About this episode
Fr. Allan Phan shares his journey from Buddhism to becoming a Catholic priest, highlighting his spiritual growth and experiences with faith during challenging times.
Fr. Allan Phan grew up in a family with Buddhist roots, but they sent him to Catholic school in Nebraska, where he began to flourish, and develop spiritual connections with all kinds of elements of the Catholic life, including and especially with St. Francis of Assisi. Despite some objections from loved ones, he made the journey home to the Catholic Faith, and discerned a vocation to the priesthood, learning even more lessons about the life of faith through his experience of cancer and COVID-19. He is a priest of the diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska.
People in this episode
Guest: Fr. Allan Phan
Topics covered
- Buddhism
- Catholic faith
- spiritual journey
- priesthood
- cancer
- COVID-19
Keywords
- Buddhism
- Catholicism
- priesthood
- spirituality
- faith journey
- St. Francis
- cancer
- COVID-19
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Catholic school, diocese of Lincoln
Places: Nebraska
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