Church History

Discernment

Catechism of the Catholic Church
Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana:Washington, D.C.:[distributed by] United States Catholic Conference, 2000. ISBN 1574551094

The Teachings of Christ
Donald Wuerl, Ronald Lawler, Thomas C. Lawler, Huntington, Ind.: Our Sunday Visitor 1995. ISBN 0879736658

Questions and Answers for Today's Catholics
Michael Manning, Nelson, Nashville 1990 ISBN 0840774508
 

Christianity in the Roman Empire
Harold Mattingly, Norton, NY. 1967. ISBN 393003973

Early Christian Heresies
Joan O'Grady,  Barnes & Noble, NY 1985. ISBN 1566195608

Thirsty for God: Brief History of Christian Spirituality
Bradley P. Holt, Augsburg, 1993.  ISBN 0806626402
 

Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Parker J. Palmer,  Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN 078947350

Discovering Your Personal Vocation: The Search Formeaning the Spiritual Exercises
Herbert Alphonso,  Paulist Press, 2001. ISBN 0809140446

Weeds Among the Wheat: Discernment, Where Prayer & Action Meet
Thomas Green, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind. 1984. ISBN 0877933189  0877933197

Discernment: The Art of Choosing Well
Pierre Wolf, Triumph Books, Ligori, MO. 1993. ISBN 0800730380 0892434856

Seeking Jesus in Contemplation and Discernment
Robert Faricy, Michael Glazier Books, 1987. ISBN 0870611429

Authenticity: A Biblical Theology of Discernment
Thomas Dubay, Ignatius, San Francisco 1997 ISBN 089870619X
 

Could You Ever Become a Catholic Priest?
Christopher J. Duquin and Lorene Hanley Duquin, 1998. ISBN 0818908165

Vocations Anonymous: A Handbook for Adults Discerning Priesthood and Religious Life
Kathy Bryant, National Coalition for Church Vocations, IL, 1997

On the Way to Priesthood: A Journal and Reflection Guide for Men Discerning the Priesthood
Sr. Kathleen Bryant, RSC,  National Conference of Diocesan Vocations (NCDVD), IL. 2000.

En Camino al Sacerdocio: Diario y Guia de Refecxion para Hombres que Estan Discerniendo el Sacerdocio
Sr. Kathleen Bryant, RSC,National Conference of Diocesan Vocations    (NCDVD), IL. 2000.

Vocations Anonymous: A handbook for adults discerning priesthood and religious life
Sr. Kathleen Bryant, RSC, National Coalition for Church Vocations, IL, 1997

A Guide to Religious Ministries for Catholic Men and Women
Catholic News Publishing Company, NY, 2003. ISBN 1-893275-22-1
 

Thirsty for God: Brief History of Christian Spirituality
Bradley P. Holt, Augsburg, 1993. ISBN 0806626402

Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
John Eldredge, Thomas Nelson Pub., 2001.  ISBN 0785268839

The Holy Longing
Ronald Rolheiser, Doubleday, NY. 1999.  ISBN 03855494181

Befriending Our Desires
Philip Sheldrake, Darton, Longman & Todd, 2002. ISBN 0232524467
 

Armchair Mystic
Mark Thibodeaux, St. Anthony Press, 2001. ISBN 0867164301

The Fire Within: St. Theresa, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel, on Prayer
Ignatius Press, 1989. ISBN  0898702631   

Opening to God: A Guide to Prayer
Thomas Greene, S.J., Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 1977.  ISBN 0877931356, 0877931364

Darkness in the Marketplace: The Christian at Prayer in the World
Thomas Greene, S.J., Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 1981. ISBN 0877932301 0877932298

When the Well Runs Dry
Thomas Greene, S.J., Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 1979. ISBN     087793181X, 0877931828

Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
Brennan Manning, Navpress, 1994. ISBN 0891098267

Prayer and Common Sense
Thomas Greene, S.J., Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind., 1995. ISBN 0877935513

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Meditation on Fathers, Brothers, and Sons
Henri Nouwen, Doubleday, NY. 1992. ISBN 0385418671

The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence; edited and paraphrased by Donald E. Demaray, Alba House, NY. 1997.
ISBN 0818907703

The Wounded Healer
Henri Nouwen, Doubleday, Garden City, NY. 1972. ISBN 0385028563
 

Gift and Mystery: On The Fiftieth Anniversary of my Priestly Ordination
Pope John Paul II, Doubleday, Garden City, NY. 1996. ISBN 0385489633 

Letters to My Brother Priests
Pope John Paul II,  James P. Socias, editor, Midwest Theological Forum,Scepter Publishers, 1994.  ISBN 0933932618

Diary of a Country Priest
Georges Bernanos, Carrol & Graf, 2002. ISBN 0786709618

Quickening the Fire in Our Midst: The Challenge of Diocesan Priestly Spirituality
George Aschenbrenner, Jesuit Way, Chicago. 2002. ISBN 0829419489

Priests for the Third Millennium
Timothy M. Dolan, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntinton, IN., 2000. ISBN 0879733195

Priestly Prayer: Reflections on Prayer in the Life of the Priest
Rev. Mark O'Keefe, Abbey Press, St.Meinrad, IN.  2002. ISBN 0870293656

Priestly Virtues: Reflections on the Moral Virtues in the Life of the Priest
Rev. Mark O'Keefe, Abbey Press, St.Meinrad, IN. 2000. ISNB 0870293508

Living our Priesthood Today
Pennington, Basil, OCSO and Arico, Carl, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, IN, 1987.
ISBN 0879735139

Extraordinary Lives – Thirty-four Priests Tell Their Stories
Friedl, Francis P. and Reynolds, Rex, editors,  Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame IN, 1998.
ISBN 0877936560

Spiritual Renewal of the American Priesthood
NCCB 1972.  Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry

Priests for a New Millennium
USCC, Washington, D.C., 2000. ISBN 1574553674

Priesthood in the Modern World
Sheed & Weed, Franklin, WI. 1997. ISBN 0818907703
 

Voices of Silence – The Lives of the Trappists Today
Bianco, Frank,  Bantam Doubleday, Dell, NY. 1992. ISBN 0385424302

The Cloister Walk
Norris, Kathleen, Riverhead Books, NY.  1996. ISBN 1573220280
 

Restless Heart: Understanding Loneliness
Ron Rolheiser , Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. ISBN 0340862378

Courage to Be Chaste
Benedict Groeschel 1985. ISBN 0809127059

Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven
Raniero Cantalamessa, Charles Serignat, Alba 1995. ISBN 0818907452