the 1600s, the Catholic Church was violently persecuted by the Vietnamese government, but that did not stop the church from growing. One of the main heroes of the Vietnamese church was Andrew Dung-Lac.

Why I Wear a Boonie Hat

November 11, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Sometimes I meet some other old man /
And we ask each other where we were /
Memories – some of them surprisingly good /
Others dark enough /
And we were so young /