Trauma and Its Impact upon Applicants

Trauma and Its Impact upon Applicants

Trauma and Its Impact upon Applicants

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Religion during adversity: What it tells us about vocation candidates

By Joseph J. Guido OP

Vocation ministers often hear stories of how grace has triumphed over adversity and in the process revealed or confirmed a vocation to church life and ministry. Candidates tell stories of conversion, renewal and return to the practice of the faith, of turning away from sin, the development of prayer and the deepening of understanding, the decisive importance of a mystical experience, a devotion to Mary or the role of a confessor, and the sudden or gradual conviction that one has been called. Read more...

The traumatized applicant and the vocation director

By Mary Elizabeth Kenel

The effects can remain hidden, yet trauma inflicts great damage to a person’s psyche. Read more...

Working with candidates who are sexual abuse survivors

Working with candidates who are sexual abuse survivors

By Sister Cindy Kaye R.S.M.

Religious communities can be part of the healing process for candidates who have experienced sexual abuse. 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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