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Discerning Catholic Sisterhood YouTube Videos
August 7, 2025

YouTube Channels for Discerning Vocation:

*FOR MORE RESOURCES SEARCH: ‘Catholic Sister/Nun Resources,’ ‘Becoming Catholic Sister/Nun’

  1. Ascension Presents
  2. Ave Maria Press
  3. Breaking the Habit
  4. Called to More
  5. deaconsforlife
  6. Franciscan Missionary Sisters
  7. Hamilton Vocations
  8. High Calling Program 
  9. Kept in Her Heart 
  10. National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations
  11. Priests for Life
  12. Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent – Pro Ecclesia Sancta 
  13. Sensus Fidelium 
  14. St. Michael’s Abbey 
  15. The Thomistic Institute 
  16. Upon Friar Review 
  17. VISION Vocation Guide
  18. Vocations Outreach: Religious Life & Discernment 

YouTube Videos for Discerning Catholic Sisterhood:

*FOR MORE RESOURCES SEARCH: ‘Catholic Sister/Nun Resources,’ ‘Becoming Catholic Sister/Nun’

Video: A tough nun to crack: Catholic nun is Signapore’s first taekwondo world champion (The Straits Times, 2022)

Video(s): Behind the Veil #1 (Vocation Ministry) 

Video: Convent Tour with the Sisters (St. Michael the Archangel Parish, 2020)

Video: Discerning God’s Plan For Your Life (Ascension Presents, 2015)

Video: God is the Bigger Elvis: Mother Dolores Hart’s Journey from Hollywood to Cloistered Nun (NewmanUofT, 2019)

Video: Hidden: A Life All for God (The CatholicTV Network, 2018)

Video: Light of Love (Imagine Sisters, 2013) 

Video: My Vocation Story (Sacred Heart Day Nursery, 2020)

Video: Présence à Dieu (KnigaMs, 2018)

Video: SCHOOL OF LOVE – RTE – Would You Believe (GlencairnAbbey, 2016)

Video: The Beauty of Nuns – Inside a Monastery (Forward Into Beauty, 2020)

Video: What’s My Vocation? (Ascension Presence, 2015)

Video: Why Do Young Women Choose To Become Nuns? (Journeyman Pictures, 2016)

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Discerning Catholic Priesthood YouTube Videos
August 7, 2025

YouTube Channels for Discerning Vocation:

*FOR MORE RESOURCES SEARCH: ‘Catholic Priest Resources,’ ‘Becoming Catholic Priest’

  1. Ascension Presents
  2. Ave Maria Press
  3. Breaking the Habit
  4. Called to More
  5. deaconsforlife
  6. Franciscan Missionary Sisters
  7. Hamilton Vocations
  8. High Calling Program 
  9. Kept in Her Heart 
  10. National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations
  11. Priests for Life
  12. Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent – Pro Ecclesia Sancta 
  13. Sensus Fidelium 
  14. St. Michael’s Abbey 
  15. The Thomistic Institute 
  16. Upon Friar Review 
  17. VISION Vocation Guide
  18. Vocations Outreach: Religious Life & Discernment 

Discerning the Catholic Priesthood:

*FOR MORE RESOURCES SEARCH: ‘Catholic Priest Resources,’ ‘Becoming Catholic Priest’

 

Video: A Day in the Life of a Seminarian (St. John Vianney College Seminary Miami, FL, 2019)

Video: A Week in the Life of a Priest (Xt3dotcom, 2011)

Video: A Year in the Seminary (Beatific Films, 2017)

Video: Discerning God’s Plan For Your Life (Ascension Presents, 2015)

Video: From Atheism to the Priesthood (RCapostolicworks, 2011)

Video: From Pro Soccer to the Priesthood: The Witness of Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck (Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2016)

Video: Life at the Seminary – St. Augustine’s, Toronto (Office of Vocations, 2021)

Video: My Vocation Story: From Pilot to Priest (jschnurrr, 2016)

Video: Présence à Dieu (KnigaMs, 2018)

Video: The Call – A short video on Catholic Priesthood (OC Vocations, 2014)

Video: The Journey Toward Catholic Priesthood (McAfee Studios, 2019)

Video: Three Wis. Brothers, Three Priests (Associated Press, 2012)

Video: What’s My Vocation? (Ascension Presence, 2015)

