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

Let's Get Together at Summer Institute The 2023 NRVC Summer Institute will be offered in person this year at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, KS.

--- 2023 Posts

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

Pilgrimage, July 2024.

--- Collaborator Information

., May 15, 2025. House of Discernment blends vocations and intercongregational community, written by Julie Ferraro, National Catholic Reporter, March 6, 2025.

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July 8-12 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors July 13-14 Ethics in Vocation and Formation Ministry July 16-18 Behavioral Assessment 1 July 16-18 Is It Generational, Cultural, Personality

--- January 2020 newsletter

You are invited to Summer Institute 2020 Find out what we're offering Click here for a short video that reveals why Summer Institute is so popular.

--- February 2020 newsletter

Summer Institute workshops July 8-23 Participants in one of NRVC's professional development workshops last year.

--- May 2020 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. ]  

Summer Institute is July 10-24, 2023 -- Let’s Learn Together in Leavenworth, KS! The 2023 Summer Institute in Leavenworth, KS, is less than a month away!

--- 2023 Posts

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

Updates Attendees at the 2022 convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference show off a centerpiece candle.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Call beyond borders

Psycho-sexual workshop Offered in July in Chicago Participants in a workshop put on by NRVC.

--- April 2020 newsletter

• Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors, July 8-12, 2020 Presented by Sister Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M., Father Adam MacDonald, S.V.D., and Sister Minnette Welding, I.H.M.

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 1 Winter — Accompaniment

Summer 2020 workshops NRVC’s Summer Institute registration is open and scheduled for July 8-23 in Chicago, albeit with plans to comply with all social-distancing restrictions.

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

., West Coast Member Area coordinator, who attended the assembly of the Religious Brothers Conference, July 20-23, in Potomac, Maryland. Brother Ronnie Hingle, S.M.

--- September 2018 newsletter

Three vocation webinars for 2022 On March 3, the National Religious Vocation Conference will continue its free webinar series entitled “Religious Life Today: Learn it! Love it! Live it!”

--- 2022 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Young adult realities

Updates Summer Institute to be in Kansas The NRVC Summer Institute will take place at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, July 6-23.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Come together

Institute will offer five onsite workshops at the Marillac Center, in Leavenworth, KS, July 9-30, 2024.

--- Spring & summer events

In July of 2023, I started my sixth year in vocation ministry.

--- I am NRVC!

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage May - July 2024 What is a National Eucharistic Pilgrimage?

--- Spring & summer events

Another Resource to help you unpack Convocation 2022 The second 2022 Convocation video has been published on our NRVC YouTube Channel.

--- 2023 Posts

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

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

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Jamboree, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND April 24-26, 2026, Young Catholic Professionals National Conference, Dallas, TX June 1-3, 2026 CCMA Called Conference, University of San Diego, CA July 31

--- Collaborator Information

Unpacking Convocation 2022, Part 3 - Sr. Barbara Reid. O.P. The third 2022 Convocation video has been uploaded to our NRVC YouTube Channel.

--- 2023 Posts

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

Over the next few months, the NRVC will release the 2022 Convocation video presentations on our NRVC YouTube Channel.

--- 2023 Posts

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

2025 Vocation Promotion for Today’s Discerners July 19-20, 2025 on-site   Workshop description Have you ever tried to connect with young people about how God may call them to serve, only to find that

--- Spring & summer events

COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS Catholics on Call Catholics on Call is sponsoring a Young Adult Conference July 23-27.

--- June 2019 newsletter

COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS Catholics on Call Catholics on Call is sponsoring a Young Adult Conference July 23-27.

--- July 2019 newsletter

Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M., is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan.

--- Social Media
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--- 2015 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Midlife vocations
--- Communications

[ Sister Julie Vieira I.H.M. ]  

Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M. belongs to the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan. She is the program director of the IHM Spirituality Centers.

--- 2019 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — Cultivating callings
--- Communications

[ Sister Julie Vieira I.H.M. ]  

In 2013, there are 68,004 Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests in the United States.

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord
--- Future of Religious Life
--- Future of religious life

[ Sister Susan Francois C.S.J.P. ]  

Updates Our Fall 2023 workshops will take place online. Photo by headway, Unsplash.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Synodality and collaboration

Vocation ministry dates for 2023 The church has several dates dedicated to promoting and celebrating religious life.

--- 2022 HORIZON No. 4 Fall--Staying grounded

1 pm ET via Zoom  Minutes from January 21, 2026 Minutes from September 9-11, 2025 Minutes from May 20, 2025 Minutes from May 9, 2024 Minutes from October 23-25, 2023 Minutes from February 23, 2023

--- Member Area News

The final decision on 2020 grants will be made mid-July 2020.

--- 2020 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

This initiative is being underwritten by an anonymous donor.Photo: De La Salle Christian Brothers at World Youth Day, July 2013.

--- November 2013 newsletter

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- World Youth Day

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- World Youth Day

2023 NCYC November 16-18, 2023 The NRVC is promoting vocations at NCYC!

--- NCYC - National Catholic Youth Conference
--- Fall & winter events

Photo: De La Salle Christian Brothers at World Youth Day, July 2013.

--- December 2013 newsletter

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- Spring & summer events

Mark your calendars for Summer Institute July 9-24 Taking part in the 2018 Summer Institute are Sister Linda Van Bussel, R.S.M., from Sisters of Mercy of New Zealand, and Father Richard Goodin, O.F.M.

--- December 2018 newsletter

Join us for on-site workshops at Summer Institute Early-bird pricing is still available for the NRVC Summer Institute,  which is offering three workshops at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas July

--- News

Summer Institute offers five workshops In Chicago July 10-21 Participants in the 2016 Summer Institute take an outdoor break.

--- February 2018 newsletter

You can now register to take part in one of five workshops taking place July 9-24 at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, near the NRVC offices. 

--- March 2019 newsletter

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Summer Institute. Registration opens in February. The 2024 NRVC Summer Institute will be offered again at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, KS.

--- 2024 Posts

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

Due Diligence in Vocation Ministry Workshop July 18-20, 2019 Click here to register now This workshop is designed for experienced vocation ministers who have been involved in vocation ministry for at

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

NRVC's annual Summer Institute will offer three workshops at the downtown Chicago campus of DePaul University, July 12-23, 2016. Participants may register for one, two, or all three workshops.

--- February 2016 newsletter

•  Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors—July 13-17 •  Ethical Issues in Vocation and Formation Ministry—July 18-19 •  Behavioral Assessment 1—July 21-23

--- January 2016 newsletter

Assess candidates like a pro Attend "Behavioral Assessment I" in July If you are responsible for interviewing and assessing discerners, learn how to master these skills from one of the top experts in the

--- June 2014 newsletter

In July 2024, Viganò was formally excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church after being found guilty of schism. MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, good evening.

--- Charism and Religious Life
--- Role of religious life / Nature of religious life
--- 2015 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Rise, have no fear

[ Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ]