HORIZON No. 2 Spring 2025

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HORIZON No. 2 Spring 2025

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Editor's note: Giving an old house a new shine

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Consecrated life is the sturdy “old house” that you live in, and every generation gives it a new shine. HORIZON tries to be a small part of that process, and in this edition, our writers turn their gaze to important foundations. Read more...

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To know and be known: a brief theology of the vows

To know and be known: a brief theology of the vows

By Sister Juliet Mousseau R.S.C.J.

The vows grow out of a particular way of seeing ourselves and our relationship with God and each other. Ultimately they are meant to bring us closer to God. Read more...

The scriptural roots of calling in our synodal church

The scriptural roots of calling in our synodal church

By Sister Elizabeth Davis R.S.M.

The age-old stories of God's call to various figures in Scripture also have something to tell us about how to follow the new invitation to walk on a synodal journey. Read more...

Synodality is our path forward during these times of dramatic change

Synodality is our path forward during these times of dramatic change

By Father Jeffrey Kirch C.PP.S.

The best way for our congregations’ leaders to deal with the changing realities we face is through the lens of synodality. It is the only hope we have for ensuring our mission is effective in this new environment. Read more...

Using AI in vocation ministry

Using AI in vocation ministry

By Dan Masterton

The human touch is and always will be essential in vocation ministry. But can artificial intelligence help human hands and hearts to do more and be more effective? Read more...

Currents in vocation ministry

Currents in vocation ministry

Check out three ways vocation ministers are reaching out and raising awareness. Read more...

Abuse of power: what to know, how to respond

Abuse of power: what to know, how to respond

By HORIZON Interviews Sister Gemma Simmonds C.J.

It is critical that vocation directors be aware of abuse of power within religious life. This can take a physical form, such as beatings, but it also emerges in over-control, coercion, isolation, and warped thinking about what is right and proper within religious life. Read more...

Feed your spirit: In the valley of decision

Feed your spirit: In the valley of decision

By Alice Camille

The landscape of decision is a valley, says the prophet Joel (Joel 4:14). We may prefer to make decisions on a mountaintop, with a commanding superior vision of the lay of the land. But no, Joel insists in the last chapter of his short and dramatic prophecy: the day of the Lord finds us in a bottomed-out bowl of space where we can’t see much further than what’s right in front of us. Read more...

Three works worth a look

Three works worth a look

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Discerning with the Heart is a book for slowing praying with while considering an important life decision. The novel Stone Yard Devotional is set in a monastery and explores themes of forgiveness, grief, and community. To Believe or Not to Believe dives into how young people interact today with the Catholic tradition. Read more...

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Friar Emanuel Vasconcelos, O.F.M.Conv.

Friar Emanuel Vasconcelos, O.F.M.Conv.

Being connected to others doing similar ministry is a big reason that Friar Emanuel Vasconcelos, O.F.M.Conv. is part of the NRVC. He is vocation director for the Franciscan Friars Conventual, Our Lady of the Angels province. He is also a Mid-Atlantic Member Area Coordinator, along with Sister Jean Rhoades, D.C. Read more...

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