Some years ago, I celebrated a Mass—probably during Catholic Schools Week—where a high school student gave a talk about his experience of Catholic education. He had clearly prepared well. He was convincingly excited about his Catholic faith. But, I was a little surprised what people said—and didn’t say—as they talked to him after Mass. I heard: “You speak well—you should be a teacher,” “—you should be a lawyer,” “—you should be in politics.” What I didn’t hear: “You could be a priest.” Today, traditionally Good Shepherd Sunday and a day of prayer for vocations, particularly priestly vocations, calls us not to skip over that possibility for faithful young men and women we know. Let’s truly pray for the vocations today’s Church desperately needs in priesthood and religious. Don’t be afraid to lay out those vocations as options for friends and family members. Never shy away from asking the question “Did you ever think about a vocation?” Had I not heard that precise question from one of my predecessors, Msgr. Clark, I wouldn’t be here today. Pray, talk, ask, reflect so that Church will have again the shepherds, the good shepherds, she needs.