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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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 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)
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)
