Is a religious vocation greater than being married or being single?
God calls only a few to embrace a life of consecrated, celibate love for the Kingdom. He does this so that those who are in the world can be continually reminded of where we are going, that heaven is our true homeland. Because it is a supernatural vocation, the Church upholds the great dignity that Religious Life and Priesthood is. Because marriage is a natural vocation, it is upheld with the great sacramental dignity in the Church, it will be the way of salvation and sanctification for most of the Church. The vocations of Religious Life and Priesthood compliment the vocation of Marriage. God wants both to be present in the Church; our task is to fulfill His call for us personally.
