To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood

In what has been hailed as “a groundbreaking work” Fr. Brett Brannen compiles all the wisdom of a master Vocation Director into one volume.

This 10th Anniversary Edition of To Save a Thousand Souls contains useful updates and powerful and entertaining stories. The book explains in down-to-earth language how to discern a vocation to diocesan priesthood. It is the definitive guide for men considering the priesthood.

Using powerful and entertaining stories, the book explains in down-to-earth language how to carefully discover God's call.

To Save a Thousand Souls has been used by over 100 U.S. dioceses, and has become the standard "catechism for discernment" throughout the country. It has been re-printed in Canada, Europe and Asia and translated into Spanish and French.

Readers are enthusiastic in their praise for To Save a Thousand Souls, saying it is easy to read and answers almost all their questions about discerning their vocation. Many young men who have read the book have gone on to enter seminary.