File photo of a priest holding a chalice as he celebrates Mass. Photo: OSV News / Gregory A. Shemitz. Dear Editor, Commenting on the vocations downturn, a wise priest once told us eager students: “Gentlemen, we have enough priests to minister comfortably to practising Catholics. What we don’t have is enough priests to minister to cultural Catholics.” Increasingly, I think he was correct. Much of the present discussion about priest shortages begins with the…
