Father Cory Stanley is pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Oklahoma City. He spoke about his journey to the priesthood and his relationship with the Saints at the September 2026 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City.

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Father Eric Krager, FSSP, shared at the July 2026 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City how an ordinary, secular upbringing turned into a serious Catholic vocation through suffering, honest questions, and a hunger for reverence. He also explored why “trying to be cool” backfires, and why beauty, truth, and disciplined prayer are what actually last. 

Highlights:
• growing up near Philadelphia with a Protestant dad and a fallen-away Catholic mom 
• a sick infancy and a parish message that helps his mom return to the Church 
• being Catholic in name while lacking basic catechesis and prayer 
• the “rock band” approach to youth faith and why it nearly breaks trust 
• Boy Scouts as a surprising source of virtue, duty, and community 
• living through the abuse scandal years and choosing the sacraments anyway 
• school debates, new atheism, and pushing back on anti-Catholic claims 
• discovering the Latin Mass, visiting a Nebraska seminary, and finding “home” 
• saving money through service work and learning people skills for priesthood 
• seminary as a semi-monastic life of prayer, silence, study, and labor 
• parish realities today, growth, travel distance, and building constraints 
If you have some rich uncle, please introduce him. 

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Father John Herrera spoke to the September 2025 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City. 

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Father Stephen Jones spoke to the August 2025 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City about his experiences studying in Rome during the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV. 

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Father Carson Krittenbrink is the pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Ponca City, OK. He spoke at the January 2025 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City about his vocation and journey to the priesthood. 

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Deacon Charles Allen spoke about the diaconate during the September 2024 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City. Deacon Allen is from Saint Mark the Evangelist in Norman, OK. 

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Father Joseph Irwin is pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Norman and Vicar for Clergy in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. He shared his vocation story, how he discerned a priestly vocation and more. 

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Father Aaron Foshee spoke at the July 2024 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City. Father Foshee is the new pastor of Saint Joseph Old Cathedral in downtown Oklahoma City, he is also newly a chaplain to the Oklahoma Air National Guard Reserve. He shared his vocation story, how he discerned a priestly vocation and more. 

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Father James Wickersham spoke at the June 2024 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City. Father Wickersham is the incoming (as of this meeting) vocation director for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. He shared his vocation story, how he discerned a priestly vocation and more. 

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Father Philip Seeton is pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawton, OK. He shared his vocation story and some of his efforts at growing a religious community here in Oklahoma at the May 2024 meeting of the Serra Club of Oklahoma City.

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