Learning to Listen to God's Call
Are you trying to figure out your vocation or career or even your major?
Are you wanting to grow in your ability to listen to God's guidance?
Are you thinking about priesthood or religious life?
Discernment Articles
Recommended books
Your One Wild and Precious Life: Thoughts on Vocation by Mark-David Janus CSP - A wise and concise book to help lay foundations for discerning with God, your vocation. This book helps to dispel many of the false notions we often have about God’s Will for our lives. This is currently one of Fr. Steve Bossi’s favorite books, so if you ask him, he may give you a free copy.
Weeds Among the Wheat by Thomas Green, SJ - The Jesuits are experts in the realm of discernment with years of experience, building upon their founder’s foundational experience with discerning God’s will for his own life.
The Story of a Soul - The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux - Any true discernment has to have at its foundation, a love for God. St. Therese is one inspiration on what loving God feels like.
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties: (And Let’s Be Honest, Your Thirties Too) by Paul Angone - When you graduate from college, start a major new chapter in your life. No longer is the
Discernment Websites
Paulist Fathers Vocation Page and Paulist Fathers Vocations FB Page
Vision Vocation Discernment - Resources of the National Religious Vocation Conference to help men and women discern a vocation to the consecrate life and to learn about the variety of religious orders.
USCCB Vocations Resources - Resources from the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops on vocation.
Catholic Volunteer Network - Resources for volunteer opportunities with out 185 different programs in the Catholic Volunteer Network. Serving others out of charity and compassion is a powerful way to help listen to God and find one’s place in the world.