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Books for Discerning of Catholic Brotherhood
August 7, 2025

Catholic Books for Discerning the Brotherhood (Monk and Friar)

 

Catholic Books for Monk Discernment

A Living Sacrifice: Guidance for Men Discerning Religious Life by Fr. Benedict Croell O.P. and Fr. Andrew Hofer O.P. (2019) 

A Matter of the Heart: A Monk’s Journal by Paul Quenon (2024)

A New Silence: Spiritual Practices and Formation for the Monk Within by Beverly Lanzetta (2020)  

Brother Andre by Jean-guy Dubuc (2010)

Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim and the Purpose of Life by August Turak (2018)

Christ the Ideal of the Monk: Spiritual Conferences on the Monastic and Religious Life by Columba Marmion (2022)

Cloister Talks: Learning from My Friends the Monks by Jon M. Sweeney (2009)

Finding the Monk Within: Great Monastic Values for Today by Edward C. Sellner (2008) 

Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the Church by CICLSAL (2016) 

In the Praise of the Useless Life: A Monk’s Memoir by Paul Quenon (2018)

Ladder of Monks and Twelve Meditations (Volume 48) (Cistercian Studies Series) by Guigo II the Carthusian (1981) 

Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler (2019) 

Monastery Mornings: My Unusual Boyhood Among the Saints and Monks by Michael Patrick O’Brien (2021)   

Monk’s Notre Dame by Edward A. Malloy C.S.C. (2022) 

Monk’s Tale: The Pilgrimage Begins, 1941-1976 by Edward A. Malloy (2009) 

Padre Pio: Man of Hope by Renzo Allegri (2000) 

Practice of the Presence: A Revolutionary Translation by Carmen Acevedo Butcher and Brother Lawrence (2022)

The Brother Lawrence Collection: Practice and Presence of God, Spiritual Maxims, the Life of Brother Lawrence: Practice and Presence of God, Spiritual Maxims, The Life of Brother Lawrence by Brother Lawrence (2008)

The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris (1997) 

The Hermits of the Big Sur by Paula Huston (2021) 

The Love of Learning and The Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture by Jean Leclercq O.S.B. (1960)

The Monastery of the Heart: An Invitation to a Meaningful Life by Joan Chittister (2012) 

The Monk Within: Embracing a Sacred Way of Life by Beverly Lanzetta (2018)

The Monk’s Tale: A Biography of Godfrey Diekmann OSB by Kathleen Hughes RSCJ (1991)

The Orchards of Perseverance: Conversations With Trappist Monks About God, Their Lives, and the World by David D. Perata (2000)

The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English by Brother Lawrence (2013) 

To Love Fasting: The Monastic Experience by Adalbert de Vogüé and Jean Baptist Hasbrouck O.C.S. (2024)

Catholic Books for Friar Discernment

How To Pray the Dominican Way: Ten Postures, Prayers, and Practices that Lead Us to God by Father Angelo Stagnaro (2012)

A Capuchin Chronicle by Fra. Ruffino Da Siena and Fr. Bernadino Da Copetrazzo (2017)

A Work of God: Images of Renewal (Franciscan Friars of Renewal, 2021)

Assisi’s Silent Witness: St. Francis, the First Friars, and the Humble Roots of the Sanctuary of Rivotorto (Pilgrimage to the Sacred: Italy’s Holy Shrines) by T.M. Aquinas (2025)

Capturing the Capuchins: The Men, the Myths, the Memories by Fr. Lester Knoll OFM Cap (2024)

Dominican Brothers: Conversi, Lay, and Cooperator Friars by Augustine Thompson, O.P. (2017)

Francis & His Brothers: A Popular History of the Franciscan Friars by Dominic V. Monti O.F.M. Ph.D. (2009)

Franciscans in Canada: Historical Essays by Paul-André Dubois (2025) 

Friar Jack’s Favorite Prayers by Jack Wintz O.F.M. (2011)

Friar Thomas D’Aquino: His Life, Thought and Work by James A. Weisheipl (1974)

How To Pray the Dominican Way: Ten Postures, Prayers, and Practices that Lead Us to God by Father Angelo Stagnaro (2012)

Oranges From Dominic’s Tree: Selected Poems by Dominican Friars, Sisters, and Laity by Matthew Powell (2015)

