From the October 2009 NC Catholics - "Meet Six New Seminarians"

B. Philip List credits several North Carolina priests with influencing him to consider the Priesthood. A graduate of NC State University, Phil attended Mass at the Doggett Center and St. Joseph in Raleigh, and is grateful for the examples of Father Alex Gonzalez and Monsignor John Williams. He was also inspired by Father George Kloster at St. William Church in Murphy, NC, where he attended high school, and his friend, Phil Koshute, whom he calls “a great encouragement and inspiration for sharing the Gospel truth in action and word.” Koshute is a member of the Missionaries of the Eucharist, who walk each summer from Lewiston, Maine to Washington, DC, to proclaim the beauty of the Catholic faith, specifically through the Theology of the Body.

Among his hobbies Phil lists football, basketball, reading, traveling and computing. His favorite saint is one of his patrons, Saint Philip Neri. “He was humble, joyful, active, penitent, prayerful and funny,” Philip explains, “and was uniquely responsive to everybody who approached him, whether they sought his help or meant him harm.”

He advises all young people to “pray faithfully, knowing that God wants you to follow His plan for you, a plan which is just for you. Spend time in counsel with wise people, especially priests. Definitely try to get a spiritual director. As Father Ned Shlesinger advised me, see where the Lord seems to be leading you, because He won't necessarily speak to you in a booming voice with explicit instructions, but always in the silence of your heart.”