\nthe priesthood, diocesan and religious orders, Archbishop Timothy Dolan
\noutlined 4 priorities:<\/p>\n
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\nEmphasize the vocation of marriage and family:”Taking care of the first crisis
\nwill take care of the second,” said Archbishop Dolan. “Vocations to the
\npriesthood and religious life come from lifelong, life-giving faithful
\nmarriages.”<\/p>\n
\nof vocations: “There were no good old days in the Church. Every era in Church
\nhistory has its horrors and difficulties. We need to recapture the
\nclimate\/tenor\/tone\/ambiance in the Church where a boy or man isn’t afraid to
\npublicly say, ‘I want to be a priest,’ and where his family, relatives,
\nneighbors, parish, priest, sisters, teachers and even non-Catholics are
\nrobustly supportive.”<\/p>\n
\nto help them be holy: “For a faithful Catholic, a priest is essential for
\ngrowth in holiness because he gives us the sacraments, and without the
\nsacraments we can’t be holy. When you ask us to help you be holy, we realize
\nthat we must be holy, and you remind us that there is something unique in the
\nChurch that only a priest can do.”<\/p>\n
\nget to heaven: “A priest is an icon of the beyond, the eternal, the transcendent.
\nHeaven gives us hope and meaning in life.”