If we ever get a boy, decent chance he might become a priest if we have some more kids, plunk down the money for Catholic school, and get him into a Catholic college. Very interesting numbers:
Priest Class of 2012 Is Younger, Prayerful and Catholic-Educated
The 2012 priesthood ordination class continues a six-year trend towards younger priests, according to a survey that indicates new priests come from larger families and are more likely to have attended Catholic schools and colleges.
Two-thirds of the men in this year’s ordination class are between the ages of 25 and 34. The men to be ordained, called “ordinands,” have an average age of 34.6 and a median age of 31.
Most ordinands have been Catholic since birth, though 6% are converts. Eighty-four percent had two Catholic parents, while 37% had a relative who is a priest or a religious. Nearly 70% of ordinands said they regularly prayed the Rosary, and 65% participated in Eucharistic adoration before entering the seminary. About 75% had been altar servers, while more than half participated in a parish youth group.
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