Ecclesial diversity

Ecclesial diversity

Ecclesial diversity

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Making ecclesial diversity work in religious communities

By Nancy Schreck O.S.F.

Here are three steps to help religious communities begin to tackle their own ecclesial differences. Read more...

Crisis of Catholic identity in women’s communities: a challenge for vocation ministers

By Terry Rickard OP

Distancing themselves from the Catholic Church is not good for religious communities—or for the church. Let’s claim our Catholic identity and rediscover the riches of our tradition, argues this writer Read more...

Catholic identity, New Age and women religious

By Patricia McCann R.S.M.

Ecclesial diversity is not without controversy. This author looks at the drift away from Catholic identity in women’s communities, including New Age practices. It’s time to explore some basic questions, she says. Read more...

Who are the conservative, separatist and Marian Catholics?

Some of the most passionate Catholics in the American church today come from a conservative bent. Their vibrant faith sometimes has them knocking on the doors of vocation directors. Read more...

Book notes: Religious life book shows today’s tensions are not new

Book notes: Religious life book shows today’s tensions are not new

By Sr. Mary Charlotte Chandler R.S.C.J.

What is very clear from the pages of Religious Life and Priesthood by Sister Maryanne Confoy, RSC, is that the tensions experienced in the church today were present throughout the Second Vatican Council. Vatican II was not simply an event in church history but a microcosm of the church universal grappling with the essentials of its life, not in concerted harmony but in ongoing debate. Read more...

Synodality and new life

Synodality and new life

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Perhaps a sign of the way forward for consecrated life is revealed in the very nature of the Synod on Synodality. Read more...

Seven keys to Christ-centered collaboration

Seven keys to Christ-centered collaboration

By Father Frank Donio S.A.C. and Barbara McCrabb

Collaboration is a popular concept in church circles, but how exactly do we carry it out gracefully? Read more...

Collaborate in your diocese

Collaborate in your diocese

Dioceses and religious have myriad opportunities for promoting a vocation culture. Read more...

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Sister Rejane Cytacki, S.C.L.

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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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