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Cast the net from a firm foundation

Although this new letter was written to seminarians, it may also be applied to all who are discerning the Lord’s call today, whether to religious life or to priestly life.

--- Theological reflection on vocation ministry
--- 2011 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Convocation 2010: Casting the net

[ Archbishop Pietro Sambi ]  

Take advantage of regional events

Following are April 2016 regional meetings whose agendas were available for newsletter publication. Find regional contacts and see what is happening in all the regions here.  

--- April 2016 Newsletter

NRVC in the news

., December 10, 2024. Dare to Love - Let's Hear About LCWR and NRVC Religious Conferences, CAVA  Archdiocese for Chicago, with Sister Dina Bato, S.P. and Mr. Phil Loftus, August 2024

--- Media/press

Collaborator News and Events

April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference,

--- Collaborator Information

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Member Area news

April 15, 2025 and February 12, 2025 Minutes from October 3, 2024 and December 10, 2024 Minutes from January 23, 2023, March 2, 2023, June 5, 2023, August 29, 2023 Coordinators Sister Michele Fisher

--- Member Area News

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Monthly NRVC newsletter

Monthly NRVC newsletter Focus on Vocation Ministry Monthly newsletters November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017

--- Member Area News

Collaborator News and Events

This list is updated periodically and if you would like to have something added, please email mail@nrvc.net Events April 18-19, 2024 “Moving Along the Arc: Women and Men Religious as Agents of Reconciliation

--- Collaborator Information

Reminders: NFCRV grants due April 15 | convocation registration opens

Reminders: NFCRV grants due April 15 | convocation registration opens From now through April 15, the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations is accepting new applications for education-debt assistance

--- April 2020 newsletter

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Grant Application Window to Open in January 2024

Grant Application Window to Open in January 2024 A Blessed Advent Season to All.

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

Collaborator News and Events

June 4-6, 2024, CCMA Called 24 Conference June 18-21, 2024, Catholic Media Association Conference, Atlanta, GA July 3-7, 2024, 85th Annual Tekakwitha Conference, Raleigh, NC National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

--- Collaborator Information

Brothers to hold symposium April 4

Brothers to hold symposium April 4 Save the date Astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will speak at the Religious Brothers Symposium.

--- February 2020 newsletter

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2025 Membership Fees

2025 Membership Fees The National Board of the NRVC met in St. Paul, MN April 25-27, 2024.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

Collaborator News and Events

March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30

--- Collaborator Information

NRVC Awards

NRVC Awards 2024 Outstanding Member award winners, left to right, Mr. Greg Darr (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers) , Brother David Henley, G.H.M., and Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.

--- Fall & winter events

Education grant deadline April 8

Education grant deadline April 8 Apply online for NFCRV monies The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations has announced that NRVC members are eligible to apply for grant assistance to cover education

--- April 2019 newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

Feb. 14-16, 2025, Dallas Catholic Youth Conference February 20-23, 2025, LA Religious Education Congress March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando

--- Collaborator Information

Brothers to hold symposium April 4

Brothers to hold symposium April 4 Save the date Astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will speak at the Religious Brothers Symposium.

--- July 2019 newsletter

Grants for education debt available

Grants for education debt available Apply by April 8 The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations has announced that NRVC members are eligible to apply for grant assistance to cover education debt

--- February 2019 newsletter

Collaborator News and Events

April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference,

--- Collaborator Information

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Updates

Updates Join us for the 2024 convocation Mark your calendar to attend the convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference October 31 to November 3 in Minneapolis.

--- 2024 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Ministering with balance

Synod on Synodality

The Synod began in 2021 and is still continuing beyond 2024. Learn more about the Synod by using these helpful links. 

--- Spring & summer events

Reminders: Brothers Symposium, NFCRV grants, Convocation

Brothers Symposium A Religious Brothers Symposium will take place at Boston College on April 4 with a theme of "The Prophetic Call of the Brother in the Church."

--- March 2020 newsletter

Brothers Symposium April 4

Brothers Symposium April 4 To elevate and discuss vocation of brothers Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will be the keynote speaker at the symposium.

--- December 2019 newsletter

Membership Benefits & Fees

Publications: an annual subscription to the highly respected HORIZON quarterly journal, the only English-language professional vocation journal in the Church; Focus on Vocation Ministry, an online monthly newsletter

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

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National Board Update

Brother Brian began serving in 2020 and chaired the Finance Advisory Committee.

--- 2025 Posts

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

NRVC continues during COVID-19 shutdown

Board meeting carries on by Zoom The NRVC board conducted its April meeting by Zoom, doing long-term planning for the organization, preparing for the study release, updating plans for the convocation,

--- April 2020 newsletter

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Mark your calendars!

