2019 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — Cultivating callings

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2019 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — Cultivating callings

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The need is great

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Many young people seek wisdom figures in their spiritual life, and religious communities have members who are well suited to walk with them. That process may or may not land a person in a formation program, but it is never “wasted.” Read more...

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Your online image: what it is and why it matters

Your online image: what it is and why it matters

By Sister Julie Vieira I.H.M.

Religious communities have an image that needs care and tending so that the public can know who we are and what our mission is. Because the internet is a major way that the public gets information about us, our online image—that is, how we present ourselves on the internet—matters. Read more...

Design hacks for vocation ministers

Design hacks for vocation ministers

By Sister Michele Lesher S.S.J.

Women and men can’t discern with us if they don’t first come to “see” us. These tools help us exercise creativity in telling our stories. Read more...

Collaborating with our communications director

Collaborating with our communications director

By Sister Laura Zelten O.S.F.

Collaboration among the vocation, development, and communications directors has been key to successful outreach for one religious community. Read more...

"Rejoice and Be Glad": The call of holiness for all

"Rejoice and Be Glad": The call of holiness for all

By Sister Peggy Ryan O.P.

The exhortation Gaudete Et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad) emphasizes how every person can live a life that bears fruit and “reflects God’s holiness in the world.” Read more...

We're embracing welcoming communities

By Sister Diane Roche R.S.C.J.

There seems to be a resurgence of interest among young adults in coming together with sisters to share a meal, conversation, and prayer. Read more...

Let’s learn and innovate as if our future depends on it

Let’s learn and innovate as if our future depends on it

By Father Bill Murphy S.J.

What if rather than attracting roughly 500 men and women to religious life in the United States each year, God is asking us to find a way to attract 1,000 or even 2,500? Read more...

Invite young adults to come rest in Christ

Invite young adults to come rest in Christ

By Paul Jarzembowski

Young adults are, by and large, feeling burdened, stressed, pressured, and overwhelmed. This is a reality that vocation ministers cannot ignore, and it is one that merits attention for the church’s efforts not only in vocation ministry but also in missionary discipleship. Read more...

Feed your spirit

Feed your spirit

God lights up stars

God lights up stars to help us keep walking: "The stars shine in their watches; he calls them and they are glad." Read more...

Book notes: Monastic life up close and personal

Book notes: Monastic life up close and personal

By Sister Gabriel Davison O.S.C.

“Within every moment present there is a Presence.” How simply Father Paul Quenon O.C.S.O. puts it, and yet how challenging it is, to be fully present to each moment. Read more...

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Sister Rejane Cytacki, S.C.L.

Sister Rejane Cytacki, S.C.L.

Sister Rejane Cytacki, S.C.L. thinks big when it comes to vocation ministry. She converses with women from around the world who are interested in “a nun’s life,” which is also the name for the longstanding ministry that she heads up, A Nun’s Life Ministry. A member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas, she is also part of a five-person vocation team for the Charity Federation. Read more...

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