Ep. 16: Fr. Jason Stokes | Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink, and Authentic Catholic Masculinity

Welcome to Dewing Virtue! A Catholic Podcast. Where virtue is what we do. From your hosts: Anthony Criste, Mark LaRochelle, and Brian Hicks -Cheers! Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠ Whisky: Aberlour Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky -Double Matured in Sherry Oak Casks Facts: "Extreme Ownership" Book by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Fr. Jason Stokes Resources: Parish Website: Holy Family Parish of Minersville Contact: [email protected] Follow on Instagram⁠ Websites:⁠ Anthracite Combat Club⁠⁠⁠Victory MMA⁠ Charles Borromeo Seminary Yuengling Brewery Primal Beef Company C4 Foundation Little Cattle Company Rocky Patel Cigars - The Disciple Books: "Extreme Ownership" by Jocko and Leif "Dichotomy of Leadership" by Jocko and Leif "12 Rules for Life" by JBP Podcasts: Jocko Underground JP Dinnell Podcast Jesus and Jiu-Jitsu Links: Fr. Stokes - ⁠Women's Self Defense Class⁠ Victory MMA - ⁠Fire News Story⁠ Cooks with Collars Jocko's ⁠⁠Masterclass⁠⁠ Jocko - ⁠⁠Afghanistan Reaction⁠⁠ Jocko's Speech - Chris Kyle's Funeral American Sniper Movie Articles: Jocko on Leadership 4 Laws of Combat Jocko Resources: ⁠"Good" Video⁠ ⁠Jocko's Website⁠ ⁠The Jocko Podcast/The Debrief ⁠ ⁠Echelon Front⁠ ⁠Origin USA⁠ ⁠Jocko Fuel⁠ ⁠Jocko Molk⁠ ⁠Jocko Merch⁠ ⁠Jocko Publishing⁠ ⁠Warrior Kid⁠ Best Jocko Podcasts: Jocko Podcast Jocko w/ JBP W/ Chris Williamson W/ Joe Rogan W/ Ben Shapiro W/ Theo Von W/ Andrew Huberman Fr. Stokes is the third child of Kay and the late Frank Stokes of Bath, PA. He graduated Bethlehem Catholic High School in 1995 and Lehigh University in 2000. Fr. Stokes began his professional career as a Staff Auditor with KPMG, LLP in Philadelphia, PA and later accepted a position as Manager of Internal Audit at LA Weight Loss Centers (Horsham, PA).  Fr. Stokes entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, PA in 2004 and began his studies for the Diocese of Allentown. He was ordained a Deacon in 2010 and a Priest on June 4, 2011 by the Most Rev. John O. Barres, 4th Bishop of Allentown.  Fr. Stokes was assigned as Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick's Church in Pottsville and Chaplain of Nativity BVM High School. He was then assigned as Parochial Vicar of Notre Dame, Bethlehem, and later at St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring.   Fr. Stokes received his first Pastoral Assignment as Administrator and later Pastor of Most Blessed Trinity in Tremont in 2016. He was also Catholic Chaplain at FCI-Schuylkill, SCI-Mahanoy, SCI-Frackville and Schuylkill County Prison during these years.   In June of 2019, the Most Rev. Alfred A. Schlert, 5th Bishop of Allentown assigned Fr. Stokes as Pastor of St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish and St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Minersville, PA.