Dear Gregory,

I dont know what more you are looking for, or how you expect God to answer you. You have a desire for marriage. Good, thats a relief youre normal. Then as you develop your life of faith, the desire for the priesthood grows, too. That is the way God usually works.

What should you do now? Continue to develop your life of faith through prayer and the sacraments. Continue to learn more about your faith by reading books that will help you. This will help your faith mature from feelings to convictions, truths that you can live by and to which you can turn to find your way. Then do something new: take a step. Talk about your thoughts to a priest you trust - he will ask you about yourself, your health, your faith journey, your past, and your answers will help him to give you advice. He will be able to tell pretty soon if you should not pursue the priesthood. Then, if all looks good visit a seminary or check out a religious order you might have heard about and are interested in.

By doing this you will give God a chance to speak to you more clearly. He can't do much more unless you start cooperating with the grace that is already at work in your soul.

Ill say a special prayer for you.

God bless.