Thoughts about vocations

(by Father Philip N. Powell, OP)
"I've been thinking about vocations a lot lately. My province—Province of St Martin de Porres—is having a vocations weekend at the priory on Nov 10-12th. I’ve invited several young men from the university to attend and most of them have accepted. We’re expecting between 10 and 12 retreatants.

"I wanted to suggest the following about vocations:

"1). There is no vocations crisis. God is calling more than enough men to the priesthood to cover the needs of the Church. The real crisis is twofold: a). crisis of commitment and b). crisis of encouragement...."

(for more, read the full entry in Father's blog Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!