Tech Tip Photos speak volumes In electronic communications--emails, blogs, Facebook--images are very important. Try not to use a lot of words in your communications.

--- December 2013 newsletter

IN MAY 2021 HORIZON asked the members of the National Religious Vocation Conference to answer one question: What do you wish your community’s membership understood about vocation ministry?

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Communal and personal wellness
--- Vocation ministry
--- Community life

[ HORIZON readers ]  

Editor's View Turn up the volume; it might be God talking Talk about the Holy Spirit. How is this for coincidence? I was doing the layout for this edition of HORIZON and I popped in a CD.

--- 2004 HORIZON No. 2 -- Vocation themes in popular media

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

Here is what she said: I come to my church fully functioning. I bring myself, my Black self, all that I am, all that I have, all that I hope to become.

--- 2022 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Accompaniment | Vocation Culture
--- African American and Asian candidates
--- Multicultural issues

[ HORIZON interviews Father Joseph Brown, S.J. ]  

My research consisted of 40 in-depth narrative interviews of religious order and diocesan offending and non-offending clergy.

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 4 Fall — Assessment
--- Sex abuse
--- Community life

[ HORIZON interviews Father John Tourangeau O. Praem. ]  

What vocation directors can learn from the youth synod HORIZON interviews Sister Nathalie Becquart The exuberance of the young people who took part in the 2018 synod injected it with energy and a positive

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

[ HORIZON interviews Sister Nathalie Becquart X.M.C.J. ]  

Not long ago, Sister Gemma Simmonds, C.J. sat down to discuss this topic with the editor of HORIZON.  Could you start by defining what abuse of power means in a religious life context? 

--- Ethics
--- HORIZON No. 2 Spring 2025
--- Sex abuse

[ HORIZON Interviews Sister Gemma Simmonds C.J. ]  

First of all she was fun to be around. However,  more than that, she called me to a personal relationship with Jesus.

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Race, culture, and new members
--- African American and Asian candidates
--- Multicultural issues

[ HORIZON editor | Interview with Brother Patrick Winbush, O.S.B. and Sister Gayle Lwanga Crumbley, R.G.S. ]  

PDF of 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry Click here to download the 2011 HORIZON Fall issue. Theme:  Charism and vocation ministry.

--- 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry

PDF of 2001 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue Click here to download the 2001 Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. Theme: Variety issue.

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2001 HORIZON No. 4 -- Vocation communications Click here to download the 2001 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form. Theme:  Vocation communications.

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 4 -- Vocation communications

2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition, pdf, and tablet files -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord   Download the 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall issue -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord PDF TABLET

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord

2015 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition and pdf -- Family and vocations   Click here to download a pdf of 2015 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Family and vocations Note to phone and tablet users: The digital

--- 2015 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Family and vocations

2014 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition, pdf, and tablet files -- Family matters   Download the 2014 HORIZON No. 4 Fall edition -- Family matters PDF Tablet Kindle

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Family matters

PDF of 2012 HORIZON No. 4 -- Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive Download the 2012 HORIZON No. 4 Fall issue:  Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive PDF TABLET KINDLE

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive

Index of 2000-2001 HORIZON Variety Issue — Fall 2000, Volume 26, Number 1 “Developing a culture of vocations,” by Bishop Robert J.

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2001 HORIZON No. 2 Winter -- Convocation Click here to download the 2001 Horizon No. 2 Winter edition in pdf form. Theme: Convocation 2000,  Building bridges to young adults.  

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 2 -- Convocation 2000, Building bridges to young adults

PDF of 2011 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Convocation 2010: Casting the net, Vocation ministry in a global church and world Click here to download the 2011 HORIZON Winter issue.

--- 2011 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Convocation 2010: Casting the net

1999 HORIZON No. 1 Fall Click here to download the 1999 Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. Theme: Variety issue.

--- 1999 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

2016 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition and pdf -- Communications | Volunteers   Readers, please limit any article or edition sharing to 50 distributions or less.

--- 2016 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Communications | Volunteers

HORIZON Index 2011 Volume 36, Number 1 | Winter 2011 Casting the net: Vocation Minist ry in a Global Church And World, Convocation 2010 “Renew the glory of your vocation by clinging to the hand of

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Theology of vocation

PDF of 1998 HORIZON No. 1 Fall Click here to download a pdf of 1998 HORIZON, No. 1, Fall. Theme:  Celibacy.

--- 1998 HORIZON No. 1 -- Celibacy

PDF of 2007 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety edition Click here to download the 2007 HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Variety edition.

--- 2007 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety edition

PDF of 2004 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue Click here to download 2004 HORIZON No. 1 Fall in pdf form. Theme: Variety issue.  

