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Convocation 2026

Convocation 2026

Mark your calendars to attend Convocation in Orlando, Florida, next year, November 19-23, 2026! Read more...

Thank you, Mr. Len Uhal

Thank you, Mr. Len Uhal

NRVC extends heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Len Uhal as he completes seven remarkable years of dedicated service on our National Board at the September meeting in Chicago. Read more...

Expand your skills in an online workshop this fall

Expand your skills in an online workshop this fall

Registration is now open for the Fall Institute, which will be conducted via Zoom from October 6-30. Read more...

Encouraging new research for vocation ministers

Encouraging new research for vocation ministers

The annual 2024 CARA Entrance Class report presents the findings of 362 women and men who formally entered 123 religious institutes, a significant increase from 2023, when 279 women and men formally entered 99 religious institutes. Read more...

Resource of the month: "God, Grant Me a Discerning Heart"

Resource of the month: "God, Grant Me a Discerning Heart"

God, Grant Me a Discerning Heart, Discerner's Journal, is intended for use by inquirers who want more in-depth conversation and assessment in discernment. Read more...

Don't miss the Intercultural Assessment workshop this fall

The NRVC is offering the workshop "Candidate Assessment Through the Lens of Interculturality," by Crystal Taylor-Dietz, Psy.D. in the following location: October 18, Frankfort, Illinois The workshop will explore how to assess candidates who come from a different culture, taking into account different norms, possible cultural trauma, etc. Read more...

Connect with youth at NCYC this November

Connect with youth at NCYC this November

Mark your calendars to promote vocations at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis November 20-22. Read more...

News and events of our collaborators

News and events of our collaborators

Check out news about our collaborators: resources, classes, retreats, and gatherings. Read more...

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Many vocation ministers are coping with losses in their communities at ... More

Candidate Assessment through the Lens ...

Have you ever experienced asking a question that elicits very different ... More

Entrance Class Report ...

This annual CARA report presents the findings of 362 women and ... More

Profession Class Report ...

This annual CARA report showed 91 women and 103 men professed ... More

Bold and Faithful Storymap ...

Many vocation ministers are coping with losses in their communities at ... More

Ordination Class Report ...

This annual USCCB/CARA Study found that 89% reported being encouraged to ... More

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Pray. Walk. Eat. at Catholic University

October 6, 2025,

hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Member Area

Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors

October 6-10, 2025,

Register today....

Understanding the Lasting Impact of Trauma

October 13, 2025,

Culture Matters Workshop

Oct. 14, 21, & 28,

Behavorial Assessment 1 Workshop

October 15-17, 2025,

Register today...

Candidate Assessment through the Lens of Interculturality

October 18, 2025,

Virtual Ethical Issues in Candidate Assessment

October 29-30, 2025,

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Southeast Member Area Gathering

November 6, 2025,

via Zoom

National Vocation Awareness Week

November 2-8, 2025,

International Member Area Presentation

November 10 2025,

via Zoom

VISION Discerner Guide

HORIZON Journal

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Sister Carolyn Martin, L.S.P.

Sister Carolyn Martin, L.S.P.

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. Read more...

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