Finding the meaning of life?

Love gives life its meaning. Pope John Paul II said as much:

“Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it. This is why Christ the Redeemer /fully reveals man to himself” (Redemptor Hominis, 10).

And at the heart of loving is giving. It is only in giving of ourselves that our lives will be truly fulfilled. How does this apply to priesthood? A priest gives himself in order to give life to others. As ‘Father’, he brings life to the family of God through his intimate relationship with his bride, the Church. A man does not enter the priesthood because he is escaping ‘the real world’, or because he cannot find a girlfriend, or because he cannot think of what else to do. He becomes a priest because he has a sense that God is calling him to have a particular part to play in the work to save souls for eternal life.

So how do I know if God is calling me to be a priest? The following pointers might be helpful.