Answering questions about answering the call.

I had the tremendous blessing of being a guest on Catholic Answers Live Monday evening. Having been the host of the show for about ten years (until March of this year), it was great being back on the show and interacting with the listeners as I talked about the priesthood, vocations, and Vocation Boom in particular. In case you missed the broadcast, you can listen to it here.

Among the callers to the show were:

• A young man who feels God is calling him to discern the priesthood who was looking for advice on the next steps he should take
• A grandmother who wondered if she should pray for her four grandsons by name when asking God to lead one or more of them to the priesthood
• A lady who asked if ordination to the priesthood was a lifetime commitment, and if it is a mortal sin for a man to leave the priesthood
• And a young priest who recently celebrated his 500^th day of ordination (talk about a happy priest!)

During this Year for Priests, let’s all remember our priests and seminarians – and those we think might have a vocation – in a special way in our prayers. I believe the graces from this holy year will be experienced for years and years to come. God bless Pope Benedict for proclaiming the Year for Priests!