Religious ed falls short. (you may be right).I would like to commend the call to discuss the problem of the current priest shortage  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. provided in the December Sounding Board ("Don't give the priest shortage the silent treatment" by Father James E. Sullivan James Edward Sullivan (November 18, 1862 in New York City - September 16, 1914) was an American sports official. He was one of the founders of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), and served as its president from 1906 to 1908. ). I believe a large part of the problem is the unfortunate dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. level of religious education in many parishes in the U.S. over the last few decades. I am attending my current parish as a result of its high-quality religious education program, and it was discouraging how hard it was to find one. The parish I currently attend has sent two young men to seminaries to train for the priesthood priesthood Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance of religious rituals. Though chieftains, kings, and heads of households have sometimes performed priestly functions, in most civilizations the priesthood is a specialized office. just last year, while many others in the same diocese have sent none. I believe the difference is the lack of religious education programs. As a 17-year-old male who has seriously considered the priesthood, I can say that mandatory celibacy celibacy (sĕl`ĭbəsē), voluntary refusal to enter the married state, with abstinence from sexual activity. It is one of the typically Christian forms of asceticism. is not the sticking point sticking point n. A point, issue, or situation that causes or is likely to cause an impasse. Noun 1. sticking point - a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal . In fact, I welcome that hardship because it works as a gauge to determine just how serious a commitment to the priesthood is. I believe the problem of the priest shortage comes from the fact that while I and my friends of the same parish have all given the priesthood serious thought, my friends in parishes without a serious religious education program have given it no thought whatsoever. I believe if parishes begin to go out with the specific objective of cultivating young men for the priesthood, they will find themselves very successful. Steven Cottam Mesa, Ariz. |
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