Comments on: Father Francis Mary Stone’s leave of absence

By: Roman Catholic by Choice » Blog Archive » Fr. Francis Mary Stone = Dave Stone

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:34:46 +0000

[...] all the posts I have written on this blog, the one that has consistently gotten comments over the nearly a year since I wrote it regards Fr. Francis Mary Stone, of EWTN’s Life on the [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:07:18 +0000

I've now formulated my response to this development, which you can find here: http://romancatholicbychoice.stblogs.com/2008/10/07/fr-francis-mary-stone-dave-stone/

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:41:18 +0000

Fr. Francis has his own name back, David Stone and is starting his own business
http://www.davestoneinc.com/about.htminc.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:41:19 +0000

Kay, thanks for your comment. I talked about this with my wife (the cradle Catholic) and we were both of the understanding that only one of the parties entering into the sacrament of matrimony had to be unable to make the vows in order for the whole thing to be declared null. While I understand that you meant the vows, if your husband didn’t, or if it could be shown that he did not understand their full gravity, then the case would be able to be made that the sacramental bond never existed, thus the decree of nullity would result. Is that your understanding, or am I off base. Again, I understand that your vows meant something to you, but since marriage is a sacrament administered by one spouse to another, wouldn’t that mean that if one of the spouses wasn’t able to administer the sacrament, then the bond never existed to start with?

By: Kay Giacomo

Kay Giacomo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:53:22 +0000

Does anyone know WHERE Fr. Francis Mary Stone is now or what he is doing? PLEASE share whatever information you have with the rest of us who care about him. Let me say from my own life experiences that it is so easy to make judgements in error. Thirty-five years ago I made such an error when I married in the Catholic Church. The vows were not as important to my husband as they were to me and there was a divorce. I’ve honored those vows these thirty-five years and never remarried. It has not been easy. But I knew I couldn’t apply for an annulment because I DID MEAN the vows when I made them. And like Father Frank, I was no spring chicken (33 in my case) when I made them. So age is no guarantee that our decisions will be correct for us. I have just considered these lonely years as my Cross and hoped they’ll count as part of my Purgatory. And I also filled them doing Social Work and perhaps Father Frank has also not married and he is doing another work for God. Give him a break…God will certainly give him one if he asks for it.

By: linda White

linda White — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:24:36 +0000

ear Father Mary Francis me and may partner really miss you because of the sermons and homilies we have come to love and listen to, mornining at the Daily Mass. Hopefully, you will return some day; the wisdom we feel is important and is like no other, except for Fr. Angelus. Letting you know we miss you and look forward to your return someday. Thank you

By: MCQuinn

MCQuinn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:36:30 +0000

Fr Francis needs our prayers, just as much as we need the prayers of others to help us in the times that try us. I pray hard for him and truly miss him. I wish that EWTN would tell us his progress w/o too much detail, because as a man & a priest deserves a private life; however, he also is held to a higher standard as the host of LOTR he was a public figure representing the church. I do not cast stones & I wish him the best. Before a man becomes a priest he has taken his vows and declared already that he has had the time to discern whether his calling was true or not. Fr Francis is correct in that this is a sad situation and the communion of saints is perhaps the best hope to help him through this trying time. As I struggle with my own sins daily, I cannot imagine how hard it is to be a priest as so much more is expected & then to be on TV & highly recognized, makes it that much more grave & harder on most individuals. I think all of us pray hard for Fr Francis and hope that he will stay with the Church, with whom he is married. I am sorry that he has these conflicting feelings and fear we may never learn about his final outcome on EWTN, because after this situation is resolved, the Church may never allow him on tv again to protect him and the Church from potential future scandal, which is part of the job of the Church according to canon law.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:09:58 +0000

anything on father? i am still praying for the best for him and his relationship with God.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:15:43 +0000

I have never felt lead to blog before, however, Fr. Francis Mary and EWTN have been on my heart and in my prayers during this time of confusion. I must also add that for months before hearing about this situation whenever I saw Fr. Francis on Life on the Rock I felt that he was being tested or attacked in some way. I would see him and feel compelled to pray for God’s protection and grace for him to be true to the priesthood. You can imagine how shocked I was when I heard about this. We laypersons must continue to pray for and uphold our blessed priest in prayer. When they are held up in the limelight it opens them up to further temptations. I continue to pray for this blessed priest and hope that he arrives out of his wilderness of tempting as strong as our Lord Jesus was when He defeated the evil one there. AMDG

By: sue

sue — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:43:11 +0000

where is he now? was told by ewtn he had moved out of state prayers still very needed thank you for info i pray hard for father