Father Stephen Gadberry

Mm-hmm, yeah. Born and raised. It was a non-negotiable. There was something good about that. Now that I'm older, I hear challenges from people, like saying, oh, well, you know, It's not right for your parents to impose that on you or they should have given you the choice. Well, like, old kid shits in their diaper. Like, mom's going to change the diaper.

You don't ask the kid, hey, you want me to change your diaper? You know, same thing with the food. There's some basic human needs that... other people who are rightly in charge of you, responsible for you, make decisions on your behalf for your good, your well-being. And our spiritual well-being is the same thing, which would include virtue, being a virtuous person.

You don't ask the kid, hey, you want me to change your diaper? You know, same thing with the food. There's some basic human needs that... other people who are rightly in charge of you, responsible for you, make decisions on your behalf for your good, your well-being. And our spiritual well-being is the same thing, which would include virtue, being a virtuous person.

You don't ask the kid, hey, you want me to change your diaper? You know, same thing with the food. There's some basic human needs that... other people who are rightly in charge of you, responsible for you, make decisions on your behalf for your good, your well-being. And our spiritual well-being is the same thing, which would include virtue, being a virtuous person.

But we grew up, all the farmers went to this little Catholic church there. We were a faithful family. We weren't super holy. We didn't I mean, we'd always pray before meals. We'd try to pray the rosary every now and then, but it usually would end up with us falling asleep or, you know, us fighting, the siblings fighting, and then mom or grandma yelling at us, and it just kind of unravels quickly.

But we grew up, all the farmers went to this little Catholic church there. We were a faithful family. We weren't super holy. We didn't I mean, we'd always pray before meals. We'd try to pray the rosary every now and then, but it usually would end up with us falling asleep or, you know, us fighting, the siblings fighting, and then mom or grandma yelling at us, and it just kind of unravels quickly.

But we grew up, all the farmers went to this little Catholic church there. We were a faithful family. We weren't super holy. We didn't I mean, we'd always pray before meals. We'd try to pray the rosary every now and then, but it usually would end up with us falling asleep or, you know, us fighting, the siblings fighting, and then mom or grandma yelling at us, and it just kind of unravels quickly.

You know, kind of real-life prayer. Went to Mass every Sunday. That was a non-negotiable. It was just a simple, steady presence is what it was. And that's one of the graces that I took from it, just a point of stability. And all the stuff around us that was always changing, ebbing and flowing, it was a point of stability. And so it set that foundation for my life, like even now.

You know, kind of real-life prayer. Went to Mass every Sunday. That was a non-negotiable. It was just a simple, steady presence is what it was. And that's one of the graces that I took from it, just a point of stability. And all the stuff around us that was always changing, ebbing and flowing, it was a point of stability. And so it set that foundation for my life, like even now.

You know, kind of real-life prayer. Went to Mass every Sunday. That was a non-negotiable. It was just a simple, steady presence is what it was. And that's one of the graces that I took from it, just a point of stability. And all the stuff around us that was always changing, ebbing and flowing, it was a point of stability. And so it set that foundation for my life, like even now.

Faith is that bedrock. It's that place of encounter where I encounter the Lord in the midst of the storm. I grew up Catholic.

Faith is that bedrock. It's that place of encounter where I encounter the Lord in the midst of the storm. I grew up Catholic.

Faith is that bedrock. It's that place of encounter where I encounter the Lord in the midst of the storm. I grew up Catholic.

Find some good examples, some good role models, and ask them to take you under their wing. You don't have to explicitly ask them, but surround yourself with good people. You're going to do the stuff that you see other people do, so find a good role model. That's the simplest thing. Okay.

Find some good examples, some good role models, and ask them to take you under their wing. You don't have to explicitly ask them, but surround yourself with good people. You're going to do the stuff that you see other people do, so find a good role model. That's the simplest thing. Okay.

Find some good examples, some good role models, and ask them to take you under their wing. You don't have to explicitly ask them, but surround yourself with good people. You're going to do the stuff that you see other people do, so find a good role model. That's the simplest thing. Okay.

Just playing stuff. I love playing. I'm just a boy. Now I'm a big boy in a grown man's body. So we were very poor. We didn't have internet or TV. We had TV, but didn't have internet, didn't have cable TV, didn't have video games or anything. We had big farms, so I'd just go out and play with stuff. Shoot a little BB gun. You know, shoot Robins and Cardinals and stuff.

Just playing stuff. I love playing. I'm just a boy. Now I'm a big boy in a grown man's body. So we were very poor. We didn't have internet or TV. We had TV, but didn't have internet, didn't have cable TV, didn't have video games or anything. We had big farms, so I'd just go out and play with stuff. Shoot a little BB gun. You know, shoot Robins and Cardinals and stuff.

Just playing stuff. I love playing. I'm just a boy. Now I'm a big boy in a grown man's body. So we were very poor. We didn't have internet or TV. We had TV, but didn't have internet, didn't have cable TV, didn't have video games or anything. We had big farms, so I'd just go out and play with stuff. Shoot a little BB gun. You know, shoot Robins and Cardinals and stuff.

You know, the typical boy hunting outside. I would just play. I've got a sandbox in the backyard, and I'd go out and play with that. I had a bunch of Legos. They were my dad's, so I'd play with Legos a lot. Just creative stuff. I was a good kid. I wasn't bad. I had a lot of energy. But I was a good kid in class, good kid in school. I was respectful. I did Boy Scouts.