Perfect Joy: 30 Days with Francis of Assisi (2016)

St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar by Donald J. Gergen OP and Timothy Radcliffe OP (2016)

The Little Flowers of St. Francis by St. Francis of Assisi and Affinity Imprints (2022)

The Travels of Friar Odoric: 14th Century Journal of the Blessed Odoric of Pordenone by Odoric of Pordenone and Paolo Chiesa (2001)

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Books for Discerning Catholic Diaconate
August 7, 2025

Books for Discerning the Diaconate: 

A Deacon Prays: Prayers and Devotions for Liturgy and Life by Deacon Greg Kandra (2021)

 

A Deacon’s Retreat by Deacon James Keating (2010)

 

A New Friendship: The Spirituality and Ministry of the Deacon by Edward Buelt (2011)

 

Answering the Call: How God Transformed the Lives of Nineteen Catholic Deacons by Michael J. McGrath (2010)

 

Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons by Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons (1998)

 

Being a Deacon Today: Exploring a Distinctive Ministry in the Church and in the World by Rosalind Brown (2005)

 

Believe What You Read: Timeless Homilies for Deacons―Liturgical Cycle C by Deacon Michael E. Bulson (2006)

 

Compendium on the Diaconate: A Resource for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons by Libreria Editrice Vaticana and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015)

 

Encountering Christ the Servant: A Spirituality of the Diaconate by Deacon Dominic Cerrato Ph.D. (2020)

 

Every Man a Deacon: Who is called to ordination as a Roman Catholic Deacon by Rex H. Pilger Jr. (2014)

 

From Sinner to Servant: One Man’s Journey to Becoming a Permanent Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church by Albert Feliu (2006)

 

Our Life of Service: The Handbook for Catholic Deacons by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (2021)

 

Pope Francis Deacons: Servants of Charity by Pope Francis (2018)

 

Serving With Joy: Lessons From Pope Francis for Catholic Deacons Today by Silas S. Henderson (2016)

 

The Deacon Reader by James Keating (2006)

 

The Deacon’s Ministry of Charity and Justice by William T. Ditewig (2015)

 

The Deacon’s Ministry of the Liturgy by Frederick Bauerschmidt (2016)

 

The Deacon’s Ministry of the Word by Jay Cormier (2016)

 

The Heart of the Diaconate: Communion with the Servant Mysteries of Christ by James Keating (2015)

 

The Joy of Being a Deacon by John P. Flanagan (2016)

 

The Liturgical Ministry of Deacons by Michael Kwatera OSB (2005)

 

The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States of America by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2021)

 

The Spirit is Among Us: The Permanent Diaconate by Siphiwe Mkhize (2019)

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Books for Discerning Catholic Sisterhood
August 7, 2025

Books for Discerning Sisterhood 

A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun by Sister Monica Clare (2025)

A Monk in the Inner City: The ABCs of a Spiritual Journey by Mary Lou Kownacki (2008)

A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community by Sister Simone Campbell (2015)

A Right to Be Merry by Mother Mary Francis P.C.C. (2021)

Always Room For One More: Wit and Wisdom from the Mother Teresa of Honduras by Kathy Martin O’Neil (2023)

 Called by God: Discernment and Preparation for Religious Life by Rachael Marie Collins (2017)

Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America by Margaret M. McGuinness (2015)

Cloister and Community: Life within a Carmelite Monastery by Mary Jo Weaver (2002)

Carmelite Spirituality by Cardinal Anders Arborelius (2020)

Dearest Sister Wendy . . . A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship by Wendy Beckett and Robert Ellsberg (2022)

Discerning Religious Life by Sister Clare Matthiass (2017)

Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Well (Global Perspectives on Aging) by Anna I. Corwin (2021)

God Alone and I: Carmelite Meditations by The Carmel of Flemington (2013)

Guide to the Catholic Sisterhoods in the United States, Fifth Edition Edited by Thomas P. McCarthy (2002) 

 If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission by Jo Piazza (2014)

Inside the Cloistered Life: Personal Letters of a Carmelite Nun by Sr. Marie of the Trinity (2024)

Joy Within His House: A Cloistered Nun’s Reflections on Following Christ by Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt Op (2025)

Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint by Cheryl C. D. Hughes (2014)

