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Goodbye! Good Men! - How the Seminaries Turned Away Two Generations of Vocations to the Priesthood

Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons Congregation for Catholic Education/Congregation for the Clergy (22 February 1998)
Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons - Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons
Directives on Formation (1990) - Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Forming Tomorrow's Priest: As Christ Loved the Church by Archbishop Charles J Chaput of Denver
Inter-Institute Collaboration for Formation (1999) - Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Pastores Dabo Vobis Pope John Paul II - Apostolic Exhortation - On the Formation of Priests in the Circumstances of the Present Day - 25 March 1992
Priests' Continuing Formation by Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua

America's Seminaries: A House Built on Sand by John-Peter Pham. An article about the preparation today's seminarians receive and whether or not they are instructed enough to teach. (from Crisis November 1998).
Ask Father: Priests and seminaries
John Paul II Speaks on Priestly Formation
Priesthood Without Christ? by John Lombardi. Priestly formation workshops are held captive to self-esteem facilitators bent on demythologizing the faith. (from Homiletic & Pastoral Review, February 1997)
Should Psychologists Chooose Seminarians? by John Fraunces (from Homiletic & Pastoral Review, January 1997)
Training Candidates for the Priesthood by Godfried Cardinal Danneels