Vocation Ministry | St. John the Baptist

Pursuing Holiness

A Wise and Discerning Heart — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X8ELYpshy0
Be Not Afraid — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NnY1kp3OSE
Do You Really Want What God Wants? — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev8TK2JldRg
Learning to be Alone — Fr. Mike Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL47Q6aQRF0
Surrender to the Spirit — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPfiRqRcv9A
What Does God Want for Me? — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTrysrXJAI
What is the True Nature of Freedom? — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta1dB9WdiRg

Discerning God’s Will

5 Common Discernment Traps and How to Avoid Them — Fr. Gregory Pine, OP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEeCqpuGaQ
“Poco a Poco:” Little Steps in Discernment — Sister Maria Regina, SV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO_aqeWlvXM
Jesus Calls the Tax Collector — The Chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IUL9yq0We8
The Key to Discernment — Fr. Mike Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EorSMmpuYIU
What Does God Want Me to Do? — Fr. Mike Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPhjpue3SfQ
What’s a Sign from God (and What Isn’t) — Fr. Mike Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEcRhhps6Jw

Discerning Marriage (Dating)

Find Out if You’re Really in Love — Jackie and Bobby Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ5mSScdInw
How to Save Your Marriage Before Meeting Your Spouse — Jason Evert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMo6DFnBtm4
Marrying the Right Person — Jackie Francois Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ozGTvoo-c
The Catholic Singles Guide to Dating — Lillian Fallon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpN34jsu7dM
The Imperfect Art of Dating — Dr. Kerry Cronin, PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3eyFgTHmzE
What Christian Women Want in a Man — Jason Evert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfYBPxSbR1c
Will I Ever Find the One? — Fr. Mike Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14VAz80R9-0

Discerning Priesthood

Day in the Life of a (College) Seminarian — Conception College Seminary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGXs4SmjAos
Day in the Life of a (Major) Seminarian — St. Paul Seminary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUlqy10sl6c
Diocesan vs. Religious Priests — The Catholic Talk Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ZpRKRRpS8
I Will Follow — Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson https://youtu.be/eTw5xg37QF0?si=u-kPDYyQy3DkXsEh
St. Francis de Sales Annual Dinner Video — St. Francis de Sales Seminary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KADW4zhe9pI
The Internet’s Top Questions About Priests — Fr. Mike Schmitz

Confession is a Place of Victory — Fr. Mike Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiVjwlUO9Sc

Discerning Men’s Religious Life

Day in the Life of a Capuchin Novice — Midwest Capuchin Franciscans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1tmaf3aLvs
Life of the Franciscans Friars of the Renewal — CFRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KI1VZZeWwQ
Picking an Order — Fr. Don Calloway, MIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcDXUfhr7f8
The Life of St. Thomas Aquinas, OP — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHmd81n6ZpM
The Importance of Catholic Monasteries in Today’s World —Norbertines of St. Michael Abbe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ou6xvYo0nY
Tour of the Dominican House of Studies — Dominican Friars of St. Joseph (OP East) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFb5s3uKXoo
Trappist Life — Monks of the Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, NY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdDEX7g_SwE
Ora et Labora — Monks of Clear Creek Abbey in Hulbert, OK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0MGudBINKw
A String of Happy Accidents (A Vocation Story) — Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IDgOLYjl0w

Discerning Women’s Religious Life

For Love Alone — Council of Major Superiors of Women’s Religious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2lkhEfBwY&t=10s
Dating and Discerning? — Sisters of Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22pNfcslTAM
Final Vows of Franciscan TOR Sisters — Franciscan Sisters, TOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2e64-n6ceY
Franciscan Sisters, TOR: A Day in the Life — Franciscan Sisters, TOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxhg12hN6QM
Vocations Story of Sister Clare Crockett, SHM — Sister Clare Crockett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwDsyuUkEjU&t=17s
The Life of St. Therese of Lisieux — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7EJc94SfQg
The Internet’s Top Questions About Nuns — Sisters of Life

Undivided Heart — Nashville Dominican Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa7LBgyqeOg

Discerning Consecrated Secular Life

A Day in the Life of a Consecrated Virgin — New Orleans Vocations Office https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwEtIitMN2g
Consecration of Maggie Hartman — Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-hxfg_7r_w
Consecrated Single Life — Dorrie Donahue at the GIVEN Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ro6RrFdp_Q
Consecrated Virginity — Houston Vocations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmwCkHjKJKk
The Life of St. Catherine of Siena — Bishop Robert Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni_hj_oQZsU