Learn more about the Viatorians at https://vocationnetwork.org/en/community/8279. Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork.org.
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Learn more about this men's religious community at: https://vocationnetwork.org/en/community/7911 VISION code 100 Start with prayer. Listen to your heart. Find what gives you most joy. Seek wise counsel. Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork.org.
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Learn more about this Catholic men's religious community at https://vocationnetwork.org/en/community/8187 VISION code 298 Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork.org.
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Learn more about this women's religiious community at: https://vocationnetwork.org/en/community/7930 Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork.org.
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Learn more about this Catholic religious community at https://vocationnetwork.org/en/community/8106 Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork.org.
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To learn more about the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, go to https://vocationnetwork.org/en/community/8194. Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork.org.
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A sister in the circus? Now we've seen it all! Check out the amazing story of Missionary Sister of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sister Dorothy Fabritze of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Sister Dorothy's work over the past two decades is a moving example of how women religious often carry their message and love to the most remarkable places! VISION friends! Do you know of any sisters, brothers, priests or deacons who participate in a unique and “surprising” kind of ministry? We’d love to hear about them! Message us or tag a photo of the person with #surprisingministry. If their story is compelling, we may feature them in our next video celebrating the #yearofconsecratedlife! #surprisingministry For more information visit: http://www.vocationnetwork.org/
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Catch 2 minutes of AWESOME on our Who We Are video! We're Catholic sisters and we want to connect with you! Drop us a comment and come on over to aNunsLife.org and social @aNunsLife. Hang out with nuns, learn about faith, nun life, and finding joy in everyday life!
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The number of millennials joining religious life — becoming priests, brothers, sisters, and nuns — has increased over the past 15 years. Slightly. Last year, 524 men and women formally entered religious congregations or monasteries—and half of them were under 25. The Catholic Church is also working hard to bring young people into the fold, at a moment when the institution’s influence in America is waning. SUBSCRIBE: http://nbcnews.to/2rAQzwx FOLLOW NBC LEFT FIELD: Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/2rACLSM Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/2rAsQwp Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/2rAsWUN CALL THE FIELD PHONE: ?? (315) LF-FIELD VISIT OUR SITE: http://nbcleftfield.com Reporter / Producer Katie Engelhart Video Journalist / Editor Carlos Beltran Animation Zach Gibson Producer Shaminder Dulai __ ABOUT NBC LEFT FIELD: NBC Left Field is a new internationally-minded video troupe that makes short, creative documentaries and features specially designed for social media and set-top boxes. Our small team of cinematographers, journalists, animators and social media gurus aims to unearth stories and breathe creative life into current headlines. While pushing boundaries at home and abroad, NBC Left Field will also be serving as an experimental hub for NBC News style, treatment and audience engagement.
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Join us at Convocation 2016 in Kansas as we celebrate at the official welcome and opening liturgy. For more information, go to http://www.nrvc.net
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Join us at Convocation 2016 in Kansas as we talk about what we love most about our time here. For more information, go to http://www.nrvc.net
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A compendium video to the NRVC/CARA Study on Incorporating Cultural Diversity in Religious Life. To read the executive summary and the complete study, go to NRVC website at https://nrvc.net/278/publication/2014-cultural-diversity-study-2978.
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Holy Cross Brother Paul Bednarczyk, Executive Director of the National Religious Vocation Conference, spearheaded the 2009 NRVC/CARA Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life that will serve as the benchmark for future studies on Catholic religious vocations in the 21st century. For more information go to www.nrvc.net.
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Sr. Julie Vieira is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She writes the popular, A nun's life blog at www.anunslife.org. As a newer entrant to religious life, she is among those surveyed in the recent NRVC/CARA Study on Recent Vocations.
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Bao Trung Tran will be ordained as a Divine Word Missionary priest in 2011. He is from Vietnam but currently living in the SVD formation house in Chicago while attending the Catholic Theological Union. As a newer entrant to religious life, she is among those surveyed in the recent NRVC/CARA Study on Recent Vocations.
