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As a parent, if I encourage my child to consider a Church vocation and it eventually doesn’t work out, wouldn’t it have been better to stay out of things in the first place? Shouldn’t parents let children make up their own minds?
Do priests and sisters remain connected to their families?
How can parents talk about Church vocations when what they know about from personal experience is married life?
What if my son/daughter feels called to a Church vocation but feels unworthy?
What is the role of parents in encouraging vocations?
With all the recent scandals in the priesthood and the declining number of women in consecrated life, why would I want to encourage my child to consider a Church vocation?
Won't my son/daughter be lonely if they follow a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life?