Catholic Military Life

With Catholic priests on active duty in short supply, deacons have a role to play in serving those who serve. Deacon Joe Pak, a native of South Korea, is one of two deacons incardinated in the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the official podcast of the AMS, Deacon Pak recounts how he came to discern his vocation in response to a visit to South Korea by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services. Deacon Pak shares how he and fellow Deacon Roy Mellon contribute to providing pastoral care to Catholic U.S. Military families. He describes what it is like to live a life of faith in the shadow of a communist regime on a peninsula long divided by differences left unresolved from the 1950-53 Korean War, and how he believes Catholics can support current efforts to achieve a lasting peace.