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Last week, 400 friars from around the United States gathered for a landmark meeting. It was the first of its kind in the United States, the largest and most diverse gathering in the history of our country. SOCIAL MEDIA: Blog: https://goo.gl/QuB4ra Facebook: https://goo.gl/UoeKWy Twitter: https://goo.gl/oQs6ck Instagram: https://goo.gl/ShMbhH Podcast: https://goo.gl/xqkssG INTERESTED IN BECOMING A FRIAR? Holy Name Province: https://goo.gl/MXKb2R Find your Vocation Director: https://goo.gl/2Jc52z SUPPORT THE MISSION Order my book: https://goo.gl/dwT8Pq Donate Monthly: https://goo.gl/UrrwNC One-time gifts: https://goo.gl/eKnFJN Music: Epidemicsound.com
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Encuentra el texto en español abajo. To read the entire article, go to http://www.vocationnetwork.org/articles/show/359. "Does God send signs?" Don't we all long for that kind of clarity? Nonetheless our faith assures us that God is always communicating God's will to us. God's message is consistent, sure, and irrefutable. We are not alone on this journey, Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit to guide us on the way to read the "signs" that point us in the right direction. Saint Ignatius of Loyola writes, "Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to God's deepening life in me" (no. 23). God would not call you to consecrated religious life and then not somehow reveal that vocation. The Ignatian tradition says that a deep inner peace is the truest one. In order to know what you really desire, moreover, you have to get beyond all the cultural messages that tell you what "should" make you happy. Through silence and prayer, you will gradually come to hear that quiet voice within and, with God's grace, have the courage to trust that these deep inner longings are really from God. Another "sign" that God might be calling someone to religious life is that gradually the impossible becomes possible. When Mary gave her "yes" to God at the Annunciation, there were clearly some obstacles to overcome. Yet to show Mary that "nothing is impossible for God" (Luke 1:37), the angel told her that even her cousin Elizabeth had conceived a child in her old age. Another signpost along the way is when other people see God's grace in your life and affirm that indeed you would make a wonderful religious sister, brother, or priest. The surest signpost of all is a tangible joy that bubbles up and overflows in all aspects of life. All of God's signs continue to point to the same reality: "I am with you, and I will never leave you!" God is constantly communicating God's will to us every day of our lives: "to bring all things into one in Christ" (Ephesians 1:10). To learn more about prayer and discernment, go to http://www.VocationNetwork.org Cinco señales que la vida religiosa podría ser adecuada para ti "¿Nos envía Dios señales?" ¿No anhelamos todos ese tipo de claridad? Sin embargo, nuestra fe nos asegura que Dios siempre está comunicando su voluntad para nosotros. El mensaje de Dios es consistente, seguro e irrefutable. No estamos solos en este viaje, Jesús nos da el Espíritu Santo para que nos guíe en el camino para leer las "señales" que nos apuntan en la dirección correcta. San Ignacio de Loyola escribe: "Nuestro único deseo y nuestra elección debería ser la siguiente: yo quiero y elijo lo que mejor conduzca a la vida profunda de Dios en mí" (núm. 23). Dios no te llamaría a la vida religiosa consagrada para luego no revelarte de alguna manera esa vocación. La tradición ignaciana dice que una profunda paz interior es el más verdadero uno. Con el fin de saber lo que realmente deseas, por otra parte, hay que ir más allá de todos los mensajes culturales que te dicen lo que "debería" hacerte feliz. A través del silencio y de la oración, gradualmente llegarás a oír esa tranquila voz interior y, con la gracia de Dios, tendrás el coraje de confiar en que esos profundos anhelos interiores son realmente de Dios. Otra "señal" de que Dios puede estar llamando a alguien a la vida religiosa es que poco a poco lo imposible se hace posible. Cuando María dio su "sí" a Dios en la Anunciación, hubo claramente algunos obstáculos que superar. Sin embargo, para mostrar a María que "nada es imposible para Dios" (Lucas 1:37), el ángel le dijo que incluso su prima Isabel había concebido un hijo en su vejez. Otro hito en el camino es cuando otras personas ven la gracia de Dios en tu vida y afirman que, efectivamente, tú serías una maravillosa hermana o hermano religioso, o sacerdote. La señal más segura de todas es una alegría tangible que brota y se derrama en todos los aspectos de la vida. Todos los signos de Dios siguen apuntando a la misma realidad: "¡Yo estoy contigo y nunca te abandonaré!". Dios está constantemente comunicando la voluntad de Dios para nosotros todos los días de nuestras vidas: "para que todas las cosas sean uno en Cristo" (Efesios 1:10).
