Emerging Communities & Secular Institutes

Emerging Communities & Secular Institutes

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Portrait of emerging religious communities in the United States

By Sr. Patricia Wittberg S.C.

The current population of emerging religious communities and lay movements is a dynamic and changing one. The data for this report were gathered between mid-1998 and early 1999. Read more...

The call to new evangelization

By Dave Nodar

As many young, robust religious communities claim “new evangelization” as their focus, it’s helpful to know what this emphasis means in terms of ministry and what it means for the future of the church. Read more...

Charisms old and new

New ecclesial movements and communities

By Fr. Brendan Leahy

With committed and invigorated members, new ecclesial movements and communities are shaping the American church. Who are they? And how do they relate to religious communities? Read more...

The new evangelization is interwoven with vocation ministry

The new evangelization is interwoven with vocation ministry

The new evangelization is about doing what vocation directors already do: helping the baptized (inquirers and others) to encounter Christ in a more profound way. Growth in faith is the path to understanding one’s calling, and it is the path urged for all believers. Read more...

The essential facts about secular institute vocations

By Patricia L. Skarda

If you don’t know what a secular institute is, you’re not alone. But when you learn of this, the newest and perhaps the fastest growing vocation worldwide in the church today, you may look at members of secular institutes with a kind of holy envy. Read more...

Vocation options

Vocation options

HORIZON presents vocation alternatives beyond religious life and diocesan priesthood. Perhaps one is right for a discerner you know. Read more...

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Candidate Assessment through the Lens ...

Have you ever experienced asking a question that elicits very different ... More

Entrance Class Report ...

This annual CARA report presents the findings of 362 women and ... More

Profession Class Report ...

This annual CARA report showed 91 women and 103 men professed ... More

Bold and Faithful Storymap ...

Many vocation ministers are coping with losses in their communities at ... More

Ordination Class Report ...

This annual USCCB/CARA Study found that 89% reported being encouraged to ... More

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Sister Carolyn Martin, L.S.P. was a carefree teenager when she first met her community, the Little Sisters of the Poor by happenstance. "They were happy, genuinely happy," she recounts. Read more...

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