What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People

The author addresses young readers about choosing a life course, offering plain explanations of religious vocation and practical guidance for discernment. He challenges the notion that a mystical interior attraction is always required, emphasizes right intention and sufficient fitness of nature and grace for admission to priesthood or religious life, and answers common doubts such as lack of attraction, fear of making a mistake, youth, and the world's need for service. Chapters cover aiming high, the state of perfection, the duties of priests, teachers, and parents in fostering vocations, and conclude with encouragement to make a generous, well-considered choice.