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A survey of the important dates in the history of religious life. From ancient desert monasticism to contemporary forms of consecrated life, a small band of Christian men and women in every generation choose to consecrated their lives to God with unique vows of love and service that give radical witness to the gospel. Find more information about consecrated life, including a downloadable pdf of the Consecrated Life timeline, at http://www.VocationNetwork.org/articles/show?id=461.
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By Father Paul Boudreau Son of God, a human being, a healer, one who gave his life for the world and is present with us today—all these and more answer the question: Who is Jesus? To read the entire article, go to https://vocationnetwork.org/en/articles/show/654-what-catholics-believe-about-jesus. To learn more about prayer and discernment, go to http://www.VocationNetwork.org.
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By Sister Anita Louise Lowe, O.S.B. Throughout the ages, people have struggled to understand God’s call for them. Here are four steps to help you, beginning with increased awareness. To read the entire article, go to https://vocationnetwork.org/en/articles/show/636. To learn more about prayer and discernment, go to http://www.VocationNetwork.org.
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By Vision & National Religious Vocation Conference Don’t let common misunderstandings about sisters, brothers, and priests trip you up on your discernment journey. Here is the hard data on what’s really happening in religious life today. To read the entire article, go to https://vocationnetwork.org/en/articles/show/640. To learn more about prayer and discernment, go to http://www.VocationNetwork.org.
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Check out the what is happening at the Mercy Centre located in Tauron Arena, Krakow for the 2016 World Youth Day, Krakow! National Religious Vocation Conference Executive Director, Bro. Paul Bednarczyk, CSC narrates and guides us through the arena, the Vocations Cafe, and what to expect at the Mercy Centre this week for World Youth Day, Krakow 2016. Mercy Centre, the English speaking pavilion of WYD events is brought to you by the Knights of Columbus, Salt + Light Television, Holy Cross Family Ministries, the Dominican Liturgical Institute, the National Religious Vocations Conference (NRVC), VISION Vocation Network and the National Council of Diocesan Vocations Directors (NCDVD). The bishops’ conferences of the United States, Canada and Australia will also host their national gatherings at the Mercy Centre.
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Thinking about Consecrated Life? Do not be afraid. National Religious Vocation Conference members at World Youth Day, Krakow give us an inside look of religious life at the Vocation Cafe located on level B of the Tauron Arena also known as the Mercy Centre. Join us! Mercy Centre, the English speaking pavilion for WYD, is brought to you by the Knights of Columbus, Salt + Light Television, Holy Cross Family Ministries, the Dominican Liturgical Institute, the National Religious Vocations Conference (NRVC), VISION Vocation Network and the National Council of Diocesan Vocations Directors (NCDVD). The bishops’ conferences of the United States, Canada, and Australia will also host their national gatherings at the Mercy Centre.
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Enjoy the scenes of World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland in this final video. Footage of pilgrims in the main square to the Mercy Centre filled with joy. Pope Francis made a stop at the Mercy Centre on Sunday July 31, 2016, following the Vigil and Eucharistic Celebration at the Campus Misericordiae where 2.5 million pilgrims were together in solidarity. Mercy Centre, the English speaking pavilion of WYD events is brought to you by the Knights of Columbus, Salt + Light Television, Holy Cross Family Ministries, the Dominican Liturgical Institute, the National Religious Vocations Conference (NRVC), VISION Vocation Network and the National Council of Diocesan Vocations Directors (NCDVD). The bishops’ conferences of the United States, Canada and Australia will also host their national gatherings at the Mercy Centre.
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Learn more about A Nun's Life vibrant ministry at http://www.vocationnetwork.org/directory/community_search?advertiser_code=574&ban_search=1. Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork,org.
