2014 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Moving forward in hope

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2014 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Moving forward in hope

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2014 HORIZON No. 3 Summer digital edition, pdf, and tablet files -- Moving forward in hope

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Editor's Note

Moving forward in every type of weather

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

When you think about your own community, what conditions come to mind when you think of its progress in vocations? Rain? Sun? Sleet? Drought? Read more...

Updates

NRVC is granted $2 million to promote vocations; HORIZON and VISION win 14 editorial awards; free resources are released for Year of Consecrated Life; and the vocation of brothers gets attention. Read more...

Vocation promotion in contemporary culture

Vocation promotion in contemporary culture

By Br. Seán Sammon F.M.S.

Communities can forge a future if they can let go of the past, explore new options, and embrace fresh ways of attracting the young. Read more...

Canon law on entering a religious community

Canon law on entering a religious community

By Fr. Frank Morrisey O.M.I.

Canon law provides a foundation to vocation ministry—spelling out norms and expectations for both prospective members and communities. Read more...

Today's church and its vocation environment

By Fr. Thomas Gaunt S.J.

The cultural, geographic, and ethnic realities of today’s church set the context for vocation ministry. Read more...

Defining an internal culture of vocations

Defining an internal culture of vocations

By Brother John Mark Falkenhain O.S.B.

The internal “vocations culture” of a community has huge significance. Learn how to assess and build a culture that attracts and retains new members. Read more...

Feed your Spirit

Feed your Spirit

My worst nightmare

By Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux S.J.

The Lord and I had a sort of chess match wherein I tried to beat him by proving how awful the situation was. Read more...

Book notes: Sorting out the complexity of vocation

Book notes: Sorting out the complexity of vocation

By Sister Judith Schaefer O.P.

The reader can quickly see that “vocation,” in a general sense, and in particular realities, offers more questions than answers. Read more...

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