Enroll today in one or more of our Fall Institute workshops, which will be conducted via Zoom October 6-30.

Among the five workshops is a new offering, Understanding the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences on Candidates for Religious Life. This October 13 virtual workshop will be led by Kathy Galleher, Ph.D., a psychologist with significant experience in working with members of Catholic religious communities. The workshop will cover working with inquirers with a trauma history to identify potential red or yellow flags. Participants will learn key questions to ask serious discerners, learn how to assess whether trauma-related issues have been sufficiently addressed, and more. Enroll  today!

October 6-10, Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors   

October 13, Understanding the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences on Candidates for Religious Life

October 14, 21, and 28 (only Tuesdays), Culture Matters: are we listening with today's discerners 

October 15-17, Behavioral Assessment 1

October 29-30, Ethical Issues in Candidate Assessment

These handy, business-sized cards are perfect for tucking into cards and notes you mail to contacts. They're also ideal to use during college and school outreach events. Stock up so you have these attention-getting messages on hand to follow up retreats, conversations, talks, and other forms of connecting with prospective discerners. NRVC members pay only $5 for a pack of 100; $8 for non-members. Order some today!

The NRVC extends gratitude to the following members who have stepped forward to help lead their member areas for two years. We are grateful for their dedication to vocation ministry. 

• Sister Mary Jo Curtsinger, C.S.J., in the Midwest with Sister Heather Jean Foltz, O.S.B. 

• Sister Suzanne Fitzmaurice, O.S.B., in the Heartland with Sister Réjane Cytacki, S.C.L. 
• Mrs. Sabrina Harper with Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C. (also new) on the West Coast.
• Sister Elizabeth Sjoberg, D.C., in the Mid-Atlantic with Friar Emanuel Vasconcelos, O.F.M. Conv. 

The newest edition of our award-winning VISION Vocation Guide has been published. Find articles online, read the digital edition, and be sure to have copies of the 2026 VISION Guide, prayer cards, and posters on hand.

The NRVC wishes Carol Schuck Scheiber well as she begins her retirement August 1 after some three decades in vocation publishing. Carol began editing VISION Vocation Guide in its infancy. In 1998, she became the NRVC publications editor, taking the helm of HORIZON, the newsletter, and other communications projects. Under her leadership, HORIZON underwent two redesigns and earned numerous awards from the Catholic Media Association.

"It has been my pleasure and privilege to work with and learn from some of the finest ministers in the church. I hope to carry forward your beautiful spirit and deep belief in religious life," says Carol.

Jesús Leyva has taken on the role of NRVC communications director, which includes producing NRVC's publications. 

The NRVC is offering the workshop "Candidate Assessment Through the Lens of Interculturality," by Crystal Taylor-Dietz, Psy.D. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m in the following locations:

September 6, San Antonio, TX

October 18,  Frankfort, IL

The workshop will explore how to assess candidates who come from a different culture, taking into account distinct norms and expressions, possible trauma, etc. One focus will be on how to respectfully gather information without stereotyping, generalizing, or minimizing behaviors of concern. The workshop will also explore possible blind spots and biases that can creep into assessment. 

Thanks to a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, this workshop is available to NRVC members and their community members for only $25. Learn more and register here.

Mark your calendars to promote vocations at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis November 20-22. NCYC is a three-day immersive experience of prayer, community, evangelization, and service sponsored by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM). Over 10,000 high school teens, parents, and youth ministers from across the country will gather at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis around the theme, "I Am | Yo Soy."  

In collaboration with NFCYM, the NRVC invites its members to celebrate the Catholic faith and promote vocations by volunteering in its T-shirt swap in the Interactive Exhibit Hall. Details about the conference and the T-shirt swap can be found here. 

Sister Carolyn Martin, L.S.P. was a carefree teenager when she first met her community, the Little Sisters of the Poor, by happenstance. "They were happy,  genuinely happy," she recounts on a 2016 Moth Radio Hour segment, "I remember thinking, I see people racing all around frantically looking for happiness and these women in their poverty and simplicity, they have it!"  That hooked her, and she has now been with her community for 50+ years. Read more... 

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