Doubt is a common experience during discernment. I am not worthy. I don’t have what it takes. I am not like other people who joined a religious order. I could never make the necessary sacrifices. Interestingly, these were some of the same doubts Augustine faced in the events leading up to his conversion. He felt strongly drawn to the faith and the idea of surrendering all to follow Christ. Yet he felt paralyzed by his own weaknesses and attachments to his old way of life. “

Fear is a very common experience when discerning religious life. It can also threaten to paralyze our discernment journey. What will my future look like? Will I get to see my family? What happens if a loved one becomes seriously ill? What happens if I get a ministry assignment I am not happy with? What happens when I need new shoes? What happens if I fall in love? Will I be able to have hobbies? What happens to my savings and retirement if I leave my career to enter r

On December 17, 2025, Father Joseph Farrell, O.S.A. one of Pope Leo XIV’s closest friends in Rome and newly-elected leader of the worldwide Augustinian Order, joined the TODAY Show hosts to discuss his relationship with the first-ever American pope and about Pope Leo's approach to the papacy.

The choices we make are a messy business. By Fr. Robert F. Dueweke, O.S.A. Originally published in the November 2025 edition of Cross Roads , the magazine of the Diocese of Lexington, KY. We come to the metaphorical fork in the road, and we must make a choice: go left or go right? Or stand still? Whatever choice we make, we will never know for sure if it was the right choice. What is certain is that our choices make us who we are. I found myself at a fork in the road when dec

In November 2025, Augustinian Vocation Director Fr. Tom McCarthy, O.S.A., joined "The Inner Life" radio host Patrick Conley for a discussion about Vocations on Relevant Radio. Listen to the show recording (embedded above) to listen to content about: What is a vocation? Why doesn't God make our vocation clear to us all the time? Fr. Tom's discernment story Overcoming obstacles when discerning religious life Helping parents encourage their children to discern their vocations

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If you're discerning a Vocation, read this short interview of Br. Emmanuel Issac on what led him to be an Augustinian.

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