Publications overview

NRVC Monthly Newsletter: Focus on Vocation Ministry

Focus on Vocation Ministry is a free, public newsletter published on the first business day of each month for those who belong to or collaborate with the National Religious Vocation Conference. It covers:

• Workshops, programs, and resources for vocation ministers

• News of events and concerns of U.S. vocation ministers

• International vocation-related news

• Meetings and decisions of the board, staff, and committees of NRVC

• Profiles of NRVC vocation ministers

The current newsletter can be found here.

HORIZON

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. Subscribers can find archives dating back to 1999 in the "Archives/submissions" area.

Read a sample issue.

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NRVC/CARA Studies

2009 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life

2012 Study on Educational Debt and Vocations

2015 Study on The Role of the Family in Nurturing Vocations to Religious Life and Priesthood

NRVC Vocation Director's Manual

NRVC Vocation Director's Manual is given to participants at the Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors. This binder is a compendium of presentations, articles, case studies, power points, etc. related to vocation ministry. As a participant in the Orientaion Program, this resource is available electronically in English and Spanish at the time of the workshop. 

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 Membership Directory

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

The NRVC membership online directory (see above) is now linked to that section in the membership area.

Additional Vocation Resources

NRVC produces several vocation resources for vocation ministry, awareness, education, and discernment. Resources can be purchased at a discount as a benefit of membership and by non-members for an additional cost. Resources are available in English and Spanish. An online store is available on this website to preview products and place orders. Other downloadable resources can be found under NRVC Professional Documents and the Members Only area. For more information, phone: 1-773-363-5454 or e-mail us at nrvc@nrvc.net.

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