Behind all the scientific, medical and political discussion, there lurks a haunting question. Are we willing to face the reality of human life once begun as truly human and deserving our respect and care?
Today we hold in our hands resources enough to invite all to share in God’s banquet of life and power enough to destroy life itself. We have advanced to where we can delude ourselves into thinking we can abrogate God’s place in his creation.
Vocations come from God. Vocation is gift, divine gift. It is not the product of a promotion campaign. It is not the effect of human recruitment. Vocation is a dialogue between God and the individual: God calling the person to offer his or her life for the good of the Church, and the individual responding with the sacrifice of self to the will of God.