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This week's question comes from contributor Nelly Guajardo and was originally posted on our Facebook page.

This week, as I was making lunch for my son he asked me, Mom how does one become a Priest and do Priests have other jobs?

That night my husband and I had a conversation with him about the question. He said, he is thinking maybe of becoming one when he grows up.

I told him he would know in his heart if that was his vocation and to pray. I am still a bit taken with his question and told him I would be praying for him. My son is 11, not sure what his future holds but for him to ask I guess the seed has been planted.

Wondering if any of your children have asked the same question?

Please share your answers and experiences in the comment box below.

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Barb Szyszkiewicz

Barb Szyszkiewicz

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at CatholicMom.com, is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at FranciscanMom and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at Cook and Count. Barb is the author of The Handy Little Guide to Prayer and The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours, available from Our Sunday Visitor.