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By Sister Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D. Prayer is a grace from God, but there are actions and attitudes that help our prayer life grow stronger and deeper. https://vocationnetwork.org/en/articles/show/602-5-ways-to-better-prayer
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By Brian Doyle-http://www.vocationnetwork.org/articles/show/538-discern-the-real-you God rarely makes booming announcements about what you should do with your life. Quite the opposite, it takes a lot of quiet to hear God inside you: Discernimento. It means, according to an Italian friend, not making a total and complete fool of yourself. He and I were talking about the word discernment in its various contexts, and how both of us, growing up Catholic, thought vaguely that the word meant waiting around to be picked for the holy all-star team with the same shout I Am Who Am! that Moses got. Later, though, I learned that the discernment meant something like downshifting, and listening, and pondering, and praying, and pausing, and contemplating, and waiting a moment before doing something headlong. I suppose it means, if we are really blunt, trying to listen to something we cannot explain very well. It was terrifying to ask a woman to marry me. Sitting quietly, trying to listen to the very deepest music inside myself, I came to know that she was the woman to ask, even as I also knew, full well and beyond a doubt, that marriage to her would be complex and bruising sometimes, confusing and painful, tense and strained, and there was no assurance of it lasting. But it would be deeper, in pain and in joy. How do you make the choices of big questions and small questions in life? How do you listen to the Voice? My quiet, muddled advice: Be silent. Hide your phone. Sit near the sea or a river or a forest. Lose your ego. Turn off your brain. Take off your masks, gingerly, one by one. Bow gently to those you love and then ignore them. Be still. Stop thinking. Do not measure and calibrate and gauge. Let go. Listen to the birds. After a while, you will lose track of the time, and after another while, sometimes, you will know. Don’t leap up, and don’t immediately put it in words. Enjoy the moment. It’s hard to get to that blessed country, and I find it pleasant to linger. Best of luck. Remember to say thanks to Whatever it is that we are talking about. You and I know what we are talking about, but some things are better left unnamed so we can hear them better. Words sometimes get in the way. For more information visit: www.vocationnetwork.org
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Check out the scene over at Northern Illinois University's Newman Catholic Student Center. Very cool group of young people living in community, discerning, and influencing their peers. http://www.newmanniu.org/ What does it take to become a religious sister, brother, priest, monk, or nun? Start with prayer. Listen to your heart. Find what gives you most joy. Seek wise counsel. Find more information about consecrated life at VocationNetwork,org.
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Los Hermanos Cristianos del Beato Edmundo Rice | Congregation of Christian Brothers-095. To learn more about this community go to their listing on the VISION Vocation Network: http://www.vocationnetwork.org/directory/community_search?advertiser_code=095&ban_search=1
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Cómo usar el EncuentroVocacional.org Con todas las direcciones que tu vida puede tomar, no siempre es fácil discernir hacia dónde te está llamando Dios. ¿Cuál es el mejor camino para que realices tu compromiso con Dios? Para ayudarte a responder esa pregunta es para lo que fue diseñado el Encuentro Vocacional. Cuando lleves a cabo el proceso del Encuentro Vocacional (mostrado aquí en inglés, pero disponible en línea en español y en francés) encontrarás una serie de preguntas que te ayudarán a lograr introspección en tu espiritualidad, en tu estilo de vida y en tus preferencias ministeriales. Tus respuestas darán forma a tu perfil, el cual será entonces comparado con las organizaciones y órdenes religiosas con las que sea compatible. Cientos de comunidades religiosas de sacerdotes, monjas y hermanos participan en el Encuentro Vocacional, y decenas de miles de personas, justo como tú, han usado el Encuentro Vocacional como ayuda para comprender su llamado y delimitar la búsqueda de su verdadera vocación. El servicio es gratuito, y tú tienes el completo control sobre a quién mandar tu perfil, si es que así lo deseas. Puedes completar el Encuentro tantas veces como quieras, cambiar tus respuestas y estudiar los resultados. Puedes enviar tu perfil por correo electrónico a las comunidades que te atraigan, o puedes consultar fácilmente más información leyendo las descripciones enlistadas, y dando click en las ligas que acompañan a los resultados de tu Encuentro Vocacional. El Encuentro Vocacional es una herramienta para que la uses como te sea más útil. Ve hoy a http://www.VocationMatch.com y entérate de hacia dónde te puede estar llamando Dios. ________________________________________ How to use Vocation Match With so many directions your life can take, it's not often easy to discern where God is calling you. What is the best path for you to take to live out your Christian commitment? That is the question VISION Vocation Match was designed to help you answer. When you go through the online Vocation Match process, you'll be asked a series of questions that will help you gain insight into your spirituality and your lifestyle and ministry preferences. Your answers will help shape your profile which can then be matched with compatible religious orders and organizations. Hundreds of religious communities of priests, nuns, and brothers participate in Vocation Match, and tens of thousands of people just like you have used Vocation Match to help them understand their calling and narrow their search for the right vocation. The service is free, and you have complete control over who—if anyone—is sent your profile. You can go through the Match as many times as you'd like, change your answers, and study your results. You can email your profile to the religious communities to whom you feel drawn, or you easily can access more information by reading the descriptive listings and clicking on the links accompanying your Vocation Match results. Vocation Match is a tool for you to use in any way that you find helpful. Go to http://www.VocationMatch.com today and learn more about where God may be calling you.
