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The NRVC is searching for a director of communications to join its national office leadership team. Members and friends are encouraged to spread the word. Read more...

The church will celebrate Catholic Sisters March 8-14. The NRVC encourages members and friends to take advantage of this special week to call attention to the spirituality, ministry, and communal lives of women religious. Read more...

This colorful brochure answers 10 of the most commonly asked questions about religious life vocations, such as: How do religious spend their days? Are people entering? How are religious orders different from one another? The brochure comes in packs of 100, making it an affordable resource to use in schools, parishes, sponsored ministries, etc. Read more...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has assembled information about the forthcoming Jubilee of Consecrated Life, to take place throughout the global church October 8-9. Read more...

NRVC members are invited to take part in "Talk it Up Tuesdays," a free, 11-part online series of short presentations followed by discussion; the series lasts through April 8. Read more...

The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations is accepting grant applications through April 25 to assist with education debt. Grants are available only to NRVC members and must be used for paying educational debt of a candidate to religious life. Read more...

For nearly 40 years, the National Religious Vocation Conference has published VISION Vocation Guide, the most comprehensive vocation-related resource available in print and online through VocationNetwork.org. VISION presents a cross-section of religious life to young adults and provides essential tools for vocation discernment. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has identified VISION as a trusted resource more than once, most recently naming it in their Jubilee for Consecrated Life information packet. Read more...

Sister Kim Xuan Nguyen C.C.V.I.  used to be a chiropractor. But now, instead of, "Where does it hurt?" she may be more likely to ask, “What brings you joy?” She is the vocation minister for the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston. She’s also the Southwest Area Coordinator of the NRVC. Read more...