Rev. W. Shawn McKnight, S.T.D.
Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations
www.usccb.org/homiletics
 511 Total for 2013
 Youth involvement in Church is
critical for vocations;
 Low encouragement reported
from youth/young adult/
campus ministers;
 Underrepresentation of
Hispanic/Latinos and strong
representation of Asians;
 Age ticks up; average 35.5,
median 32;
 26% have college debt; average
$20,250, median $15,000.
PERCENTAGE OF HISPANICS
BY GENERATION
 Consultation held at the
USCCB in June 2011
 15 psychologists,
seminary & diocesan
officials, canon & civil
lawyers
 Second Draft Completed
and Approved by CCLV
 Awaits review by the
Committee on Doctrine &
the Committee on
Canonical Affairs and
Church Governance
 Final Approval expected
September 2014 by
Administrative Committee
Encourages
development of
Diocesan and Seminary
Protocols
Purpose of Psych evals.
 Screening of Applicants
 Formation of Candidates
Addresses issues of
confidentiality and use
by formation faculty
 Program of Priestly Formation,
5th edition, expires
December 2015
 Consultation has begun
with key constituencies
 NCDVD
 NACS
 NACTS
 FSSD
 Rectors
 Consultation of Bishops
November 2014
Annual Surveys of Priestly Formation
2011:
Catholic Social Teaching Formation /
Intercultural Competency Training
2012:
Formation for Evangelization &
Catechesis
2013:
Liturgical & Spiritual Formation
2014:
Homiletic & Pastoral Formation
2015:
Admissions & Human Formation
• Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers in the United
States, Revised Edition (USCCB Publication, 2003)
• A new 3rd Edition in draft process
• Approval anticipated September 2014
• Implementation in 2015