St. Thomas More Society of Orange County

our history inspired by a homily given by bishop norman mcfarland at the 1995 red mass of orange county, 5 “fearless” members of the orange county bar met shortly thereafter at the law offices of rutan and tucker in costa mesa. these lawyers all shared the realization that the legal practice takes a severe toll on the personal and spiritual lives of those involved in it and that many in the legal profession had become too focused on the material life with the natural consequence being the de-emphasis on their spiritual life. the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the formation of a new organization for lawyers and judges in the county of orange with its mission being to publicly support and encourage the spiritual development of its members in their catholic faith. the group chose as its patron st. thomas more, the greatest lawyer of his time, who was a dedicated husband and father with a deep and profound commitment to his catholic faith, his profession and his fellow man. thus t