Father Cameron Faller, vocations director for the San Francisco archdiocese, gave a 14-minute talk on Sunday, June 27 at Star of the Sea parish. Father Faller confessed he did not want to be a priest and does not like everything about being a priest. After admitting the vocations crisis in San Francisco (“25 priests will retire, six will be ordained in the next three years”), he gave advice to the congregation on how to encourage young men.
Father Faller was followed by his mother, Bonnie Faller, who explained what might have led to the priestly vocations of Father Faller and his brother.
15-second excerpt from Bonnie Faller’s testimony:
“Our house was crazy. Four boys. I had a deep feeling to start the rosary with the boys and plant that seed especially when they were young. I think it was Aristotle who said give me a child before the age of seven, I’ll give you the man.”
Loved hearing Father Faller and his lovely Mother speak on vocations.
I listened to the entire speeches on YouTube of both Fr. Cameron and his mother– very inspiring! I recall the time before Vatican II, when nearly every Catholic boy thought of perhaps becoming a priest. The holy priesthood, celibate, married to God, was very much looked up to, by everyone! And the priest at Mass was so impressive! Seminaries were always full, and rectories were always full of priests, at all the churches. Right after Vatican II, thousands of priests and nuns began to leave the Church. And an imminent priest shortage, worldwide, was also announced. Very shocking!
We now know that a lot of gays use/d the priesthood as a cover for their gayness.
Yes, the Catholic Church has had a terrible problem with clergy child sex abuse. But all is not lost! Our Church is also blessed with many wonderful, excellent, true priests whom God has raised up and called, in good Catholic family homes, devoted to service to Him.
What a beautiful story Fr. Faller’s mother told about her own mother. Miracles do happen.
They don’t happen frequently enough in our time, as we slide into perdition and destruction. Maybe what you consider a miracle is just coincidence.
“Coincidrnce?” No way. Fr. Faller has been definitely called by God to the holy priesthood. And his parents were led by God to make a good Catholic home and family life, which fostered vocations to the priesthood in two of their sons. God works miracles all the time! But we are not always aware of it. Ignore the sinful world, serve the Lord, and see the miracles He will bring about in your life!
There is no such thing as coincidence.
If you have had the priveldge of Fr. Faller then you know the parents raised a wonderful son. What a blessing to the world. Thank you Faller family
Well, it has been said that behind every successful man stands an astonished woman.