{"id":32,"date":"2020-09-17T20:51:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T20:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilian.org\/?p=32"},"modified":"2022-11-16T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:41:57","slug":"recommended-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilian.org\/en\/recommended-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>By Father Kevin Mannara, CSB<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is a multitude of sources to turn to. A good spiritual director or mentor should be able to make many recommendations. Here is a brief, introductory list of books and websites for someone starting out asking about vocations.<\/p>\n<h2>Books<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Casey Cole, OFM, <em>Called: What Happens After Saying YES to God<\/em>, Franciscan Media, 2018. (Note: also check out his Youtube series, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDcdVPVsJRxAVKq4vY0NYeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breaking In the Habit<\/a>\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>Benedict Croell, OP and Andrew Hofer, OP, <em>A Living Sacrifice: A Guide for Men Discerning Religious Life<\/em>, Vianney Vocations, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel P. Horan, <em>OFM, Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis<\/em>, Franciscan Media, 2012.<\/li>\n<li>James Martin, SJ, <em>Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints<\/em>, Paulist Press, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Merton, <em>The Seven Storey Mountain<\/em>, (multiple publishers).<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Merton, <em>New Seeds of Contemplation<\/em>, (multiple publishers).<\/li>\n<li>Henri Nouwen, Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life, HarperOne Publishers, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>St. Therese of Lisieux, <em>The Story of a Soul<\/em>, (multiple publishers).<\/li>\n<li>Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, <em>God\u2019s Voice Within: The Ignatian Way to Discover God\u2019s Will<\/em>, Loyola Press, 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Bonnie Thurston,<em> Hidden In God: Discovering the Desert Vision of Charles De Foucauld<\/em>, Ave Maria Press, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Websites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nrvc.net\/319\/publication\/3522\/article\/1557-frequently-asked-questions-about-vocations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Religious Vocations Conference, FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/beliefs-and-teachings\/vocations\/consecrated-life\/forms-of-consecrated-life.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Catholic Conference of Bishops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vocations.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian vocations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilian.org\/en\/about-us\/history\">history<\/a> of the Basilian Fathers and <a href=\"https:\/\/basilian.org\/en\/about-us\/our-charism\">our mission of education and evangelization.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Father Kevin Mannara, CSB There is a multitude of sources to turn to. 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