Collaborators and Partners
Collaborators and Partners
NRVC has traditionally enjoyed the collaboration and support of other canonically recognized national organizations within the Church. The groups featured include those organizations or focus groups whose concerns, projects, and events are consistent with the NRVC mission, vision, and goals. All organizations seeking a collaborative relationship with NRVC must submit a request in writing to the Director of Mission Integration.
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) through the leadership of the religious institutes, monastic communities, and societies of apostolic life, addresses the life and concerns of the members of the institutes and societies in the United States, and the evangelizing mission of the institutes, monasteries, and societies in the context of church and culture in this country. At the invitation of CMSM, Sister Debbie attends the CMSM annual assembly with an exhibit table.
The mission of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) is to establish an effective collaboration among major superiors; to cooperate closely with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and with individual Bishops; and to nurture “a renewed appreciation of the deeper theological reasons for this special form of consecration. At the invitation of CMSWR, Sister Debbie attends the CMSWR annual assembly.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious ( LCWR ) is the association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has nearly 1270 members, who represent approximately 66 percent of the 35,000 women religious in the United States. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to collaboratively carry out their service of leadership to further the mission of the Gospel in today's world. At the invitation of LCWR, Sister Debbie attends the LCWR annual assembly with the exhibit table.
The National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD) promotes diocesan priesthood, providing resources for the formation, support, and advocacy of diocesan vocation directors as they work within the Catholic Church to foster a culture of vocations, raising up new priests for the Body of Christ. At the invtiation of NCDV, Sister Debbie attends the NCDVD conference biennually.
The National Conference of Vicars for Religious (NCVR) serves individuals who are appointed by their diocesan bishops to provide pastoral services to men and women who are members of religious institutes and other forms of consecrated life. At the invitation of NCVR, Sister Debbie attends the annual conference to provide an update.
The Religious Brothers Conference (RBC) is a service organization in the Catholic Church. The mission of the RBC is to promote an awareness of the calling of Brothers in the Church and society. Sister Debbie also represents NRVC at the Brothers Think Tank twice a year.
The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) is a national Roman Catholic organization serving religious institutes of women and men with programs and services for those in the ministry of initial and lifelong formation, and general congregational membership. At the invitation of RFC, Sister Debbie attends the RFC biennial Congress with an exhibit table.
The Resource Center for Religious Institutes (RCRI) serves its member institutes by providing integrated education, advocacy, consultation, and collaborative initiatives to support religious institutes in meeting their current and emerging stewardship responsibilities. At the invitation of RCRI, Sister Debbie and Mrs. Maureen Cetera attend the annual conference with an exhibit table.
The USCCB Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations seeks to foster and encourage the various forms of consecrated life in the Church today. These diverse forms include Monastic Life, the Orders of Virgins, Hermits, and Institutes completely devoted to contemplation, Apostolic Religious Life, Secular Institutes, Societies of Apostolic Life, and new or renewed forms of the consecrated life (cf. Vita Consecrata, 6-12). At the invitation of the USCCB-CCLV, Sister Debbie attends the annual USCCB CCLV meeting in November.
The AHLMA mission is to weave networks to support, accompany, and empower the Latina Sisters in their ministry and service to consecrated life, the Church, and American society. The NRVC invited AHLMA Sisters to workshops through a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
The mission of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA) is to be the voice and promote the mission of the Church among its students in higher education by empowering campus ministers through formation, networking, and resources. Sister Debbie attends the CCMA conference biennially and presented a conference workshop in 2024.
Embracing the Gospel value of welcoming the stranger, CLINIC promotes dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community immigration legal programs. The NRVC regularly invites CLINIC to present a workshop at Convocation.
The Catholic Media Association (CMA) is committed to building community for those who serve in Catholic communication by connecting you with print and digital communicators, media and public relations specialists, advertising and marketing specialists, and those who work in Catholic communication offices.
The mission of the Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is to prepare effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness Christ’s good news of justice, love, and peace.
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) is a national, non-profit, Georgetown University-affiliated research center that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church. The mission of CARA is to: increase the Church's self-understanding; to serve the applied research needs of Church decision-makers; and to advance scholarly research on religion, particularly Catholicism.
The goal of the Center is to dynamically engage in research and dialogue on contemporary issues in consecrated life today.
The Institute of Religious Formation (IRF) offers a comprehensive, spiritual, collaborative, intellectual, and experiential approach to learning, life, and ministry—all focused on the context of formation. Applications are encouraged from men or women religious who seek to become a formator in their religious community.
Giving Voice is a peer-led organization that creates spaces for younger Roman Catholic women religious to give voice to their hopes, dreams, and challenges in religious life.
Global Sisters Report (GSR) is an independent, nonprofit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists reports about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective.
The Mission of the Mexican American Catholic College (MACC) is to empower and educate leaders for service in a culturally diverse church and society. The Mexican American Catholic College is an independent, Catholic institution of higher learning.
Established in August 1968, the National Black Sisters' Conference (NBSC) is an inclusive Catholic organization of vowed Black Catholic Women Religious and Associates from many congregations of religious across the United States. The NRVC invited AHLMA Sisters to workshops through a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
The mission of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) is to support and strengthen those who accompany young people as they encounter and follow Jesus Christ. Sister Debbie attends the NFCYM annual membership meeting and serves on the NFCYM National Board.
The mission of Praesidium is to help you protect those in your care from abuse and help you preserve trust in your organization. Accreditation standards are revised every four years.
The Redemptorist Renewal Center envisions a community in the desert in which Alphonsus’ vision of contemplation as the animating force of the daily life of faith is renewed for our times. To foster this vision, we have placed Alphonsus’ combination of spiritual acumen and practical good sense at the center of our ministry.
Saint Luke Institute supports psychological and spiritual health for clergy, religious, and lay leaders. The SLIconnect.org online library includes over 150 hours of convenient, skills-based initial and ongoing formation, and our workshops provide in-depth learning for dioceses, religious congregations, and seminaries worldwide.
A secular institute is an institute of consecrated life in which the Christian faithful living in the world strive for the perfection of charity and work for the sanctification of the world especially from within. Canon 713
Since the time of Serra’s formation in 1935, they support dedicated priests and the religious, along with bringing together informed Catholic lay leaders who understood and lived their own Christian vocations to service.
NRVC is grateful to the following foundations and benefactors for their generous financial support to advance the mission of NRVC to be a catalyst for vocation discernment and the full flourishing of religious life as sisters, brothers, and priests for the ongoing transformation of the world.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels. We provide funds to nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the world.
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