In fact, all our children have the potential for a call to religious life. More Catholic boys from good, solid Catholic families means more priests. More girls means more religious sisters. Children who have grown up in an atmosphere of generosity toward God will be more likely to be generous with Him themselves. And then there s the formation factor.
Kids play house.
Kids play dress up. As they get older and start thinking about careers, we can encourage them to think about the religious life. If we ve been talking about it since they were little, it won t be anything new. Most of all, we need to say yes to our own vocation every day, and pray that our children will learn to do the same. Then when the time comes, they ll be listening for God s call.