--- 2004 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2002 HORIZON No. 1 -- Ten years at the helm / Discernment Click here to download a pdf of the 2002 HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Ten years at the helm / Discernment.

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 1 -- Ten years at the helm / Discernment

Annual article index Volume 38, Number 1 | Winter 2013 Vocation ministers & reconciliation Convocation 2012 Updates: News from the vocation world, p. 4 Vocation ministers as ambassadors for Christ

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

PDF of 2006 HORIZON No. 1, Hope Click here to download the 2007 (2006) HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Hope.  

--- 2006 HORIZON No. 1 -- Hope

PDF of 2000 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue Click here to download the 2001 (2000) Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. 

--- 2000 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2005 HORIZON No. 1 -- Vocation realities around the world Click here to download the 2005 (2005) HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Vocation realities around the world.

--- 2005 HORIZON No. 1 -- Vocation realities around the world

PDF of 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life Click here to download the 2008 HORIZON No. 1 Fall issue. Theme: Discernment as a way of life.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 1 -- The vow of obedience and vocations Click here to download the 2003 Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. Theme:  The vow of obedience and vocations.

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

PDF of 2009 HORIZON No. 1-- What is the study of new membership telling us? Click here to download the 2010 (2009) HORIZON No. 1 Fall issue. Theme: What is the study of new membership telling us?  

--- 2009 HORIZON No. 1 -- What is the study of new membership telling us?

Updates Join us for in-person learning at our Fall Institute in St. Louis Father Raymond P.

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Communal and personal wellness

2021 Fall Virtual Institute Join us in learning together   This year, NRVC is offering four workshops at the Fall Institute in October intended for vocation ministers and others entrusted with the

--- Fall & winter events

Index of 1999 - 2000 HORIZON Variety issue — Fall 1999, Volume 25, Number 1 “Hope in vocation ministry is not an oxymoron,” by Catherine Bertrand, SSND, p. 3.

--- 2000 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2001 HORIZON No. 3 -- Admissions Click here to download the 2001 Horizon No. Spring edition in pdf form. Theme: admissions.

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 3 -- Admissions

PDF of 2011 HORIZON No. 3 -- Vocation ministry at the crossroads Click here to download the 2011 HORIZON Summer issue. Theme: Vocation ministry at the crossroads.

--- 2011 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Vocation ministry at the crossroads

Editor's Note Deepening our wisdom about discernment Click here to download the 2008 HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. I HAD A TASTE OF VOCATION MINISTRY myself last year.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

PDF of 2011 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Encouraging quality discernment Click here to download the 2011 HORIZON Spring issue. Theme: Encouraging quality discernment  

--- 2011 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Encouraging quality discernment

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

virtually at the Fall Institute.

--- Fall & winter events

HORIZON Index 2012 Volume 37, Number 1 | Winter 2012 Theology of vocation Updates: Snapshot of vocation ministry, p. 4 Vocation as a lifelong, personal adventure for every Christian, by Archbishop

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Vocation ministers and reconciliation

PDF of 2004 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of celibacy and vocations Click here to download 2004 HORIZON No. 4 Summer in pdf form. Theme: The vow of celibacy and vocations.

--- 2004 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of celibacy and vocations

PDF of 2008 HORIZON No. 4 -- Preparing discerners for formation Click here to download 2008 HORIZON No. 4 Summer in pdf form.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 4 -- Preparing discerners for formation

PDF of 2007 HORIZON No. 4 -- Leadership and vocation ministers working together Click here to download the 2007 HORIZON No. 4 Summer edition.

--- 2007 HORIZON No. 4 -- Leadership and vocation ministers working together

PDF of 2005 HORIZON No. 4 -- Creating a vocation culture on campus Click here to download 2005 HORIZON No. 4 Summer in pdf form. Theme: Creating a vocation culture on campus

--- 2005 HORIZON No. 4 -- Creating a vocation culture on campus

Index of HORIZON 2003-2004 The vow of obedience and vocations, Fall 2003, Volume 29, Number 1 “Obedience: showing up and listening for God,” by Mary Pellegrino, CSJ, p. 3 “Exploring three dimensions

--- 2004 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2009 HORIZON No. 4 -- Encouraging theological reflection | Practicing discernment Click here to download the 2009 HORIZON No. 4 Summer issue.

--- 2009 HORIZON No. 4 -- Encouraging theological reflection | Practicing discernment

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of poverty and vocations Click here to download the 2003 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form. Theme: The vow of poverty and vocations.

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

HORIZON Annual Article Index Volume 34, Number 1 | Winter 2008 Discernment as a way of life “Discernment with a little help from Francis and Clare,” by Friar Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM, p. 4 “The

--- 2009 HORIZON No. 1 -- What is the study of new membership telling us?