US EditionDear Abby: God’s calling, but man lets it go to voicemail
He says a priest friend’s homily renewed doubts about a vocation he ignored years ago, as his third ex-wife seeks a nine-month reconciliation.
- A 43-year-old reader, three times divorced, is reconsidering a potential calling to the Catholic priesthood after feeling this pull years ago but initially ignoring the vocation.
- Prompted by a priest's homily months ago asking, "Have we ignored God's call for us in our lives?" the writer is also facing pressure from a third ex-wife seeking nine months to reconcile.
- Despite knowing the path God intends, the writer admits struggling to prioritize divine will over personal desires, echoing William Shakespeare's wisdom in Act One of "Hamlet": "To thine own self be true."
- Abby advises listening to one's conscience and heart to find the right path, noting that serving a religious community is possible without joining the priesthood.
- God may be calling, but Abby cautions that without full commitment, one should not pursue the priesthood, especially with three adult children and a 13-year-old depending on the writer.
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Dear Abby: After my 3 divorces, I think God wants me to be a priest
DEAR ABBY: I’m 43, and I have been married and divorced three times. I have three adult children and a 13-year-old. My last divorce was final a few weeks ago. I was sure she was The One. Now she wants to give us nine months and see if we are going to reconcile. I am confused. Years ago, before I married the first time, I thought I was called to be a Catholic priest, but I didn’t listen. A couple of months ago, a good friend who is a priest gave …
Dear Abby: I wanted to be priest. Instead, I married and divorced 3 times; too late for the cloth?
DEAR ABBY: I’m 43, and I have been married and divorced three times. I have three adult children and a 13-year-old. My last divorce was final a few weeks ago. I was sure she was The One. Now she now wants to give us nine months and see if we are going to reconcile.
Dear Abby: God is calling, but thrice divorced man doesn’t want to answer
DEAR ABBY: I’m 43, and I have been married and divorced three times. I have three adult children and a 13-year-old. My last divorce was final a few weeks ago. I was sure she was The One. Now she now wants to give us nine months and see if we are going to reconcile.
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