We invite you to read this Synthesis Report and continue being involved in Synod activities leading up to the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2024).

--- 2024 Posts

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

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

--- Spring & summer events

Olivas served as the youngest voting delegate to the Synod on Synodality held in Rome in October 2024.  

--- HORIZON No. 1 Winter 2025--Walking humbly together
--- Theological reflection on vocation ministry

[ Wyatt Olivas ]  

In the last three recorded years, 2019 to 2021, over 1,000 people entered initial formation in U.S. religious institutes. The significance of those new members cannot be underestimated.

--- Synodality
--- Divisions in church and religious communities
--- 2023 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Synodality and collaboration
--- Membership
--- Ecclesial diversity
--- Church documents
--- Theology of vocation
--- Vocation ministry
--- Future of religious life

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

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

--- Media/press

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

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

Virtual workshops offered in October The National Religious Vocation Conference is offering three online workshops this October.

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

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

--- Fall & winter events

., 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 ]  

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

--- Fall & winter events

Yes, I met some wonderful vocation directors when I took summer classes in 2014. I am still in touch with many of them.

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

At the 2004 Convocation, Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP and Father Andrew Carl Wisdom, OP.

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

Pre-Convocation Workshops October 31, 2024 Come a day early to elevate your skills and enhance your ministry! There are five workshops available, and you can select two to attend.

--- Fall & winter events

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 ]  

: April 30 - May 2, 2024, Atchinson, KS Minutes from May 11, 2023 Minutes from October 13, 2022 Minutes from April 22, 2021 Coordinators Sister Réjane Cytacki, S.C.L. | rcytacki@scls.org Ms.

--- Member Area News

: November 11: 9 AM ET and  January 20 - 10 AM ET Minutes from August 27, 2025 Minutes from April 15, 2025 and February 12, 2025 Minutes from October 3, 2024 and December 10, 2024 Minutes from January

--- Member Area News

, July 2024.

--- Collaborator Information

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

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

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

--- July 2019 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

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

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 ]  

Convocation begins with an opening reception and ritual on Thursday evening, October 31, and ends after the awards dinner on Sunday night, November 3, 2024. 

--- Fall & winter events

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

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

2024 Convocation Dates, Theme, and Logo Announced The Member Area Coordinators voted to select the logo design for 2024 Convocation, at their annual gathering last month!    

--- 2023 Posts

[ Phil Loftus ]  

Convocation: Walking Humbly Together Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2024 Minneapolis, MN We are excited to be heading out to Minneapolis-St. Paul for our Convocation October 31- November 4, 2024.

--- 2024 Convocation

[ Phil Loftus ]  

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

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

Ethical Issues for Vocation and Formation Directors, July 15-16 Behavioral Assessment 1,  July 18-20 Due Diligence in Vocation Ministry,  July 18-20 Communication Skills to Promote Vocations,  July 22-24

--- Spring & summer events

Ethical Issues for Vocation and Formation Directors, July 15-16 Behavioral Assessment 1,  July 18-20 Due Diligence in Vocation Ministry,  July 18-20 Communication Skills to Promote Vocations,  July 22-24

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

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

Convocation begins with an opening reception and ritual on Thursday evening, October 31, and ends after the awards banquet on Sunday night, November 3, 2024.

--- Fall & winter events

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

--- 2020 Posts

[ National Office ]  

in Romeoville, IL July 28 - August 3, 2025, Jubilee Celebration of Young People in Rome July 31-August 3, 2025, Marian Days, Carthage, MO August 3, 2025, The Fest, Wickliffe, OH  November 20-22, 2025

--- Collaborator Information

The National Board selected the University of Mary Vocations Jamboree hosted by the Saint John Paul II Center for University Ministry, as the 2024 recipient of the Mustard Seed Award.

--- 2024 Posts

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

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

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

: Survey of the Ordinands to the Priesthood The Class of 2024: Survey of the Ordinands to the Priesthood The Class of 2023: Survey of the Ordinands to the Priesthood The Class of 2022: Survey of the

--- Links to Studies & Reports

[ National Office ]  

NRVC convocation talks to be available in print & online HORIZON readers and NRVC members will be able to savor and discuss presentations from the November 2024 convocation because the talks will

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

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

Next NRVC convocation In Overland Park, Kansas Two participants in the 2014 NRVC convocation. NRVC has announced some initial information about its next convocation.

--- April 2015 newsletter

Updates Minneapolis, pictured here, will be the setting for the 2024 convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference. Photo by Lane Pelovsky, courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.  

--- 2024 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Every member plays a part

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

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 ]  

2023 Workshop Information 2024 dates will be published in January General Information This year the NRVC is offering three workshops on-site at the Summer Institute in Leavenworth, KS, and three workshops

--- Fall & winter events

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

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