Father Khoi

Father Khoi Catholic Priest // June 29 // Luke 1:38 - John 19:28 // Pray - Work - Love - Serve // ithirst.us - padre.in My Confirmation‘s saint is Saint John the Baptist.

I was born in the Southeast Asian country of Viet Nam. I go by “Father Khoi” because we call each other by our first name in Vietnamese. I was baptized and given Saint Francis Xavier as my baptismal patron saint. When I entered the Redemptorist novitiate, I took on the name of the Blessed Mother, Mary, as a part of my Christian name. When I was young, we had very little as the result of the Viet N

am War, especially under the strict and oppressive post-war Communist rule. By the (unimaginable) grace of God, our family was given the opportunity to immigrate to the United States. We settled in Kansas where most of my father’s side of the family resided at the time. I grew up and went to elementary, middle, and high schools in Wichita. After my high school graduation, I went down to Texas to begin my priestly formation. I joined a religious order and stayed with them for five years until, under the guidance and encouragement of my Novice Master, I discerned to transition from religious life to diocesan seminary formation. I was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 2013. After years of diocesan ministry as a parish priest, I am now serving our military personnel and their families in the United States Air and Space Forces as an active-duty Chaplain. I love being a priest. Is it easy? The answer is no, but the journey is definitely filled with many blessings. I am in love with Christ. I embrace my vocation because He has called me to care, shepherd, and give my life to serve the Church. It is not easy and I pray for the grace of perseverance every day. I put my trust and hope that He, the One who has called me and who I love with all my heart, continues to keep me safe and faithful to the mission given at my ordination. I try to write as a way to pray with a reflection blog. I also podcast my homilies for former parishioners, family, and friends who are living far away. Both of them are named “I Thirst” (John 19:28) after Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata‘s own motto for her life and the Missionaries of Charity sisters. And as you can tell by now, I have a great devotion to the “saint of the slums.” I love her simple and heartfelt charism, which is founded on the love of Christ in the Eucharist and service of the poorest of the poor. I try to share what I have preached and wrote not as a way to garner attention to myself but to make known the Good News that the Kingdom of God is at hand and we are called to change our lives in conformity to His will. I have always been taught and believe deep within my heart that the one who writes, preaches, or shares with others must be challenged and converted by what comes from prayers first. What I have shared with you, therefore, is what I have experienced in my own spiritual journey and prayer times. I am not a knowledgeable theologian or a skilled spiritual master. I am simply a priest who is in love with Christ Jesus. I am not perfect and still struggle in my journey of faith to seek, love, and give myself totally and completely to Him. Even in my weaknesses and limitations, I am trying my best each and every day to love Him. I know and believe that the Lord sees and knows the deepest desires of each and every one of our hearts so we can only be honest and genuine with Him. And, if we truly love Him, we have to humbly and genuinely share what He has done for us so others can come to know and love Him as well. I hope what I have imperfectly written in my reflections or preached in my homilies might help you in some small ways with your faith journey. English is not my first language so please excuse the grammatical mistakes; and if I stutter in my homilies, please forgive me because it is a struggle from of young. In your mercy and kindness, please pray for me as I am for you. I truly believe that prayer is the greatest gift that we can give to one another! I know I would not be where I am today without those who are praying for me. God bless you.

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Perhaps many people do not know this, especially since I use my Vietnamese name a lot of the time... Nonetheless, when I...
29/01/2025

Perhaps many people do not know this, especially since I use my Vietnamese name a lot of the time... Nonetheless, when I became a U.S. citizen, I did ask to "also be known as" Martin. Even though I rarely used this American name, it holds a dear place within my heart because it reminds me of St. Martin de Porres…...

Perhaps many people do not know this, especially since I use my Vietnamese name a lot of the time… Nonetheless, when I became a U.S. citizen, I did ask to “also be known as” Marti…

Thank you, Lord, for allowing our parish to be Your loving presence to the local elderly and widows! I am so blessed to ...
28/01/2025

Thank you, Lord, for allowing our parish to be Your loving presence to the local elderly and widows! I am so blessed to have a loving parish who is willing to stand behind my crazy ideas when I challenge us to care for others. ☝️❤️✊

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God must think I am doing something right that He keeps sending babies to be baptized to our parish community. The Churc...
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God must think I am doing something right that He keeps sending babies to be baptized to our parish community. The Church is indeed alive and well at our Base! ☝️❤️✌️

I used to only have one of these stress busters and it bursted in one of my counseling sessions. My troops know how much...
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I used to only have one of these stress busters and it bursted in one of my counseling sessions. My troops know how much they help in tougher situations so they went out to find me four! I guess my counselees can feel more welcomed and have a variety of stress busters waiting for them now. ✊✌️☝️

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One of the most frequently asked questions about me as a priest is, "Father, what do you struggle the most in your pries...
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One of the most frequently asked questions about me as a priest is, "Father, what do you struggle the most in your priestly vocation?" To which, I often answered, "Loneliness." It is a reality. It is a fact. I cannot deny it. It gets more challenging as a military priest and chaplain because we do not have the long-term stability of diocesan or religious priests, who have their parish families, friends within the local area, or their religious community for support....

One of the most frequently asked questions about me as a priest is, “Father, what do you struggle the most in your priestly vocation?” To which, I often answered, “Loneliness.& #82…

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20 January 2025

Another joyful moment as a spiritual father… Thank you, Lord, for the gift of your priesthood. 🔥❤️🕊️
19/01/2025

Another joyful moment as a spiritual father… Thank you, Lord, for the gift of your priesthood. 🔥❤️🕊️

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About Father Khoi

I was born in the Southeast Asian country of Viet Nam.

I go by “Father Khoi” because we call each other by our first name in Vietnamese.

I was baptized and given Saint Francis Xavier as my baptismal patron saint. My Confirmation’s saint is Saint John the Baptist. When I entered the Redemptorist novitiate, I took on the name of the Blessed Mother, Mary, as a part of my Christian name

We had very little as the result of the Viet Nam War, especially under the strict and oppressive post-war Communist rule. By the (unimaginable) grace of God, we were given the opportunity to immigrate to the United States. We settled in Kansas where most of my father’s side of the family resided at the time. I grew up and went to elementary, middle, and high schools in Wichita. After my high school graduation, I moved to Texas to begin my priestly formation.