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Cómo usar el EncuentroVocacional.org Con todas las direcciones que tu vida puede tomar, no siempre es fácil discernir hacia dónde te está llamando Dios. ¿Cuál es el mejor camino para que realices tu compromiso con Dios? Para ayudarte a responder esa pregunta es para lo que fue diseñado el Encuentro Vocacional. Cuando lleves a cabo el proceso del Encuentro Vocacional (mostrado aquí en inglés, pero disponible en línea en español y en francés) encontrarás una serie de preguntas que te ayudarán a lograr introspección en tu espiritualidad, en tu estilo de vida y en tus preferencias ministeriales. Tus respuestas darán forma a tu perfil, el cual será entonces comparado con las organizaciones y órdenes religiosas con las que sea compatible. Cientos de comunidades religiosas de sacerdotes, monjas y hermanos participan en el Encuentro Vocacional, y decenas de miles de personas, justo como tú, han usado el Encuentro Vocacional como ayuda para comprender su llamado y delimitar la búsqueda de su verdadera vocación. El servicio es gratuito, y tú tienes el completo control sobre a quién mandar tu perfil, si es que así lo deseas. Puedes completar el Encuentro tantas veces como quieras, cambiar tus respuestas y estudiar los resultados. Puedes enviar tu perfil por correo electrónico a las comunidades que te atraigan, o puedes consultar fácilmente más información leyendo las descripciones enlistadas, y dando click en las ligas que acompañan a los resultados de tu Encuentro Vocacional. El Encuentro Vocacional es una herramienta para que la uses como te sea más útil. Ve hoy a http://www.VocationMatch.com y entérate de hacia dónde te puede estar llamando Dios. ________________________________________ How to use Vocation Match With so many directions your life can take, it's not often easy to discern where God is calling you. What is the best path for you to take to live out your Christian commitment? That is the question VISION Vocation Match was designed to help you answer. When you go through the online Vocation Match process, you'll be asked a series of questions that will help you gain insight into your spirituality and your lifestyle and ministry preferences. Your answers will help shape your profile which can then be matched with compatible religious orders and organizations. Hundreds of religious communities of priests, nuns, and brothers participate in Vocation Match, and tens of thousands of people just like you have used Vocation Match to help them understand their calling and narrow their search for the right vocation. The service is free, and you have complete control over who—if anyone—is sent your profile. You can go through the Match as many times as you'd like, change your answers, and study your results. You can email your profile to the religious communities to whom you feel drawn, or you easily can access more information by reading the descriptive listings and clicking on the links accompanying your Vocation Match results. Vocation Match is a tool for you to use in any way that you find helpful. Go to http://www.VocationMatch.com today and learn more about where God may be calling you.
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By Alice Camille Catholic teaching clearly informs us how to treat the “stranger”—migrants, immigrants, and refugees—in our midst. https://vocationnetwork.org/en/articles/show/618-roll-out-the-welcome-mat
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Fr. Britto Berchmans of St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Park Ridge, IL, explains the purpose and benefits of the sacrament of Reconciliation. Read more on forgiveness and reconciliation at http://www.vocationnetwork.org/articles/show/330
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Fr. Britto Berchmans of St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Park Ridge, IL, explains the purpose and benefits of the sacrament of Reconciliation. Read more on forgiveness and reconciliation at http://www.vocationnetwork.org/articles/show/330
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"Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living! It is possible to live differently in this world.” -- Pope Francis
