2020 Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life

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2020 Study on Recent Vocations underway

GHR Foundation awards NRVC grant for follow-up vocation study

The primary objective of this follow-up study to our groundbreaking 2009 Study on Recent Vocations is to provide an accurate picture of the current realities of religious life and outline best practices. We encourage NRVC members to participate in this new research. Read more...

Survey of Newer Members, Religious Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life

Please encourage everyone to complete the survey

We already recognize the consistent uptick in perpetual professions from a variety of religious institutes. With your support, NRVC is confident this study will expand the body of knowledge on religious life, not only for the sake of consistent social science but for the purpose of providing clarity on the changing trends of the demographics and characteristics of newer entrants to religious life. Read more...

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study

Representatives gathered at a convening in Buffalo prior to the start of the NRVC Convocation

Several collaborating national organizations were invited to provide professional insights and recommend questions for the new NRVC/CARA Study of Recent Trends in Newer Vocations to Religious Life. Read more...

Christus Vivit - Christ Lives ...

Pope Francis has written a personal, heartfelt 48-page apostolic exhortation to ... More

April newsletter ...

Communications workshop. National youth ministry discussion. Resources for your ministry. And ... More

Summer & Fall Institute ...

This year, NRVC is offering nine workshops intended for vocation ministers, ... More

World Day of Prayer for ...

World Day of Prayer for Vocations is celebrated on Good Shepherd ... More

New England Member Area Gathering ...

Join NRVC members in Worcester, MA, for this professional development day. ... More

HORIZON ...

Religious communities are invited to walk with young people as they ... More

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Sister Colleen Brady, O.S.F.

"It is a privilege to be able to listen deeply and to help women listen to God’s loving call in their lives." That is the reward and the challenge for Sister Colleen Brady, O.S.F., a vocation minister for the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, New York. Read more...

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