Heh, Tacenda. Life is difficult! If it were easy, we would not seek God in religion.
Heh, Tacenda. If life were easy, would many seek solace in religion?
If our priests were married with children, or what comes next, caring for aged parents, it seems like I would never call them in the middle of the night for the last Sacraments for myself or loved ones.
The Catholic Church teaches that each of us have a "vocation". Each of us need to discern the state of life is to which we are called. No matter our calling, it will involve self-sacrifice, and even suffering for those to whom we are obliged to minister. Most are called to the Sacrament of Matrimony. A select few are called to the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Some, a very few are called to both.
