For All Discerning or Interested by Consecrated Life: Priesthood, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and Laity
A Guide to Religious Ministries for Catholic Men and Women by Nancy Lappin (2014)
A Maryknoll Book of Inspiration: Spiritual Readings for Every Day of the Year by Michael Leach and Doris Goodnough (2010)
A Maryknoll Book of Prayer by Michael Leach (2003)
A Shepherd in Combat Boots: Chaplain Emil Kapaun of the 1st Cavalry Division by William L. Maher (1997)
And You Are Christ’s: The Charism of Virginity and the Celibate Life by Thomas Dubay (1987)
Autobiography of a Hunted Priest by John Gerard
Called by God: Discernment and Preparation for Religious Life by Rachael Marie Collins (2017)
Called to Holiness: On Love, Vocation, and Formation by Pope Benedict XVI (2017)
Discerning Religious Life by Clare Matthiass (2017)
Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making by Timothy M. OMV Gallagher (2009)
Discerning Your Vocation: A Catholic Guide for Young Adults by Nathanael Pujos (2014)
Discernment Do’s and Dont’s: A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment by Fr. George Elliott (2018)
Discernment: The Art of Choosing Well by Pierre Wolff (1993)
Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri J.M. Nouwen (2013)
Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser (2022)
Finding God’s Will for You by Francis De Sales (1998)
Holy Man, Father Damien of Molokai by Gavan Daws (1973)
Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Consecrated Persons by Dr. Mark Miravalle (2013)
Maurice and Thérèse by Patrick Ahern (1998)
Monastery Mornings: My Unusual Boyhood Among the Saints and Monks by Michael Patrick O’Brien (2021)
Paths of Love: The Discernment of Vocation According to Aquinas, Ignatius, and Pope John Paul II by Joseph Bolin (2008)
Personal Vocation: God Calls Everyone by Name by Germain Grisez (2003)
Prophetic Witnesses to Joy: A Theology of the Vowed Life by Juliet Mousseau RSCJ (2021)
Shoeless: Carmelite Spirituality in a Disquieted World by Donald Wallenfang and Megan Wallenfang (2021)
The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius Loyola by Dean Brackley (2004)
The Courage to be Chaste by Benedict Groeschel (1985)
The Curé D’Ars by Francis Trochu (1949)
The Monastery of the Heart: Benedictine Spirituality for Contemporary Seekers by Joan Chittister
This Tremendous Lover by Eugene Boylan (1946)
Treasure in Clay by Fulton J. Sheen (1980)
Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven by Raniero Cantalamessa (1995)
When God Asks for an Undivided Heart: Choosing Celibacy in Love and Freedom by Andrew Apostoli (1995)
Why Not Be a Missioner: Young Maryknollers Tell Their Stories by Susan Perry and Michael Leach (2002)
Priesthood:
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)
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
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)
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)
Priesthood: A Call to Service, Sacrifice, and Selflessness by Fr. Marcel Amadi (2018)
Priestly Formation & Integrative Healing by James Keating (2019)
Priests for the Third Millennium by Timothy M. Dolan (2000)
Program of Priestly Formation by National Conference of Catholic Bishops (2006)
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 Grace of Ars by Frederick L. Miller (2010)
The Joy of Priesthood by Stephen Joseph Rossetti (2005)
The Priest Is Not His Own by Fulton J. Sheen (1963)
The Priests We Need to Save the Church by Kevin Wells (2019)
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)
Diaconate:
Answering the Call: How God Transformed the Lives of Nineteen Catholic Deacons by Michael J. McGrath (2010)
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’s Ministry of the Liturgy by Frederick Bauerschmidt (2016)
The Heart of the Diaconate: Communion with the Servant Mysteries of Christ by James Keating (2015)
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)
Sisterhood:
A Right to Be Merry by Mother Mary Francis P.C.C. (2021)
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)
Carmelite Spirituality by Cardinal Anders Arborelius (2020)
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)
Loved as I Am: An Invitation to Conversion, Healing, and Freedom through Jesus by Sr. Miriam James Heidland SOLT (2014)
Millennial Nuns: Reflections on Living a Spiritual Life in a World of Social Media by The Daughters of Saint Paul (2021)
Sisters in Arms: Catholic Nuns through Two Millennia by Jo Ann Kay McNamara (1998)
Teaching in Black and White: The Sisters of St. Joseph in the American South by Barbara E. Mattick (2023)
The Carmelite Directory of the Spiritual Life by Austin Chadwell (2014)
The Little Flower Prayerbook: A Carmelite Manual of Prayer by Reverend Columba Downey O. Carm. (2012)
The Ear of the Heart: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows by Mother Dolores Hart O.S.D. (2018)
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)
Brotherhood:
A Living Sacrifice: Guidance for Men Discerning Religious Life by Fr. Benedict Croell O.P. and Fr. Andrew Hofer O.P. (2019)
A New Silence: Spiritual Practices and Formation for the Monk Within by Beverly Lanzetta (2020)
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)
Finding the Monk Within: Great Monastic Values for Today by Edward C. Sellner (2008)
Ladder of Monks and Twelve Meditations (Volume 48) (Cistercian Studies Series) by Guigo II the Carthusian (1981)
Monastery Mornings: My Unusual Boyhood Among the Saints and Monks by Michael Patrick O’Brien (2021)
Padre Pio: Man of Hope by Renzo Allegri (2000)
Practice of the Presence: A Revolutionary Translation by Carmen Acevedo Butcher and Brother Lawrence (2022)
Prayers for Priests: Let Us Stir the Heart of God on Behalf of Our Priests by Saints and Prelates Various (2016)
Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls by Kathleen Beckman (2018)
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 Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English by Brother Lawrence (2013)
The Private Journals by Thomas Merton (1995-1998)
The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton (1948)
