2020 Study on Recent Vocations underway

With the support of the GHR Foundation and the expertise of the Center for the Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), we are asking for your assistance to engage in research about recent trends in newer vocations to religious life.  Every religious superior was sent a two page questionairre to complete. Newer members who entered between 2003 - 2018 will be sent a survey in March. Read more...

Workshop registration is open

This year, NRVC is offering nine workshops for all those entrusted with the assessment of discerners and candidates. We listened and responded to your requests to streamline the registration process to be able to register for multiple workshops at one time. We have 19 presenters representing diverse fields to enhance your professional competencies, to engage in networking on a national level, and to provide an inclusive approach to vocation ministry and the full flourishing of religious life.  Learn more...  

Order Vocation Vocabulary Booklet

A must have for inquirers, their parents and all those who want to know more about the most common words used in vocations to religious life, this 20 page color booklet also gives creative suggestions on ways to increase one's vocation vocabulary in fun ways. Thank you to the Following NRVC members who served on this resource advisory task force to create the content: Sisters Pat Dowling, CBS; Edith Bogue, OSB; Marcia Hall, OSP; Mr. Len Uhal; and Very Rev. Tom Enneking, OSC. Order now.

Vocations to religious life 

Find informatiion and statistics on religious vocations and links to over 30 professional studies here.

Final Synod Document

The final Synod Document for Young People, The Faith and Vocational Discernment is offered to the Holy Father and also to the whole Church as a fruit of this Synod. Since the Synodal process is not yet over and the phase of implementation is still to come, the Final Document will be a roadmap for the next steps the Church is called to take. Other documents include the Instrumentum Laboris and the Final Document from the Young Adult Pre-Synodal Meeting