Happy Anniversary NRVC!

Happy Anniversary NRVC!


NRVC marks its 25th anniversary this November. A year-long commemoration will take place, culminating at the Novem­­ber 6-10, 2014 convocation in Chicago.

The convocation will take place at the Marriott Hotel at O’Hare, Chicago, IL. Its theme will be: “It is good that we are here.  Rise, and have no fear.”  Matthew 17:4;7 

The keynote speakers will  be Father Bernhard A. Eckerstorfer, OSB, director of vocations, novice master and formation director for the Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria; Sister Colleen Mary Mallon, OP, faculty member of Aquinas Institute of Theology, Berkley; CA; and Sister Theresa Rickard, OP, former vocation director and current executive director of Renew International.

Three  full-day, pre-convocation workshops will be offered on November 6, 2014 
   • “Building Intercultural Competence for Vocation Ministers,” by Sister Teresa Maya, CCVI.
   • “Canon, Civil and Immigration Law,” by Father Daniel J. Ward, OSB and Mr. Miguel Naranjo   
   • “Life Questions: Screening for Candidates,” by Brother John Mark Falkenhain, OSB    

On November 7 of the convocation, a panel discussion with newly professed men and women religious will examine the NRVC/CARA study “Integration of Multicultural and Multiethnic Candidates in Religious Life.”  

Workshops to be held during the convocation on Saturday, November 8 include: 
 
• “Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever New” and “This Little Light: A Celebration of Sister Thea Bowman,” by Brother Michael McGrath, OSFS
• “Discernment in Male Spirituality,” by Father Dennis Billy, CSSR
• “Peer Supervision,” by Sister Beth Saner, FSPA
• “Ramifications of Reconfiguration for Vocation Offices,” by Father Chuck Frederico, SJ; 
Sister Pat Twohill, OP and Brother Tom Wendorf, SM 
• “Self-Care: Achieving Balance and Avoiding Burnout,” by Dr. Timone Davis 
• “Ten Effective Ways to Use Media in Vocation Ministry,” by Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann




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