Married Catholic Priest Fr. Anthony Simon, J.D., of Maronite Rite in union with Rome, married to Mary and father of 5 kids, also works as a patent lawyer. "I'm probably a priest because of my wife."

Married Catholic Priest Fr. Anthony Simon, J.D., married to wife Mary, father of 5 kids, ordained in Maronite Rite, also works as a patent lawyer. 

"I'm probably a priest because of my wife."

There's something very human about the marriage joke shared by these two married men around 5:00 mark.  The interviewer joked that his wife says no more than yes to him.  Father's laugh understood the joke.  Father brings life experience to the priesthood, along with a professional career as a lawyer.

Maronite Rite started in 5th Century and did not schism from Roman Rite.  It traces its roots to Antioch when Peter, who had a mother-in-law in the Bible, went to Antioch in Acts of the Apostles.

Interview: https://youtu.be/pfC3UjPULks?is=g4eQfh8KXSh5avev by Peter Karutz of St. Joseph Radio.

"[Father] Anthony Simon founded the Intellectual Property Group at Simon Law and was ordained in 2023. He says he's currently the only practicing attorney in the country who also is a Maronite Catholic priest."

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/11/06/st-louis-attorney-balances-dual-role-lawyer-priest.html