He gave up six-figure income to follow a richer calling

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God’s call to good men is as strong as ever.
He gave up six-figure income to follow a richer calling

Just a few years out of college, Chris Canlas was helping run a Seattle investment firm that managed $100 million in assets.
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He had a car, house and six-figure salary.
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Life was good. He was happy. But not complete.
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Canlas quit his job, sold or gave away virtually all his possessions and moved to Portland last fall to study to become a priest. The 28-year-old leaves for a seminary later this year, and he plans to return in four years to become a priest with the Archdiocese of Seattle.
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“I always knew I had a call to priesthood,” he said. “I just didn’t know how to answer it.”
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The Roman Catholic Church had seen a decline in the past few decades in the number of men entering the priesthood. But in recent years, more have sought out the ministry, church officials said.
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