Sunday, July 15, 2007
He gave up six-figure income to follow a richer calling - Seattle P-I
Just a few years out of college, Chris Canlas was helping run a Seattle investment firm that managed $100 million in assets.
He had a car, house and six-figure salary.
Life was good. He was happy. But not complete.
Canlas quit his job, sold or gave away virtually all his possessions and moved to Portland last fall to study to become a priest. The 28-year-old leaves for a seminary later this year, and he plans to return in four years to become a priest with the Archdiocese of Seattle.
"I always knew I had a call to priesthood," he said. "I just didn't know how to answer it." ...
Just a few years out of college, Chris Canlas was helping run a Seattle investment firm that managed $100 million in assets.
He had a car, house and six-figure salary.
Life was good. He was happy. But not complete.
Canlas quit his job, sold or gave away virtually all his possessions and moved to Portland last fall to study to become a priest. The 28-year-old leaves for a seminary later this year, and he plans to return in four years to become a priest with the Archdiocese of Seattle.
"I always knew I had a call to priesthood," he said. "I just didn't know how to answer it." ...
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