Loved as I Am: An Invitation to Conversion, Healing, and Freedom through Jesus by Sr. Miriam James Heidland SOLT (2014)

Madre: The Nun Who Was Mother to the Orphans of Honduras by Kathy Martin O’Neil (2022)

Millennial Nuns: Reflections on Living a Spiritual Life in a World of Social Media by The Daughters of Saint Paul (2021)

Mystic of the Holy Wounds: The Life and Revelations of Sister Mary Martha Chambon by Visitation Sisters of Chambéry and Ryan P. Plummer (2019)

Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles by Raymond Arroyo (2007)

Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Mother Teresa and Brian Kolodiejchuk (2009)

Mother to Mother: Spiritual and Practical Wisdom from the Cloister to the Home by Mary Cuff Ph.D. (2024)

New Habits: Today’s Women Who Choose To Become Nuns by Isabel Losada (1999) 

Nuns – What are they for? (CTS Onefifties) by Maria Boulding OSB (2017) 

Reflections on Faith: Life in the Cloister by O.S.B. Sister Mary Agnes and Agnes Repplier (2025)

Sister Freaks: Stories of Women Who Gave Up Everything from God by Rebecca St. James (2005)

Sister, Soldier, Surgeon: The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D. by Dr. Leisa Marie Carzon (2024)

Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America by John J. Fialka (2004)

Sisters in Arms: Catholic Nuns through Two Millennia by Jo Ann Kay McNamara (1998) 

St. Maria Skobtsova: Poet, Nun, Martyr: The Life and Legacy of a Modern Saint by Dickson Woods (2025)

Teaching in Black and White: The Sisters of St. Joseph in the American South by Barbara E. Mattick (2023) 

Three Nuns from the Ranch by Sister Kathleen Cogan (2017) 

The Carmelite Directory of the Spiritual Life by Austin Chadwell (2014) 

The Diary of St. Veronica Giuliani: A Compendium: “Tell Everyone Love has been found!” (The Mission of Padre Pio) by Veronica Giuliani (2023)

The Ear of the Heart: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows by Mother Dolores Hart O.S.D. (2018)

The Golden Arrow: The Autobiography and Revelations of Sister Mary of St. Peter on Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus by Sister Mary of St. Peter (2019) 

The Joy of God: Collected Writings by Mary David and St. Cecilia’s Abbey (2020) 

The Life and Teachings of St. Veronica Giuliani: The Italian Mystic and CapuchIn Nun by Fr. Paul H. Kizito OSA (2024)

The Life of St. Veronica Giuliani, Capuchrin Nun by Filippo Maria Salvatori (2014) 

The Little Flower Prayerbook: A Carmelite Manual of Prayer by Reverend Columba Downey O. Carm. (2012)

The Narrow Door: 33 women. A “Yes” that Changes Everything by Father Augustus (2025)

The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia’s Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan (2006)

 The Story of Painting: The Essential Guide to the History of Western Art by Wendy Beckett (1997)

Trapped In Paradise: Catholic Nuns in the South Pacific 1940-1943 by Sister Hedda Jaeger (2024)

Wake Up With Purpose!: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years by Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt (2023)

What Did You Do in the War, Sister? by Dennis J. Turner (2020) 

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Books for Discerning Catholic Priesthood
August 6, 2025

Books for Discerning Priesthood

A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from Baseball Star to Catholic Priest by Burke Masters and Mike Sweeney (2023)

A Priest Forever: The Life of Father Eugene Hamilton by Benedict J. Groeschel (1998)

A Living Sacrifice: Guidance for Men Discerning Religious Life by Fr. Benedict Croell O.P. and Fr. Andrew Hofer O.P. (2019)

A Priest in the Family: A Guide for Parents Whose Sons are Considering Priesthood by Brett Brannen (2014)

A Priest’s Life: The Calling, the Cost, the Joy by Patricia Mitchell and Edwin F. O’Brien (2010)

A Priest Forever: The Life of Father Eugene Hamilton by Benedict Groeschel (1998)

All In: Breaking Barriers to Discerning the Priesthood by Anthony Isacco and Domenick Tirabassi (2018)  

Becoming a Priest: Canonical Discipline and Criteria on Suitability for Candidates by Szabolcs Anzelm Szuromi (2019)

By the Word of their Testimony: The Journey of a Priest by Murchadh Ó Madagáin (2009)

