ar ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Dioc ese , ▁and ▁former ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Mon aster y ▁in ▁Wayne , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Paul ▁Sch ae fer ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁in ▁Belle ville , ▁Illinois ▁to ▁Francis ▁and ▁Cla ire ▁Sch ae fer , ▁a ▁dev out ▁Catholic ▁family ▁of ▁German ▁descent . ▁While ▁att ending ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁elementary ▁school , ▁he ▁attended ▁mass ▁daily , ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁alt ar ▁boy ▁and ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁cho ir . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁then ▁attended ▁Southern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁saw ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ; ▁he ▁stopped ▁att ending ▁services ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁truth , ▁including ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁and ▁other ▁eastern ▁sources . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California , ▁and ▁found ▁out ▁about ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ity ▁through ▁a ▁Greek ▁man , ▁discover ing ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁that ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁Mod esto , ▁California , ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁Mak arios ▁( or ▁Mac arius ) ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mac arius ▁the ▁Great . ▁He ▁started ▁att ending ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Church , ▁San