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			Home  /  FAQ's Page Options Back to FAQ's Previous Next Add to Favorites Ask Your Vocation Question Send Feedback Preparing How should I prepare myself during the two years before I enter the convent? I am beginning formation in three months; any suggestions on how to prepare in the meantime? What is a 'Rule of Life'? How exactly does a man become a priest? What steps should be taken before entering the seminary? Are there any tests for seeing if you are psychologically fit for religious life? Should you finish your studies before joining the seminary? Since my decision I have encountered a number of responses... How can I know where I need to be in my spiritual life in order to enter the monastery? I'm not sure if I am a good enough Catholic... Would you please give me some advice on how to go about preparing myself for the life God is calling me to? Is there any preparation one should do for the interview for the priesthood? How can I become a good seminarian? Type your question here to search the responses in the AnswerBase. If you don't find an answer, send your question to Fr Bannon online...    Related Links I am young and I think God is calling me to be a priest, but since I am young I have a long time to wait. Could you please tell me things I can do to prepare for my vocation? My parents want me to get a degree before entering consecrated life; what should I do? I'm not Catholic yet and everybody thinks I'm a nut for wanting to be a religious, but I think I'm getting a wake-me-up from God and I was wondering what you think. How can I know if or where I'm called to active or contemplative life, especially since I don't have time to visit anywhere? Can I have my cake and eat it too? I want to get my masters degree and then enter the seminary. How much does personality have to do with a vocational decision? Can a vocation be destroyed? Is it normal to feel difficulties such as thinking that God has stopped listening to you? Is my student loan going to be an obstacle to entering the convent? Should I go to Steubenville's Pre-Theologate Program? How do I keep from losing my attraction to the religious life, but still go on living my own life in the present time? How do I know that those feelings of joining the religious life are reliable, and if that's what I am really called to? My parents don't want me to join the convent this year, but I feel like I should. What should I do? I was wondering if you can give me some tips to open up completely to my Spiritual Director, it's hard for me to do it, but I know I'll eventually have to tell her about the discerning of my vocation. I come from a country without any seminaries or vocation offices. I think I may have a vocation to be a priest. What should I do?			Search    Q&A Brendan asks: Would it be okay if I made my own vows to Christ? more questions... Adoration for Vocations Today (In GMT time) 5:00 PM RADIO MARIA (ESPAÑA) 5:00 PM Elsa Yolanda Marquez de Salazar (Aguascaliente...) 5:00 PM San Pedro de Las Condes (Chile) 6:00 PM Capilla Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (Padre Hurtado...) View entire week... what is this?... News Pope Arrives by Boat to World Youth Day <Zenit, Thursday> Benedict XVI's Welcome to Youth <Zenit, Thursday> Youth Flock to Vocations Expo <Zenit, July 16> more news... Events May 23-26, Greenville, Rhode Island. Come and See. (1) Oct 10-12, Cheshire, CT. Test Your Call Retreat. (10) Dec 26-30, Cheshire, CT. Test Your Call Retreat. (13) more events...
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