As always, Fr. Calloway’s ability to speak the truth is appreciated. I’m glad Father spoke about the role of altar servers and vocations to the priesthood. My son often wished our parish would at the very least provide a weekend when only boys could serve. He suggested it be a ‘vocations’ weekend, so that parents would not be offended. We need to stop giving ‘service hours’ for alter serving as this might be a way to re-focus this ministry toward nourishing vocations. I used to assist schedule servers and this is a real issue. They were only there for the easy service hours and had no real knowledge of how important their role is or what is even happening during Mass. I often saw disrespectful behavior at the altar. If boys were given an opportunity and taught by the clergy what this really means, you would see an increase in vocations.