We are not in a crisis at this time. But it's important that we take steps to avoid one. The world offers so many vocational choices nowadays. Young men today may not even consider a priestly vocation. Philadelphia Priest Call will try to change that.
Many people think that identifying prospective vocations is solely the job of the priest.
This is simply not true. We want to reach out to as many men as possible. For that reason, we begin Philadelphia Priest Call with television, radio and billboard messages, promoting vocations to the priesthood. Hopefully, it will be impossible to ignore this message. We are asking our schools, our parishes and our families to pray more intently for vocations to the priesthood and to raise awareness of our ongoing vocation programs.