Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life – A Context for Understanding Current Change

Bishop Murphy offers a comprehensive review and analysis of the vocations crisis facing the Catholic Church in his address to the Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. His address also includes a list of suggestions to respond to the vocations crisis. He concludes by stating, “I believe there are countless young people within the Church today already possessing gifts and talents for priesthood and religious life. We must call them forth. We must recognize the seeds of a vocation already present within the Christian community today.”