This Second Coming, as much as the First Coming when God became flesh, is for each of us an act of faith. In the mystery of human salvation, we recognize our necessary role in striving for this Second Coming knowing that its fulfillment is not in our control. The nurturing of vocations to marriage, priesthood, and religious life is also a delicate and mysterious interplay of divine and human action. We do not have any control over how many young men God will call or inspire to dedicate their lives within the Basilian community. At times, however, we may underestimate our necessary and intrinsic roles in the fostering of vocations to our community.
Invitation is integral in vocation ministry with young adults.
First of all, because of fewer religious, many young adults are not familiar with religious life. Also, many young adults, because of their experience with high rates of abortion and divorce question whether people are really content with their choices. They see families existing and continuing not because of love, but out of fear, convenience, or economics. To invite, we must be hopeful, we must see the significance and need for religious life now and in the future. In an enclosed article by Terrance Klein, he suggests from a theological and historical standpoint that the current situation is not so much one of rising hostility to vocations as declining encouragement of them.