Joe asks:

My name is Joe and I am a High School student. My mother and father are divorced. My father has two other daughters, but my mother has only me. I feel that I may be called to priesthood; however, whenever I tell this to my mother, she grows angry because of the loss of grandchildren. In her presence, I abandoned the thought, but it remains strong in my heart. I have been interning with an orthopedic surgeon for a year and my parents have spent a great deal of money investing in a possible career in medicine, even though I am still in high school. My parents are very proud that I have the chance of succeeding in this wealthy field. I, on the other hand, am not as interested in money and materialistic things as they are. I wish only to use my talents to serve the Lord spiritually as a priest or through healing as a doctor. Should I choose the vocation that will carry on my mothers legacy and make them materialistically proud or follow the path less traveled and embrace the calling?