Of the 20 newcomer-respondents, all but three gave their mentor relationship the highest possible rating (five on a scale of one to five).

--- Mentoring and Supervision
--- Mentoring
--- 2000 HORIZON No. 4 -- Mentoring and programs for youth and young adults

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

Break 11:40 - 12:00     Feedback from Brother Paul 12:00 - 12:30       Large group discussion facilitated by Brother Paul 12:30 - 1:30         Lunch 1:30  – 2:15         Break-out sessions by topic 2:20

--- Leadership of religious communities
--- 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life
--- Role of Membership and Religious Leadership
--- Program Outlines
--- Program outlines

[ Fr. Scott Jones S.D.S. ]   [ Sr. Barbara Linke S.S.N.D. ]   [ Sr. Rose Sevenich O.S.F. ]   [ Fr. Joachim Studwell O.F.M. ]  

This was the initial inspiration for the course Religious Life and the Vocabulary of Faith offered in the Fall of 2002 to new members of six women’s congregations in the Philadelphia area.

--- Vow of poverty
--- Vow of poverty
--- 2003 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of poverty and vocations

[ Mary Pat Garvin R.S.M. ]  

Register now for fall workshops The National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) offers four workshops at its Fall Institute, to take place at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, October 8-23

--- 2019 HORIZON No. 3 Summer — Refining ourselves & our ministry

2020 Summer Institute registration is now open We hope you will plan to join us this July for Summer Institute in Chicago.

--- 2020 Posts

[ National Office ]  

Index of 2002-2003 HORIZON Index of 2002-2003 HORIZON Ten years at the helm of NRVC / Discernment — Fall 2002, Volume 28, Number 1 “Taking stock of national vocation ministry: Where have we been?

--- 2003 HORIZON No. 1 -- The vow of obedience and vocations

Summer Institute draws praise The 112 participants in NRVC's July 8-22 Summer Institute in Chicago gave the event overwhelmingly positive evaluations.

--- August 2014 newsletter

Lori Benge, 314-203-1678, bengel@adorers.org Len Uhal, 563-580-5413, luhal@dwci.edu New England, April 21 Mont Marie Center, Holyoke, MA Coordinators: Sister Natalie Cain, S.S.J., 413-536-0853, ncain@

--- April 2018 newsletter

Lori Benge, 314-203-1678, bengel@adorers.org Len Uhal, 563-580-5413, luhal@dwci.edu New England, April 21 Mont Marie Center, Holyoke, MA Sister Natalie Cain, S.S.J., 413-536-0853, ncain@ssjspringfield.com

--- March 2018 newsletter

Calendar 2020 vocation ministry dates   World Day for Consecrated Life February 2, 2020 National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, 2020

--- December 2019 newsletter

Calendar Dates for 2019-20 vocation ministry   National Vocation Awareness Week November 3-9 National Catholic Youth Conference November 21-23

--- November 2019 newsletter

2020 Summer Institute registration opens in February Our Summer Institute registration will begin in February. All workshops will be held at the Catholic Theological Union.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M. ]  

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: Spring TBA Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Minutes from

--- Member Area News

“Religious Life Tomorrow,” Human Development, Vol. 18, No. 2, Summer, 1997, 5-9. Marzheuser, Richard. “Differing Images of the Church,” America. Dec. 2, 1995, 17-21. Miller, Craig.

--- 1999 HORIZON No. 3 -- How Gen X fits into religious life

Calendar Dates for 2019-20 vocation ministry   Fall Institute October 8-23 National Vocation Awareness Week November 3-9 National

--- October 2019 newsletter

Calendar Dates for 2019-20 vocation ministry   Fall Institute October 8-23 National Vocation Awareness Week November 3-9 National

--- September 2019 newsletter

Reminder to register for 2020 Summer Institute webinar workshops Summer INstitute via Zoom Click here to review workshops and register Take a workshop this summer in the comfort of your home, no hassles

--- 2020 Posts

[ National Office ]  

Press Release: 2020 Study on U.S. Catholic Religious Vocations reveals steady entrance since 2003 FOR RELEASE MARCH 25, 2020 NATIONAL RELIGIOUS VOCATION CONFERENCE NRVC.NET   2020 Study on U.S.

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next meeting: June 22, 2024, Huntingdon Valley, PA Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023,

--- Member Area News

Updates Pictured here are nine of the 52 people who attended an ethics workshop that NRVC offered online during its 2020 Summer Institute.

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Focus on hope, Convocation edition

Updates Summer Institute workshops set Participants in the 2013 Summer Institute in Chicago share a light moment.

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Vocation to action & contemplation

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 2 -- Dimensions of Diversity: Convocation 2002 Click here to download a pdf of the 2003 HORIZON No. 2 Winter edition. Theme: Dimensions of Diversity: Convocation 2002.

--- 2003 HORIZON No. 2 -- Dimensions of Diversity: Convocation 2002

The study will be released in spring of 2020. Summer 2020 workshops New and veteran vocation directors are invited to attend our Summer Institute in Chicago at Catholic Theological Union.

