What is the role of parents in encouraging vocations?
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Vocations defined the primary role of parents as providing “authentic witness to the importance of faith, prayer, and service to others.” The first step is to give children an awareness of the nature of vocation-a calling from God. After that, the role of parents is one of inviting children to ask whether God might be calling them to priesthood or other Church ministry.
