Vocation ministry
By Br. Paul Byrd OP, Sr. Mary Hughes OP, Sr. Mary Emily Knapp OP, Br. Seán Sammon F.M.S., and Sr. Mary Whited C.PP.S.
The guiding light of every religious community is its charism. When the charism is embraced and authentically lived, it can both renew the community and attract people to it. Read more...
By Fr. Bryan Massingale
The planet is more connected than ever, and yet we remain racially and economically divided at home and abroad. How do we proceed as vocation ministers in such a world? Read more...
By Andrew, Andrew O’Connell, Maryellen Glackin, Andrew O’Connell, and Len Uhal
They are still a minority among vocation ministers, but lay people are forging new models for this ministry. Read more...
By Joel Schorn
Those who go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults experience both education and transformation. What can vocation ministers learn from the wisdom of RCIA? Read more...
By Pope Francis
No single act of love for God will be lost, no generous effort is meaningless, no painful endurance is wasted. All of these encircle our world like a vital force. Read more...
By Sister Joyce Detzel C.D.P.
An unlikely community begins to receive new members. Among the reasons is a conscious decision to embrace new life and not allow grief and downsizing to take center stage. Read more...
By Sr. Virginia Herbers A.S.C.J., Len Uhal, and Sister Nancy Gilchriest S.S.N.D.
When a person makes a vocation inquiry, it’s critical that a community respond well. Read more...
By Readers of HORIZON
Seeking to increase your understanding and skills? Check out the books that have helped other vocation ministers. Read more...
By Sister Peggy Ryan O.P.
The exhortation Gaudete Et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad) emphasizes how every person can live a life that bears fruit and “reflects God’s holiness in the world.” Read more...
By Sister Diane Roche R.S.C.J.
There seems to be a resurgence of interest among young adults in coming together with sisters to share a meal, conversation, and prayer. Read more...
By Father Bill Murphy S.J.
What if rather than attracting roughly 500 men and women to religious life in the United States each year, God is asking us to find a way to attract 1,000 or even 2,500? Read more...
By Paul Jarzembowski
Young adults are, by and large, feeling burdened, stressed, pressured, and overwhelmed. This is a reality that vocation ministers cannot ignore, and it is one that merits attention for the church’s efforts not only in vocation ministry but also in missionary discipleship. Read more...
By Sister Marcia Allen C.S.J.
I hope you will appreciate yourself and your work more deeply, with all of the awe, humility, and gratitude it deserves. Read more...
By Carol Schuck Scheiber, editor
Most NRVC members report in a recent survey they have adapted to greater reliance on technology without too many bumps in the road. Some are enjoying newfound competence and success in ministering via virtual technology. Read more...
By Sister Rosemary Fry C.S.J.
Over the last several years, young men and women in a group called Faith Connections—a lay run ministry sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto—have asked for and collaborated in organizing three pilgrimages with the sisters. The experience has been life-giving for all. Read more...
By HORIZON readers
Vocation ministers to communities: You are part of this ministry. It’s sacred and complicated. Don’t ask us to quantify it, but know it has profound impact. Read more...
By Sister Mary Rowell C.S.J.
Vocation ministers today are called to be leaders within their communities and throughout the church, helping all to embrace a vocation culture. Read more...
By Sister Donna Del Santo S.S.J.
Young people are seeking authentic, meaningful lives connected to God. Let’s open our doors and our hearts to them. Read more...
By Father Tom McCarthy O.S.A.
We discerned that we had a lifestyle that was attractive, life-giving, and worth living. We were willing to change and try something new. Read more...
By Susan Flansburg
Two dozen in-depth interviews with vocation ministers and newer sisters revealed some surprises for this experienced vocation writer. Read more...
Young people’s desire and need for presence and accompaniment echoes throughout Christus Vivit. Read more...
By Sister Susan Kidd C.N.D.
Accompaniment and presence are the key forms for nurturing a culture of vocations on this secular college campus. Read more...
By Craig Gould
Vocation language and concepts naturally fit into what families, schools, and parishes are already doing. Read more...
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...
By Sister Tarianne DeYonker O.P.
Have the most fruitful vocation discussions you can. Here are practical ideas for guiding these important conversations using the booklet "God, grant me a discerning heart." Read more...
The role that leaders of religious communities play in vocation ministry cannot be overstated. Their actions and decisions can uplift the ministry and do great good for both young adults and their own institute. Read more...
Dioceses and religious have myriad opportunities for promoting a vocation culture. Read more...
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...
By Sister Julie Vieira I.H.M.
The life and writings of Saint Teresa of Avila hold insights that can help vocation ministers unleash superpowers of their own. Read more...
By Sister Michele Vincent Fisher C.S.F.N.
Amid the many pressures of vocation ministry, it’s important to cultivate practices that help you stay balanced. Read more...
By Father Joseph Nassal C.PP.S.
Sometimes we need to pay attention to how we keep the faith. Here are six approaches to help keep the zest in your ministry. Read more...
Ministry can wear us down, hollow us out. Can it be that this very experience is sacred and can lead to a deeper, richer understanding from which to minister? Read more...
Our team invites, reminds, encourages, cultivates, and supports members at every step of their involvement in this ministry. Read more...
By Brother Joseph Bach O.F.M.Conv.
As we think about ways to involve membership in vocation promotion, we must ask ourselves if we are willing to allow the Holy Spirit rekindle the missionary fire of our charism in our hearts so that we may “speak of what we have seen and heard” (1 John 1:3). Read more...
By Father Andrew Carl Wisdom O.P.
In the chapel or on the street, with a vocation mindset, any man or woman religious can find opportunities to bear witness, pray, invite, or welcome. Read more...
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Short-term volunteer stints have proven to be a good way for Sister Jenny Wilson, R.S.M. to get to know women who might consider religious life. Building a relationship with people is key, she says, and the volunteer experience allows time for that. Read more...
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