Can an engineer become a priest? - Page 2

jesusmylover · #16 Apr 21, '12, 11:36 pm

Yes of course,

It's God who calls to the priesthood regardless your degree or training. In my case I'm Materials and Chemical Engineer, I worked 6 years and now i'm in the process of admission to the major seminary :-)

God Bless You.

curlycool89 · #17 Apr 22, '12, 1:25 pm

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Originally Posted by jesusmylover

Yes of course,

It's God who calls to the priesthood regardless your degree or training. In my case I'm Materials and Chemical Engineer, I worked 6 years and now i'm in the process of admission to the major seminary :-)

God Bless You.

I'm graduation this year with a major in civil-environmental engineering (just got to get through finals), and I also just went through the process of applying to the Seminary (it's a looong tale). I received notice from my Bishop earlier this month that I'd been accepted, so I'll be starting (Re-starting? Continuing? Transferring into? I'll eventually figure out what to call it) this fall.

I was in a co-op program, so I did have some engineering experience. It was fun, the jobs (especially my last one) were interesting and engaging (and they paid very well, enough to get me though undergrad with no loans), but it felt like God was calling me to do more and be more, and that can and does happen to people in any profession or career. So, here's hoping it all works out.

jesusmylover · #18 Apr 23, '12, 5:42 am

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Originally Posted by curlycool89

I'm graduation this year with a major in civil-environmental engineering (just got to get through finals), and I also just went through the process of applying to the Seminary (it's a looong tale). I received notice from my Bishop earlier this month that I'd been accepted, so I'll be starting (Re-starting? Continuing? Transferring into? I'll eventually figure out what to call it) this fall.

I was in a co-op program, so I did have some engineering experience. It was fun, the jobs (especially my last one) were interesting and engaging (and they paid very well, enough to get me though undergrad with no loans), but it felt like God was calling me to do more and be more, and that can and does happen to people in any profession or career. So, here's hoping it all works out.

Oh cool, good news. I'm really happy for you and my prayers are with you in this process.
You made the best choice, and you will rev rive the best reward, more interesting than a good pay :-)

HonoraDominum · #19 Apr 23, '12, 7:49 am

Welcome home! It's amazing the changes that God can do to our hearts if we simply heed the calls to His will for us.

In regards to being an engineer: I have a very dear friend who got his Master's in Computer Science and less than a year later joined the Clear Creek Benedictine Monks who only have two computers in their whole monastery. Both of my parish priests have Master's degrees, one in Church History, but the other in Biological Engineering. He was in the middle of getting his degree when he heard the call. He finished it, then went into the seminary.

In other words, if God is calling you, He will lead you where you need to go. Just spend lots of time on your knees, learning to know God and learning how to listen to what He is trying to say to you.

curlycool89 · #20 Apr 23, '12, 10:03 am

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Originally Posted by jesusmylover

Oh cool, good news. I'm really happy for you and my prayers are with you in this process.
You made the best choice, and you will rev rive the best reward, more interesting than a good pay :-)

Fr. Tom Rosica (CEO of Salt + Light tv) mentioned at Rise Up in Vancouver that the "pay is terrible, and the hours are long, but the benefits are out of this world".

Luckily, life's not about how much money you make.