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Information Gathering
3. Information Gathering – This part of the process can take place over the course of months or years. The man gathers information from many sources: reading literature (brochures, books, articles, stories in magazines), having personal conversations with Jesuits, meeting positive role models, visiting various ministries and communities, attending discernment events.
If discerning a vocation is anything like getting to know a person in a dating relationship, then the person should take every opportunity to be “pro-active” in seeking out events and encounters with Jesuits so that he can know them better. Information can be both positive and negative – it can move him to desire the vocation deeper, or challenge those desires.