The Challenge of Synodality Webinar, January 11, 2022 by AHLMA and RFC Witnessing Joy: Catholic Sisters Today presented by Dr. Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, January 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

--- Dates to Remember

, while all the women went out after her with tambourines, dancing; and she responded to them: Sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot he has cast into the sea” (Exod. 15:20-21

--- HORIZON No. 2 Spring 2025--New takes on old traditions
--- Scripture and vocation / Vocation ministry

[ Sister Elizabeth Davis R.S.M. ]  

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

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

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

Louis, Missouri October 5-19. Learn more about Fall Institute at nrvc.net.

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

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

--- Media/press

Register for the 2023 Fall Institute. It’s a new year to learn. Register for the 2023 Fall Institute today!

--- 2023 Posts

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

Registration for the 2023 Fall Institute is Open! The 2023 Summer Institute workshops are in full swing in Leavenworth, KS.

--- 2023 Posts

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

., right, is interviewed  on video during an October 2017 video workshop sponsored by A Nun’s Life Ministry.  VIDEO HAS QUICKLY BECOME a major way to communicate, especially with young adults.

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Talking with young people
--- Popular Media
--- Communications

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

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

--- Spring & summer events

year=2023   Toot your own horn VISION is your resource, NRVC Members! And it is award-winning year after year.

--- VISION Vocation Guide

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

Four tips toward a better newsletter Quick ideas to put oomph in your newsletter An excellent newsletter will reflect well on your community.

--- May 2014 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

Life Regional Catholic Conference,  Des Moines, IA October 10-13, 2024, National Black Catholic Men's Conference, Baltimore, MD October 26-28, 2024, Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, Washington

--- Collaborator Information

Virtual Behavioral Assessment 1 workshop October 17-19, 2023 Registration for this virtual workshop is open in online store.

Pilgrimage, July 2024.

--- Collaborator Information

Fall Institute will take place on the beautiful grounds of the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas October 8-23.

--- July 2019 newsletter

The following workshops will be offered: Behavioral Assessment 2—October 5-6, 9:30am - 3:00pm CT Behavioral Assessment 1—October 8-10, 9:30am - 3:00pm CT Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors

--- 2021 Posts

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

Orientation workshop being offered in October Part of Fall Institute workshops "Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors" will be offered October 15-19 at the NRVC Fall Institute in Leavenworth

--- September 2019 newsletter

NRVC Member Renewal Rates for 2023 To help you budget for the coming year, the NRVC is announcing our 2023 membership renewal rates. Single membership will be $840.00.

--- 2022 Posts

[ Maureen Cetera, Director of Finance and Operations ]  

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

Please click the links to review NFCRV Grant Application Guidelines and the 2020 Grant Application or contact executive director Phil Loftus at ploftus@nfcrv.org or 773-595-4028.

--- April 2020 newsletter

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

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

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

The revisions were publicized to all members in the August and September NRVC newsletters and can be accessed here.

--- 2020 Posts

[ National Office ]  

Assessment 1,  July 18-20 Due Diligence in Vocation Ministry,  July 18-20 Communication Skills to Promote Vocations,  July 22-24 Fall Institute at Marillac Center, Leavenworth, KS Behavioral Assessment 2, October

--- Spring & summer events

Accompaniment and Communication with Young Catholics virtual workshop October 24-26, 2023 Registration for this virtual workshop is open in the store.

--- Fall & winter events

honored by the Catholic Press Association and Associated Church Press in several editorial categories, including best special interest magazine, regular column, reporting on vocations, guest commentary, e-newsletter

--- July 2018 newsletter

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 ]  

Ministry,  July 18-20 Communication Skills to Promote Vocations,  July 22-24 Fall Institute at Marillac Center, Leavenworth, KS click here to register for the Fall Institute Behavioral Assessment 2, October

--- Spring & summer events

during faith formation retreats, here are a few more ideas to consider: The Annual Global Celebration of Youth and Young Adults is celebrated on the Solemnity of Christ the King, (November 25-26, 2023

--- 2023 Posts

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

To help them be part of the ministry, I send them a monthly e-newsletter. Last March Sister Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M. did an in-service for my community about contemporary vocation ministry.

--- November 2016 newsletter
--- I am NRVC!

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

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

It will be held October 26-31, 2016, in Overland Park, Kansas. The theme will be "Awakened by the Spirit: Called to Discipleship."

--- April 2015 newsletter

The first NRVC newsletter, long before the days of e-newsletters. Over time it became clear that only one religious vocation conference was needed.

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

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

--- I am NRVC!

appear in the Winter 2025 edition of HORIZON and eventually on YouTube.

--- HORIZON No. 4 Fall 2024--Vocation discernment

The administrative support includes handling correspondence, maintaining financial and other records, processing payments and receipts, coordinating registrations, and updating the website and e-newsletter

--- February 2016 newsletter

All the more reason to consider renewing your NRVC membership for 2023!

--- 2022 Posts

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

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

Fall Institute educates 59 Next workshop in February NRVC brought together 59 vocation ministers October 11-21 in Leavenworth, Kansas for training in behavioral assessment and orientation to the ministry

--- November 2017 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

Please click the links to review NFCRV Grant Guidelines and the 2020 Application or contact executive director Phil Loftus at ploftus@nrvc.net or 773-363-5454.  

--- March 2020 newsletter

October 18 - 20, 2025, Franciscan Justice Leadership Conference: Love in Action October 24-26, 2025, Rooted in Sacred Ground: A Symposium on Culture, Community, and Calling for BIPOC Leaders, Orlando,

--- Collaborator Information

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

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

honored by the Catholic Press Association and Associated Church Press in several editorial categories, including best special interest magazine, regular column, reporting on vocations, guest commentary, e-newsletter

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Youth, faith, vocation discernment

News of HORIZON advertisers Opportunities and resources RFC congress Oct. 24-27 The Religious Formation Conference is gathering October 24-27 for its biennial congress in Louisville, Kentucky: "Being

--- October 2019 newsletter

Updates Five online workshops offered this October The NRVC is offering the following vocation ministry workshops via Zoom this October.

--- HORIZON No. 3 Summer 2025--New life in the midst of grief