Vocation events & resources of NRVC collaborators

Vocation events & resources of NRVC collaborators

Webinars, book, workshops, conferences, DVD


Workshops explore identity of Catholic sisters

St. John Vianney Center is completing a series of programs for Catholic sisters focusing on “Who Do You Say That I Am? Exploring the Identity of Religious Life in the 21st Century” with a final program at the Double Tree Hotel, Kenner, Louisiana, November 20-21.

For more information, click here, or contact Pat Weston at pweston@sjvcenter.org or call 888-993-8885.

 

Center for the Study of Consecrated Life conference

The Center for the Study of Consecrated Life will host a symposium February 5-6 featuring Father Timonth Radcliffe, O.P. The theme will be "Community Life and Mission: Toward a Future Full of Hope." For more information see ctu.edu/consecratedlife or call 773-371-5431.  

 

Religious Formation Conference hosts webinar

The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) will host a webinar November 17 by Sister Paula Cooney, I.H.M. on "Retirement: an Invitation to Transformation." For more information see relforcon.org.

 

LCWR publishes book

The Leadership Conference for Women Religious recently released the book Transformational Leadership: Conversations with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, edited by Sister Annmarie Sanders, I.H.M. (Orbis, 2015). The book consists of interviews with prominent leaders and thinkers in religious life, addressing issues such as envisioning the future, encouraging transformation, coping with division, etc. Learn more here.

 

CMSWR produces film, offers symposium "To Wake up the World"

The Council of Major Superiors of Women (CMSWR) has produced a documentary about the calling and daily lives of a variety of women religious. Titled "For Love Alone," the DVD may be purchased for $9.95 on Amazon.com. See the trailer on YouTube.

CMSWR will also host a fall symposium, “To Wake up the World,” November 13-14 at the Drury Plaza Hotel at the Arch in St. Louis. This will be a national event at which scholars and religious come together to discuss the beauty and witness of religious life. The keynote address will be by Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It is open to all religious, priests, and laity. Learn more at cmswr.org.

 

National Catholic Youth Conference

The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) will take place November 19-21 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and vocation directors will be part of the event as volunteers, workshop presenters, and exhibitors. NCYC is a three-day, high-energy experience of prayer, community, and talks for more than 23,000 teens, parents, and youth ministers from around the country. The 2015 NCYC theme is "Here I Am Lord/Aqui Estoy Señor." Learn more here.



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