Called By Name: The Inspiring Stories of 12 Men Who Became Catholic Priests by Dr. Christine Anne Mugridge and Jerry Usher (2011)

Could You Ever Become a Catholic Priest? by Christopher J. Duquin and Lorene Hanley Duquin (1998)

Chosen One: From Homeless Infant to Priest at Home in My Heavenly Father’s Heart by Fr. Bob Shaldone, SOLT

Christian de Chergé: A Theology of Hope by Christian Salenson (2012)

Damien the Leper: A Life of Magnificent Courage, Devotion and Spirit by John Farrow (1998)

Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests (1994)

Encounters with the Holy Spirit: Memoirs of a Priest by Julio B. Rivero (2010)

Father Doug The Stories He Could Tell: Edited by Terry Douglas by Terry Douglas (2025)

Father Joe: Life Stories of a Hustler Priest by Kathryn Cloward (2021)

Father Kino: Priest to the Pimas by Ann Nolan Clark (2019)

Forged in Fire: The Real Father Stu and the Grace Behind the Film by Aaron Schuck (2025)

From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Father Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) by Caroline 

Hemesath and Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (2010) 

Get off the Cross, Someone Else Needs the Wood: The Growin’ of a Roamin’ Catholic Priest by Father Ken Deasy (2025)

Gift and Mystery by Pope John Paul II (1996)

Grandmother and the Priests: Stories by Taylor Caldwell (2024)

He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek (1973)

“Hey, Father!” Grace Filled Moments in the Life of a Catholic Priest by Gordon Douglas (2001)

Hockey Priest: Father David Bauer and the Spirit of the Canadian Game by Matt Hoven (2024)

Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai by Gavan Daws (1973)

How to Become a Catholic Priest: The Spiritual Journey From Seminary to Catholic Priesthood by Peter Okeke (2024)

In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart — The Journal of a Priest at Prayer by A Benedictine Monk (2016)

Is Jesus Calling You To Be a Catholic Priest? A Helpful Guide by Fr. Thomas Richter (2008)

Joy of Priesthood by Msgr. Stephen Rossetti (2005)

Leper Priest of Molokai: The Father Damien Story by Richard Stewart (2000)

Lessons & Stories from the Journey: Reflections from the Life of a Joyful Priest by Fr. Mark S. Lawlor (2022)

Made to Lead: Becoming the Father the Church Needs Today by Fr. Jason Buck (2025)

Man of God: The Catholic Priest and the Cornerstones of His Life by Athanasius Schneider (2024)

Many Are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood by Scott Hahn (2010)

Mary, The Mediatrix of God’s Grace: My Call to the Roman Catholic Priesthood by Reverend Father Evaristus Uche Obikweulu (2015)

Ministry in Tears: International Priests’ Missionary Life & Ministry by Rev. Benjamin Vima and Rev. Dasan Vima (2025)

No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Fr. Donald Calloway (2019)

Nothing But You, Lord: Reflections on the Priesthood and Priestly Formation through the Lens of Bishop Robert Barron by Fr. John P. Cush (2024)

Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism by Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster (2007) 

Priest, Parish, and People: Saving the Faith in Philadelphia’s “Little Italy” by Richard N. Juliani (2006) 

Priesthood: A Call to Service, Sacrifice, and Selflessness by Fr. Marcel Amadi (2018)

Priestly Formation & Integrative Healing by James Keating (2019)

Priest and Beggar: The Heroic Life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz by Kevin Wells (2021)

Priests for the Third Millennium by Timothy M. Dolan (2000) 

Program of Priestly Formation by National Conference of Catholic Bishops (2006)

Raising Virtuous Sons, Building Holy Fathers: How Parents, Priests, and Mentors Shape Future Fathers, Priests, and Leaders by Fr. Jason Buck (2025)

Reclaiming Our Priestly Character by David Toups (2008) 

Resting on the Heart of Christ: The Vocation and Spirituality of the Seminary Theologian by James Keating (2009)

Sacerdotalis Caelibatus (Priestly Celibacy) by Pope Paul VI (1967)

Saint Jean Vianney (Patron Saint of Parish Priests): The Life, Legacy, and Lessons of the Curé of Ars for a Modern World by Williams J. Smith (2025)

Saints and Priestly Formation by James Keating (2017)

