This Summer Institute workshop is designed to assist vocation ministers, congregational leaders, and vocation team members in understanding and articulating the basic ethical values, principles, and standards of vocation ministry. Topics include the ethical principles governing agency, confidentiality, and obligations related to positions of trust; dissemination of information; the timeliness ... Read More

This Summer Institute workshop teaches practical interviewing techniques in a theoretical framework of behavioral assessment. While the focus is on the initial assessment of candidates, the methodology is readily adapted to assessing candidates in other stages of formation. Interview topics include family background, educational and occupational histories, psychosexual histories ... Read More

This Summer Institute workshop is essential for all new and recently appointed vocation directors and teams. Its goal is to provide participants with the foundational skills, context, theory, challenges, and practicalities of contemporary vocation ministry. Topics will include accompaniment with inquirers, assessment of discerners; application and admission process, vocation promotion, canon ... Read More

This Understanding, Assessing, and Fostering Psycho-Sexual Integration workshop provides vocation ministers and those who accompany discerners and candidates with a solid understanding of psychological well-being and psycho-sexual development to assist them in their efforts to adequately assess a candidate’s aptitude for leading a healthy and integrated celibate life.

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If you need to stay an extra overnight on July 9 and/or July 16 for Summer Institute workshops, please use this option to confirm a reservation. Please note that this option is only for those registered for two workshops that have a one-day break in between.

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This virtual workshop is essential for those who promote vocations and want to learn more about young Catholics. This three-day virtual workshop offers participants opportunities to learn and understand nuances of the Gen Z and Alpha generations, ways to bridge generational communication gaps, and how to integrate these learnings ... Read More