{"id":178709,"date":"2025-11-21T09:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dioceseofocstg.wpengine.com\/?post_type=ocvocations&#038;p=178709"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:51:21","slug":"stephen-pham","status":"publish","type":"ocvocations","link":"https:\/\/dioceseofocstg.wpengine.com\/ko\/ocvocations\/stephen-pham\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Pham"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"178709\" class=\"elementor elementor-178709\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ocvocations\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a33ca4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a33ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ea7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ea7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Formation Stage<\/h3><p>Discipleship Stage IV<\/p><h3>Home Parish<\/h3><p>St. Edward the Confessor, Dana Point<\/p><h3>Seminary<\/h3><p>St. John\u2019s Seminary<\/p><h3>Favorite Saint(s)<\/h3><p>St. Paul, St. John Paul II, St. Ignatius of Loyola<\/p><h3>Favorite Marian Apparition(s)<\/h3><p>Our Lady of La Vang, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady Queen of Peace<\/p><h3>Favorite Book or Movie<\/h3><p>The Autobiography of St. Ignatius of Loyola<\/p><h3>Favorite Hobby<\/h3><p>Listening to music.<\/p><h3>Background<\/h3><p><strong>What are some of the factors that led to your decision to enter the seminary and discern the question of a vocation to the priesthood?<\/strong><\/p><p>I began to discern my vocation in response to an invitation from God to reflect upon what I truly desire in this life and the next. I found myself in love with God with a desire to discern and follow his will. I slowly felt God turning my gaze away from success in my career in marketing and towards serving his people in the Priesthood.<\/p><p><strong>Who are some of the people who influenced your decision to enter the seminary? What is it about them that assisted you?<\/strong><\/p><p>Msgr. Tuan Pham influenced my decision to enter the seminary because through his witness to a compassionate priestly heart, he helped me envision the priest that I believe God is calling me to be. Ever since I was a young boy, his priesthood has made a strong impression on me that influenced my discernment as a young adult. Fr. 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