That Was Father Stu: A Memoir of My Priestly Brother and Friend by Fr. Bart Tolleson (2023)

The Catholic Priest: A Guide to Holy Orders by Bishop Karl Pruter (2008)

The Catholic Priesthood: A 360 Degree View by Bevil Bramwell OMI (2020)

The Catholic Priesthood: Biblical Foundations by Fr. Thomas J. Lane (2016)

The Courage to be Chaste by Fr. Benedict Groeschel (1985)

The Grace of Ars by Frederick L. Miller (2010)

 The Grace to Be a Priest by Romanus Cessario (2018)

 The Joy of Priesthood by Stephen Joseph Rossetti (2005)

The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier and Korean War Hero by Roy Wenzl (2015)

The Priest: Called, Consecrated, and Sent by Fr. Daniel J. Jones (2025) 

The Priest Is Not His Own by Fulton J. Sheen (1963) 

The Priest: Mystery of Love by Luis María Martínez (2024)

The Priest Who Put Europe Back Together: The Life of Father Fabian Flynn, CP by Sean Brennan (2018)

The Priest’s Handbook by Bishop Karl Pruter (2008)

The Priestly Life by Ronald Knox (2023)

The Priests We Need to Save the Church by Kevin Wells (2019) 

The Sacred Heart and the Priesthood by  Louise Margaret Claret (2009)

The Sound of Silence: The Life and Cancelling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest by Karen Hall (2024)

The Spiritual Formation of Seminarians: Learning to Live in Intimate and Unceasing Union with God by James Keating (2025)

The Story of Alfonso Maria Fusco (1839-1910): From Humble Priest to Catholic Saint (Everyday Life Spirituality Series) by Fr. Angelo Butler MSP (2025)  

To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood by Brett A. Brannen (2010) 

The Restoration of The Priesthood: A Call to Holiness by Guillermo Maldonado (2018) 

The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM by Gereron Goldmann (2000)

The Untapped Power of the Sacrament of Penance: A Priest’s View by Father Christopher Walsh (2005)

When God Asks for an Undivided Heart: Choosing Celibacy in Love and Freedom by Fr. Andrew Apostoli (1995)

With God in America: The Spiritual Legacy of an Unlikely Jesuit by Walter J. Ciszek S.J. (2016)

With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest’s Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps by Walter J. Ciszek and Daniel L. Flaherty (2017)

X-Ray of the Priest In a Field Hospital: Reflections on the Sacred Priesthood by Armand de Malleray (2020)

30 Years Of Faith & Fire: Fr. Mbaka’s Inspiring Journey by Anselm (2025)

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Books for Discerning Catholic Priesthood
August 6, 2025

Books for Discerning Priesthood: 

A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from Baseball Star to Catholic Priest by Burke Masters and Mike Sweeney (2023)
 
A Living Sacrifice: Guidance for Men Discerning Religious Life by Fr. Benedict Croell O.P. and Fr. Andrew Hofer O.P. (2019)
 
A Priest in the Family: A Guide for Parents Whose Sons are Considering Priesthood by Brett Brannen (2014)
 
A Priest’s Life: The Calling, the Cost, the Joy by Patricia Mitchell and Edwin F. O’Brien (2010)
 
A Priest Forever: The Life of Father Eugene Hamilton by Benedict Groeschel (1998)
 
All In: Breaking Barriers to Discerning the Priesthood by Anthony Isacco and Domenick Tirabassi (2018) 
 
Becoming a Priest: Canonical Discipline and Criteria on Suitability for Candidates by Szabolcs Anzelm Szuromi (2019)
 
Called By Name: The Inspiring Stories of 12 Men Who Became Catholic Priests by Dr. Christine Anne Mugridge and Jerry Usher (2011)
 
Chosen One: From Homeless Infant to Priest at Home in My Heavenly Father’s Heart by Fr. Bob Shaldone, SOLT
Christian de Chergé: A Theology of Hope by Christian Salenson (2012)
 
Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests (1994)
 
From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Father Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) by Caroline Hemesath and Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (2010) 
 
Gift and Mystery by Pope John Paul II (1996)
 
He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek (1973)
 
“Hey, Father!” Grace Filled Moments in the Life of a Catholic Priest by Gordon Douglas (2001)
 
How to Become a Catholic Priest: The Spiritual Journey From Seminary to Catholic Priesthood by Peter Okeke (2024)
 
