US priest helps others understand deafness as a culture Father Min Seo is hoping to convey the idea that deafness be treated as a culture Updated: July 07, 2021 04:36 AM GMT Trending Father Min Seo Park has overcome his disability. (Photo: deafcathnyc.org) Father Min Seo Park, one of fewer than two dozen deaf priests worldwide, thinks deafness is hardly a disability and is working to help others realize that as well. Deaf since an illness at age two, the new chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Deaf Catholic Church in Landover Hills, Maryland, is hoping to convey the idea that deafness be treated as a culture.