#12667 Can God Force You to Be a Priest? Vocation and Discernment - Fr. Marc Gandolfo

“Can God force you to be a priest?” This question opens a discussion on vocation and discernment, addressing the complexities of divine calling. Other topics include how individuals can establish their own religious orders, the challenges of pursuing a diaconate while managing military commitments, and the implications of missing one’s vocation. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 03:20 – Can God force me to be a priest? 10:48 – If someone has a call to religious life, how do people go about creating their own convents and religious orders? 16:20 – I feel a call to the diaconate. I’m military and the classes conflict with my time. How much effort should I put into doing this? Should I talk to my bishop about it? 20:42 – What if you miss your vocation? 25:12 – What is a vocation? 29:19 – I feel a call to disciple others but am having a hard time figuring out what that looks like. What advice do you have? 35:30 – I’m a revert and am 37. Is it too late for me to discern a vocation? 40:10 – If a person who never marries or becomes a priest can have an equally fulfilling life, aren’t they missing something? 43:35 – Why do seminaries require so much education for people to just be priests and not bishops? 46:40 – What is the ministry of acolyte? Is it just an adult altar boy or is it deeper than that? 49:23 – I am a dedicated single man and find my life very fulfilling. 51:35 – I’m Protestant. Why is celibacy a requisite for the priesthood?