Publications

HORIZON

The NRVC's HORIZON is an acclaimed quarterly journal for vocation ministry. It is an essential resource for the professional and personal growth of the vocation directors and those interested in the future of religious life.

HORIZON provides timely articles on all aspects of vocation ministry and related topics within religious life. With nearly 2,000 subscribers from around the world, it is widely respected for the quality of its content. HORIZON is a member publication of the Catholic Press Association. Available in print, pdf, mobi, and ePub formats.

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VISION - The Annual Catholic Religious Vocation Discernment Guide

This award-winning multimedia publication is the most comprehensive resource for those interested in religious life. VISION's print guide, published annually by the NRVC through TrueQuest Communications, provides fresh and lively articles on prayer & discernment, religious life, Catholicism, and being a sister, priest, brother, and missionary.

The guide, also available in a digital edition and downloadable app, contains an expansive religious community index with descriptive listings of hundreds of participating communities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Italy.

VISION's popular Vocation Network website, named a top 10 vocation site by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is updated daily and offers articles and features in English, Spanish, and French, including Vocation Match/Encuentro Vocacional, an online discernment tool featured on CBS Evening News and in Time magazine; a comprehensive discernment/service/educational events calendar; SpiritCitings blog; Questions Catholics Ask column; an extensive community search; resources for teachers, youth ministers, and parents; discerner blog index; updates on vocation trends; and 24-hour advertiser access to statistics and reader inquiry information.

NRVC CARA Studies

2009 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life

2012 Study on Educational Debt and Vocations

NRVC Vocation Director's Manual

NRVC Vocation Director's Manual is a two-volume binder with articles on more than 20 topics related to vocation ministry. An annual supplement is also published. To order, call the NRVC office at 773-363-5454, or e-mail us at nrvc@nrvc.net.

NRVC Membership Directory

Free access to NRVC Membership online directory is one of the many benefits of membership.

Additional Vocation Resources
NRVC produces a number of other vocation resources for vocation ministry, awareness, education, and discernment, including the newly revised 10 questions parents ask about vocations, and English and Spanish pamplets on prayer and discernment. For more information, phone: 1-773-363-5454 or e-mail us at nrvc@nrvc.net.