Mark your calendars to attend Convocation in Orlando, Florida, next year, November 19-23, 2026!  

--- 2025 Posts

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

Convocation: Walking humbly together

Convocation: Walking humbly together October 31 - November 4, 2024   Join us at Convocation!

--- Fall & winter events

NRVC regional meetings

Region 1   May 2 Region 2   March 10, May 5, May 7 Region 3   April 29 Region 4   March 25, May 5-6 Region 5   Met January 15, next meeting September 18 Region 6   May TBA Region 7   April 28 Region 8  

--- March 2015 newsletter

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World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Making Meaningful Connections

World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Making Meaningful Connections On April 21st, we will joyfully celebrate World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Sr. Dina Bato S.P., Director of Membership ]  

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Book notes: Nuanced portrait of young adults points to hopes, challenges

Jeffrey Arnett in Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties (2004) notes that college enrollment among 18-21 year olds in the United States rose from less than 5 percent

--- Young adults
--- Emerging Adults

[ Avis Clendenen ]  

NRVC Board

NRVC Board 2025 -2026 The NRVC Board 2025 Row 1: Brother Joseph Bach, O.F.M. Conv.; Board Vice Chair Sister Eileen McCann, C.S.J.; Board Vice Chair Brother John Skrodinsky, S.T.

--- Board & staff

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Editor's Note

who care about vocations—laity, priests and religious from many walks of life— celebrated the gift of consecrated and ordained life at the Continental Congress on Vocations held in Montreal this past April. (A

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 4 -- Strategic planning for vocations / Responses to the sex abuse crisis

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

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Will you consider being a Board Member?

The three-year term begins in the Fall of 2025. Each NRVC member may submit one recommendation for the Board. At its spring meeting, the National Board selects new members from the recommendations.

--- 2024 Posts

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

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Book notes: Nuanced portrait of young adults points to hopes, challenges

Jeffrey Arnett in Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties (2004) notes that college enrollment among 18-21 year olds in the United States rose from less than 5 percent

--- 2010 HORIZON No. 4 -- Global perspectives |Connect with young adults | Gifts of religious priesthood
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--- Book reviews
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[ Avis Clendenen ]  

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study

NRVC collaborators show support for 2020 study Representatives gathered at a convening in Buffalo prior to the start of the NRVC Convocation Representatives of nine national organizations recently gave

--- 2020 Study on Recent Vocations Archives

Convocation: Walking humbly together

Convocation: Walking humbly together October 31 - November 4, 2024   Join us at Convocation!

--- Fall & winter events

Membership Benefits & Fees

Publications: an annual subscription to the highly respected HORIZON quarterly journal, the only English-language professional vocation journal in the Church; Focus on Vocation Ministry, an online monthly newsletter

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

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Updates

Vocation ministers and other religious around the world have been able to share faith and hope with young people and discerners using electronic platforms such as blogs, Facebook, video-sharing, e-mails, e-newsletters

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — New members have abundant hope

Convocation Pilgrimage

Convocation Pilgrimage November 4, 2024 The pilgrimage is sold out.

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Updates

Updates Hilton grants $2 million to NRVC In June 2014 the National Religious Vocation Conference received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Conrad N.

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

2026 Convocation

2026 Convocation Save the date: November 19-23, 2026 Join us at Convocation in 2026!

--- Fall & winter events

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2024 Talk It Up Tuesdays is here - Let’s Connect!

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Radiating Joy and Cultivating Possibilities in Vocation Ministry, presented by Brother Brian Poulin, f.m.s.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Sr. Dina Bato S.P., Director of Membership ]  

World Day for Consecrated Life, February 2

World Day for Consecrated Life, February 2 Celebrated in parishes Feb. 3-4, 2024 About World Day for Consecrated Life In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day for women and men in consecrated

--- Fall & winter events

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Announcing our 2024 Convocation Keynote Presenters

Announcing our 2024 Convocation Keynote Presenters Invite everyone who supports vocation ministry to join you in Minneapolis, MN, as the Upper Midwest Member Area hosts the NRVC Convocation from October

--- 2024 Posts

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

Convocation

Convocation Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024 in Minneapolis 2024 Convocation Walking humbly together Registration begins in April

--- Fall & winter events

NRVC Staff

Sister Dina joined the NRVC team in August 2022. As a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, she made her perpetual profession in 2017.

--- Board & staff

Education debt scholarships — Apply by April 25

Education debt scholarships — Apply by April 25 The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations is accepting grant applications through April 25 to assist with education debt.

--- News

Calendar

Calendar World Day of Prayer for Vocations is April 22!  

--- February 2018 newsletter

Apply by April 15 for education grants

Apply by April 15 for education grants For incoming members From now through April 15, the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations is accepting new applications for education-debt assistance.

--- February 2020 newsletter