Made to Lead: Becoming the Father the Church Needs Today by Fr. Jason Buck (2025)
 
Man of God: The Catholic Priest and the Cornerstones of His Life by Athanasius Schneider (2024)
 
Many Are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood by Scott Hahn (2010)
 
Mary, The Mediatrix of God’s Grace: My Call to the Roman Catholic Priesthood by Reverend Father Evaristus Uche Obikweulu (2015)
 
My Call to Priesthood: One Married Man’s Struggle to Become a Roman Catholic Priest by Ronald Eberley (2006)
No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Fr. Donald Calloway (2019)
 
Nothing But You, Lord: Reflections on the Priesthood and Priestly Formation through the Lens of Bishop Robert Barron by Fr. John P. Cush (2024)
 
Priesthood: A Call to Service, Sacrifice, and Selflessness by Fr. Marcel Amadi (2018)
 
Priestly Formation & Integrative Healing by James Keating (2019)
 
Priest and Beggar: The Heroic Life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz by Kevin Wells (2021)
 
Priests for the Third Millennium by Timothy M. Dolan (2000)
 
Program of Priestly Formation by National Conference of Catholic Bishops (2006)
 
Raising Virtuous Sons, Building Holy Fathers: How Parents, Priests, and Mentors Shape Future Fathers, Priests, and Leaders by Fr. Jason Buck (2025)
 
Reclaiming Our Priestly Character by David Toups (2008)
 
Resting on the Heart of Christ: The Vocation and Spirituality of the Seminary Theologian by James Keating (2009)
Saints and Priestly Formation by James Keating (2017)
 
The Catholic Priesthood: A 360 Degree View by Bevil Bramwell OMI (2020)
 
The Grace of Ars by Frederick L. Miller (2010)
 
The Grace to Be a Priest by Romanus Cessario (2018)
 
The Joy of Priesthood by Stephen Joseph Rossetti (2005)
 
The Priest Is Not His Own by Fulton J. Sheen (1963) 
 
The Priestly Life by Ronald Knox (2023)
 
The Priests We Need to Save the Church by Kevin Wells (2019) 
 
The Sound of Silence: The Life and Cancelling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest by Karen Hall (2024)
 
The Spiritual Formation of Seminarians: Learning to Live in Intimate and Unceasing Union with God by James Keating (2025)
 
To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood by Brett A. Brannen (2010) 
 
The Restoration of The Priesthood: A Call to Holiness by Guillermo Maldonado (2018) 
 
The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM by Gereron Goldmann (2000)
 
With God in America: The Spiritual Legacy of an Unlikely Jesuit by Walter J. Ciszek S.J. (2016)
 
With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest’s Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps by Walter J. Ciszek and Daniel L. Flaherty (2017)
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Resources for Catholic Mental Health Ministry (Compendium)
August 3, 2025

Attached is a PDF with various resources for Catholic Mental Health Ministries. Please Click on the Link to Open the PDF.

GCRC Mental Health Parish Ministry Resources

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Psalms and Prayers for Times of Sickness & Injury
August 3, 2025

Psalms and Prayers for Times of Sickness and Illness

 

Fiat voluntas Tua, Domine. 

Thy will be done.

 

In manus Tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum

Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

 

Sancte Raphaël Archangele, custodi me.

Saint Raphael the Archangel, protect me.

 

Cor Iesu, in Te confido.

Heart of Jesus, I trust in you.

 

Venite ad me omnes qui laboratis et onerati estis, et ego reficiam vos. (Mt 11:28)

“Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”

 

Domine, lux mea in tenebris es.

Lord, You are my light in the darkness.

 

Domine, refugium tuum ante tempestatem esto.

May the Lord be thy refuge before the storm.

 

Miserere mei, Deus. 

Have mercy on me, O God. 

 

Ad te levavi animam meam. 

To You I lift up my soul.

 

Fiat pax in virtute tua, et abundantia in turribus tuis.

Let peace be within thy strength, and abundance within thy towers. (Psalm 121:7 Vulg.)

 

In pace in idipsum dormiam et requiescam.

In peace I will lie down and sleep, and take my rest. (Psalm 4:9)

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Catholic Post-Seizure Prayer, Catholic Prayer for After Collapse
August 3, 2025

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