The Roman collar of a priest is seen in a file photo. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez At my parish, we pray “for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.” But at the other parish in town, they pray for “vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate, marriage, and religious life.” How many vocations are there actually? This is a tricky question to answer, because in our Catholic tradition the word ‘vocation’ can mean different…
