Dear Adam, 

Your question reminded me of a seminarian I know, so I showed it to him and asked him for his reflections. Here is what he wrote: What Adam is going through is exactly what happened to me.  I never thought about the PH until 3 very different friends asked if I had.  Initially I was defensive, saying we are all called to live and spread our faith, and so if I do that that doesnt mean Im called to the PH.  At that time, I was only thinking of being a family man.  But, after some reflection on the comments of those 3 friends from 3 different walks of life, I told God Id look into the PH simply because I wanted to show him I was sincere in wanting to only know and follow his will, even though I had no longing for the PH and sincerely believed that God didnt want me to be a priest.  So I decided to seriously devote my energies, my prayer life, my sacramental life, my readings, etc., to this intention.  I turned it over to the Blessed Virgin, and she gently guided me to Christ and ultimately to Gods will.  I took the comments of my friends as a sign from God that he wanted me to look into this option, and to do so with all my heart and with all sincerity.

I think it is worth your while to speak to your priest about what is happening in your soul. He will be as desirous as you are to help you make a clear and honest discernment, and I am sure that after helping you as much as he can he will respect your final decision. He will most probably walk you through all the sings of a vocation and your spiritual journey, and he will question you in depth. If after he gives you his read on your situation you end up opting for a different path to what he thinks is the correct one, I would expect him to try to encourage you to reflect further, but one he has done that I am sure he is going to respect your final decision.

God bless.