Father Joseph Maier also known as Fr. Joe by our community here in AIT has been our beloved parish priest for more than twenty years now. The very first time I’ve witnessed this holy man celebrating the mass was such a liberating experience. He’s a mystique and a rocker combined. Hearing his sermons makes me want to say "Hallelujah" of experiencing the joy that his enthusiasm radiates in delivering the message of our Lord. Of stories untold and the unfailing practices of Catholic tradition that makes our faith ever alive and burning.
He’s so precious to me and to many people of not just being a celebrity for his avid readers in the newspaper, appearances on CNN and local T.V., books he wrote, Vatican but for his great love for the poor. He chose to be with our abandoned and sick brethren in the slaughter house area of Klongtoey, Bangkok. He managed to build a shelter for this people that he calls Human Development Foundation, The Mercy Centre. This generation needs a Fr. Joe in times of complacency. A reminder by becoming a living example, to push forward rather than sticking to the conventional way of life. There are many things worth living for. Our mere existence is a gift. There’s nothing impossible with faith in our hearts.