Vocations

VATICAN CITY, 31 MAR 2009 (VIS) - Made public today was the Message of Benedict XVI for the 46th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which is due to be celebrated on 3 May, the fourth Sunday of Easter, and which has as its theme this year: "Faith in the divine initiative - the human response".

The Holy Father's message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2009

VATICAN CITY, 31 MAR 2009 (VIS) - Made public today was the Message of Benedict XVI for the 46th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which is due to be celebrated on 3 May, the fourth Sunday of Easter, and which has as its theme this year: "Faith in the divine initiative - the human response".

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Benedict XVI recalled the 47th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which is celebrated today,

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There are plenty of liberals and independents (see: Kinky Friedman), as well as progressive thinkers (see: Peaceful Vocations, Dallas Peace Center, Radical Encuentro Camp, etc) and, yes, a lot of us DO give a damn about the environment.

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Vocations and what to do with them: how Jesuits identify and recruit: great little book that talks about a number of “tests” for potential candidates to help recruiters determine whether someone has potential as a missionary candidate.

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Similar tests are administered in the US, with similarly bizarre results, as exemplified in the Simpsons episode Separate Vocations.

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Vocations and what to do with them: how Jesuits identify and recruit: great little book that talks about a number of “tests” for potential candidates to help recruiters determine whether someone has potential as a missionary candidate.

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“The church knows that we have to use the means available to reach out to young people, [and] social sites let us do that in a way they understand,” says Father David Toups, associate director of Committee for Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations at USCCB.

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"With the decrease in vocations to the priesthood that we experienced in the 1970s and '80s, we now have a dip in the number of priests," said the Rev. David Toups, interim director of the U.S. bishops 'Secretariat on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.

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