On Vocations Sunday, the institutional church prays for an increase in vocations to the priesthood.
Women are standing on the “prophetic edge” of the church, denied the opportunity to stand in roles of meaningful leadership or ordained ministry. They have worn out their shoes walking the walk of service and ministry to a church that refuses to recognize their contributions and their callings.
On April 30th, we call on the Catholic church to notice those whose footprints are missing as they walk the synodal path. We bear the shoes of women who have gone the extra mile for the church, only to find the door to meaningful leadership and decision-making closed.
Catholic women are called by God: called to renewed priesthood; called to equality; called to full participation in the leadership of the church. We know these women, we are these women, and we walk with these women.
Please share your "Vocations Sunday" message for the institutional church below. We will share them (anonymously or using your first name) with a display of empty shoes to offer a visual representation of vocations unanswered, those who have walked away, and those walk the prophetic edge of the church, longing for full equality for all of its members.
