C
Chovy
Guest
I was sitting in Mass this weekend praying for vocations and something struck me. Why do we not advertise more for vocations? I don’t mean mentioning the need for vocations at Mass, I mean actually ADVERTISING the benefits and other positive outcomes of choosing religious life on the radio, on TV, on billboards, etc.
The closest thing I could compare it to is how the U.S. military advertises military careers. Maybe if the priesthood didn’t seem like something young men chose in the olden days and if our young men saw what was in it for them, more would be making the choice to hear God’s call.
Obviously, God has to call men to the priesthood. I don’t think He’s calling fewer men, but I do think less men are hearing Him. Maybe the Church needs to hit them with another source of messages.
The closest thing I could compare it to is how the U.S. military advertises military careers. Maybe if the priesthood didn’t seem like something young men chose in the olden days and if our young men saw what was in it for them, more would be making the choice to hear God’s call.
Obviously, God has to call men to the priesthood. I don’t think He’s calling fewer men, but I do think less men are hearing Him. Maybe the Church needs to hit them with another source of messages.