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 1 Winter — Accompaniment

2021 Summer Institute via ZOOM Please note registration closed on June 30 Registration is now closed Building upon the success of the 2020 Summer Institute and the unpredictability of this global pandemic

--- Spring & summer events

[ National Office ]  

2022 Summer Institute details Registration to come Registration is now open using this link Building upon the success of the 2020 Summer Institute and the unpredictability of this global pandemic, all

--- 2022 Summer Institute

[ National Office ]  

Pictured above, center, is Patrice Tuohy, executive editor of NRVC’s VISION Vocation Network, at the 2013 World Youth Day in Brazil with pilgrims on the Vocation Veranda NRVC helped sponsor.

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Moving forward in hope

Ferraro, November 8, 2023. Endless call: New vocation website highlights the roads less taken, Aleteia, written by John Burger, October 23, 2023.

--- Media/press

Convocation to include new entrants to religious life NRVC is happy to announce that Convocation will feature sisters, brothers, and priests who entered religious life since 2003.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M., Director of Mission Integration ]  

Infographic in Spanish           NRVC/CARA studies & reports 2020 Study on Recent Vocations  2020 Study Brochure 2015 Study on the Role of the Family in Nurturing Vocations to Religious

--- Links to Studies & Reports

[ National Office ]  

In addition, the Behavioral Assessment 2 workshop will be offered in Tucson, AZ, December 2-3, 2023.

--- Spring & summer events
--- Fall & winter events

2013 NCYC Catholic teens had a chance to meet and converse with more than 200 vocation ministers and members of religious communities who attended the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis

--- December 2013 newsletter
--- NCYC - National Catholic Youth Conference

             24% Post Vatican II:     16% Youth:                    15%   Xers: the Post-Vatican II Generation The Post-Vatican II Generation, born between 1961 and 1981, includes those who are age 20 to

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 2 -- The Millennials
--- Young adults
--- Emerging Adults

[ Margaret M. Howard ]  

Convocation 2020 virtual The NRVC board has made the decision to convert 2020 Convocation to a virtual gathering rather than meeting in Spokane.

--- NRVC Convocations

2020 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 7-11, 2020   This workshop will be offered in 2021: July 12-16 AND October 12-16, 2021. 

--- Spring & summer events

[ National Office ]  

2020 Recognition Awards Harvest Award The NRVC board has selected Mary Lou Paluch Rafferty, third-generation owner of the J.S.

--- 2020 Convocation
--- NRVC Convocations

Convocation 2020 Videos Convocation 2020 keynote presentations will be posted for public viewing on the NRVC YouTube Channel over the next few months.

--- 2021 Posts

[ National Office ]  

Catholic Bishops on Handicapped People,” November 15, 1978, No. 10).3 Arguments in favor of HIV testing in orders and dioceses When moving from a consideration of antibody testing in society to the

--- Admissions
--- Health Issues
--- Health issues
--- 2001 HORIZON No. 3 -- Admissions

[ Jon Fuller S.J., MD ]  

2020 Virtual Convocation Update Updated Sept. 3, 2020 What Convocation is all about  In collaboration with its members and strategic partners, the National Religious Vocation Conference's biennial Convocation

--- 2020 Convocation
--- NRVC Convocations

[ NRVC National Board ]  

Convocation 2020 now virtual Updated Sept. 3, 2020 Cost NRVC Virtual Convocation MEMBER early registration rate (before Oct. 16, 2020): $300 NON-MEMBER early registration rate (before Oct. 16, 2020

--- NRVC Convocations
--- 2020 Convocation

[ National Office ]  

2020 VISION now available! 2020 VISION: Focus your calling is now available along with bookmark/prayer cards and multilingual posters. Click here to order your free copies of all VISION resources.

--- 2019 Posts

[ Patrice J. Tuohy ]  

2020 Virtual Convocation registration fees This article was updated July 15, 2020.  Registration for 2020 Virtual Convocation begins by September 2020. Schedule and fees to be determined.   

--- 2020 Posts

[ National Office ]  

. §2. No one can be admitted without suitable preparation.

--- Canon Law

Calendar 2020 vocation ministry dates   Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 Religious Brothers Symposium April 4 Religious Brothers

--- March 2020 newsletter
--- February 2020 newsletter

The 2020 NRVC Annual Report Despite some of the challenges in 2020, the National Religious Vocation Conference continued to thrive by serving members and providing opportunities for connections throughout

--- 2021 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

, please click on the links for each workshop: Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 9-13 Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry July 15-16 Behavioral Assessment 1 July 18-20

--- Spring & summer events
--- Spring & summer events

Calendar 2020 vocation ministry dates   World Day for Consecrated Life February 2 Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 Religious Brothers

--- January 2020 newsletter

Calendar 2020 vocation ministry dates   Religious Brothers Day May 1 World Day of Prayer for Vocations May 3 Summer Institute

--- April 2020 newsletter
--- May 2020 newsletter

Roster of Presenters Convocation 2020 Welcome NRVC Episcopal liaison Archbishop Charles C.

--- 2020 Convocation
--- NRVC Convocations

Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 9-13 Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry July 15-16 Behavioral Assessment 1 July 18-20 Due Diligence in Vocation Ministry (for those

--- Spring & summer events

Misericordia scholarships number 200 During November 2020 NRVC reached a milestone with its Misericordia Scholarship Fund: It gave out its 200th award since the program's inception in 2015.

--- News