Ethics
By Thomas A. Nairn O.F.M.
Catholic tradition offers a “three font principle” for evaluating moral issues, including those raised by candidates with chronic health concerns. One must examine the intention, the act itself and the circumstances. Read more...
By Eileen Jaramillo
Canon law gives the leaders of religious communities a fair amount of discretion when it comes to questions of health in applicants. Read more...
By Christy Schiller M.A.
Maintaining professional boundaries creates a healthy and ethical environment in which vocation ministry can thrive. Read more...
By Fr. Richard Gula SS
To ensure an ethical approach, it is important for vocation ministers to maintain professional boundaries and avoid dual relationships. Read more...
As in most pastoral ministry, vocation ministry can easily lead to situations where ethics are compromised. Read more...
By Sister Dawn Nothwehr O.S.F.
Two important areas of vocation ministry ethics are dual relationships and ethnic-cultural diversity. Here we explore the foundations for sound, ethical practice for those who are involved in any aspect of vocation outreach and accompaniment. Read more...
By Father Raymond P. Carey
While a number of ethical issues can arise in vocation ministry, a common one is "dual relationships." Head off problems with a thorough understanding of proper roles and relationships. Read more...
By HORIZON Interviews Sister Gemma Simmonds C.J.
It is critical that vocation directors be aware of abuse of power within religious life. This can take a physical form, such as beatings, but it also emerges in over-control, coercion, isolation, and warped thinking about what is right and proper within religious life. Read 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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