NRVC periodicals

HORIZON

HORIZON is an award-winning quarterly journal for vocation ministry. It is an essential resource for the professional and personal growth of 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. It is available in print, pdf, and digital formats.

To find articles on a particular topic, type the topic in the above search box. Subscribers can find articles dating back to 1999 in the HORIZON Library area. A more detailed index by subject of all HORIZON archives may be found in the Word document HORIZON subject index. An online list of the HORIZON editions and their themes is also available. We also provide a Word document listing, by date, the contents of every edition of HORIZON, the HORIZON annual index.

Download  or view a sample issue.

Non-subscribers can read sample articles: "Accompanying college students," by Sister Nicole Trahan, F.M.I., an experienced campus minister and vocation minister,  "Community appeals to a lonely nation," by Craig Gould, and "Inviting African Americans to join our communities," by Sister Josita Colbert, S.D.deN.

ADVERTISERS: HORIZON reaches a premiere niche of highly educated religious men and women and lay ministers. Contact Carol Schuck Scheiber (cscheiber@nrvc.net) for more information. View or download the rate card.

WRITERS: See our guidelines here.

NRVC vocation director's manual

The NRVC Vocation Director's Manual is now on-line for Members here. This Manual is a compendium of presentations, articles, case studies, power points, etc. related to vocation ministry. This digital version provides NRVC members current information on 47 categories that are contained within 8 main topics relevant to vocation ministry. The result: NRVC members can access over 700 articles with just one click!

VISION vocation 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.

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 potential 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 in the Members Only area. For more information, phone: 1-773-363-5454 or e-mail us at nrvc@nrvc.net.



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