Aspiring religious delay entry to pay off debt

By Colleen Dulle Catholic News Service 

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For some aspiring priests and religious, the biggest obstacle to pursuing their vocation is student debt. More.

(PHOTO:  Dominican Brother James Mary Ritch pauses while working at the Franciscan Center in Baltimore July 6. Brother James paid off his student loans through the Laboure Society, an organization that teaches aspiring religious to raise money. - CNS photo/Colleen Dulle)