Family Issues | Rev. Eugene “Gene” Schaeffer, Archdiocese of St. Louis

In this month’s episode, Msgr. Bill Fay discusses family issues with Rev. Eugene “Gene” Schaeffer, a member of the Class of 2022 who is now serving the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Fr. Gene is well-suited for this conversation since he entered the Seminary as a dad to two wonderful daughters and a grandfather to two beautiful grandchildren. Fr. Gene experienced a latent faith practice, a divorce and an annulment, and then had a strong return to the faith and moved forward to be ordained a permanent deacon. But there was still more he desired to do. Listen as he and Msgr. Fay discuss Fr. Gene’s path to priesthood; about how his path is not only attainable, but also opens up a unique postition to reach God's people and relate to the many triumphs and tribulations families face in their relationships with God. You'll also get to hear Fr. Gene talk about his rowboat!

Prior to arriving at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary for formation, Fr. Gene was employed in healthcare IT for close to 30 years, mostly as a leader of application developers and business analysts. His last job was at Centene Corp., a healthcare company primarily in the Medicare and Medicaid markets.

Rev. Eugene “Gene” Schaeffer was ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 2022. He is serving in the Archdiocese of St. Louis.