www.vocation.com - I am going to return to the Church soon; can I follow

	Don asks: I was baptized in the Catholic Church as an infant but was not raised in the faith. Now as an adult I am 99.9% sure that I am going to return to the church. Now for my question. I think I may have a vocation. When I contact the priest at my local parish, when I return home from business, should I tell him this also? Should I find a spiritual director now or wait until I am confirmed?
	Dear Don, That is wonderful news! Congratulations! There is nothing wrong with telling your priest your thoughts from the time you contact him, and it would also be good for you to find a spiritual director even before you are confirmed. It is important, though, to separate the two matters: your coming back to the Church, and your vocation - they are two separate, different graces (although one, your coming back, is the source of the other, your vocation). If you were to discover you don't have a vocation, it ought not to impact in any negative way the fervor and commitment with which you return to a life of grace, the sacraments, and apostolate within the Church.


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