If you would like more information you can contact the Vocations office in your diocese. They will be happy to assist you in your discernment process. Don't be afraid to make the wrong choice. So long as your life honors God, He will be pleased with your effort. Many people change careers, or take years to decide upon what it is they eventually want to do or be in their lives.
Many people enter religious life after being in a career for years.
There are even delayed vocations seminaries, set up for the specific needs of older men who find that they have a call from God to the priesthood. Pray about your life choices. Open your heart to God's call. When he shows you what it is that he wants you to do with your life, say yes with a joyful heart. Return to Articles Page .