While we do not find God’s call to Miriam described in Exodus or Numbers, we read in Micah 6:4, “I brought you up from the land of Egypt, from the place of slavery I ransomed you; And I sent before you

--- HORIZON No. 2 Spring 2025--New takes on old traditions
--- Scripture and vocation / Vocation ministry

[ Sister Elizabeth Davis R.S.M. ]  

Updates New online resource helps both discerners and vocation promoters A new, large-scale resource is now available online for people who want to connect with religious, know more about their lives

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Vow of celibacy

However, the shared religious and linguistic roots are no indicators of homogeneity.

--- 2024 HORIZON No. 2 Spring--Latino cultural patterns
--- Hispanics

[ Hosffman Ospino ]  

Here is what she said: I come to my church fully functioning. I bring myself, my Black self, all that I am, all that I have, all that I hope to become.

--- 2022 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Accompaniment | Vocation Culture
--- African American and Asian candidates
--- Multicultural issues

[ HORIZON interviews Father Joseph Brown, S.J. ]  

One interviewee summed up the feelings of others with this comment:  “I think we need to define a little bit more fully the genuine celibate life, not only NOT to have sex, but how to live a whole life

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 4 Fall — Assessment
--- Sex abuse
--- Community life

[ HORIZON interviews Father John Tourangeau O. Praem. ]  

2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition, pdf, and tablet files -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord   Download the 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall issue -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord PDF TABLET

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 1 -- The vow of obedience and vocations Click here to download the 2003 Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. Theme:  The vow of obedience and vocations.

--- 2003 HORIZON No. 1 -- The vow of obedience and vocations

2015 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition and pdf -- Family and vocations   Click here to download a pdf of 2015 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Family and vocations Note to phone and tablet users: The digital

--- 2015 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Family and vocations

2014 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition, pdf, and tablet files -- Family matters   Download the 2014 HORIZON No. 4 Fall edition -- Family matters PDF Tablet Kindle

--- 2014 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Family matters

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of poverty and vocations Click here to download the 2003 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form. Theme: The vow of poverty and vocations.

--- 2003 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of poverty and vocations

PDF of 2012 HORIZON No. 4 -- Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive Download the 2012 HORIZON No. 4 Fall issue:  Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive PDF TABLET KINDLE

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 2 -- Dimensions of Diversity: Convocation 2002 Click here to download a pdf of the 2003 HORIZON No. 2 Winter edition. Theme: Dimensions of Diversity: Convocation 2002.

--- 2003 HORIZON No. 2 -- Dimensions of Diversity: Convocation 2002

PDF of 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry Click here to download the 2011 HORIZON Fall issue. Theme:  Charism and vocation ministry.

--- 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry

2016 HORIZON No. 4 Fall digital edition and pdf -- Communications | Volunteers   Readers, please limit any article or edition sharing to 50 distributions or less.

--- 2016 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Communications | Volunteers

1999 HORIZON No. 1 Fall Click here to download the 1999 Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. Theme: Variety issue.

--- 1999 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2001 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue Click here to download the 2001 Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. Theme: Variety issue.

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2007 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety edition Click here to download the 2007 HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Variety edition.

--- 2007 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety edition

PDF of 2004 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue Click here to download 2004 HORIZON No. 1 Fall in pdf form. Theme: Variety issue.  

--- 2004 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2002 HORIZON No. 1 -- Ten years at the helm / Discernment Click here to download a pdf of the 2002 HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Ten years at the helm / Discernment.

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 1 -- Ten years at the helm / Discernment

PDF of 2003 HORIZON No. 3 -- Vocations and community life Click here for the 2003 HORIZON No. 3 Spring pdf. Theme: Vocations and community life.  

--- 2003 HORIZON No. 3 -- Vocations and community life

PDF of 2006 HORIZON No. 1, Hope Click here to download the 2007 (2006) HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Hope.  

--- 2006 HORIZON No. 1 -- Hope

PDF of 2005 HORIZON No. 1 -- Vocation realities around the world Click here to download the 2005 (2005) HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. Theme: Vocation realities around the world.

--- 2005 HORIZON No. 1 -- Vocation realities around the world

PDF of 1998 HORIZON No. 1 Fall Click here to download a pdf of 1998 HORIZON, No. 1, Fall. Theme:  Celibacy.

--- 1998 HORIZON No. 1 -- Celibacy

virtually at the Fall Institute.

--- Fall & winter events

PDF of 2000 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue Click here to download the 2001 (2000) Horizon No. 1 Fall edition in pdf form. 

--- 2000 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

PDF of 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life Click here to download the 2008 HORIZON No. 1 Fall issue. Theme: Discernment as a way of life.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life

PDF of 2009 HORIZON No. 1-- What is the study of new membership telling us? Click here to download the 2010 (2009) HORIZON No. 1 Fall issue. Theme: What is the study of new membership telling us?  

--- 2009 HORIZON No. 1 -- What is the study of new membership telling us?

2013 HORIZON No. 1 Winter digital edition, pdf, and tablet files   Download the 2013 HORIZON No. 1 Winter issue--Vocation Ministers and Reconciliation PDF TABLET KINDLE

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Vocation ministers and reconciliation

2013 HORIZON No. 2 Spring digital edition, pdf, and tablet files   Download the 2013 HORIZON No. 2 Spring issue--Vocation ministry and new evangelization PDF TABLET KINDLE

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 2 Spring--Vocation ministry and new evangelization

2013 HORIZON No. 3 Summer Digital Edition, pdf and tablet files -- Inviting young people   Download the 2013 HORIZON No. 3 Summer issue --Inviting young people TABLET KINDLE   

--- 2013 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Inviting young people

Updates Our Fall 2023 workshops will take place online. Photo by headway, Unsplash.

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

Editor's Note Deepening our wisdom about discernment Click here to download the 2008 HORIZON No. 1 Fall edition. I HAD A TASTE OF VOCATION MINISTRY myself last year.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 1 -- Discernment as a way of life

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

PDF of 2004 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of celibacy and vocations Click here to download 2004 HORIZON No. 4 Summer in pdf form. Theme: The vow of celibacy and vocations.

--- 2004 HORIZON No. 4 -- The vow of celibacy and vocations

The upcoming themes are: •  2023: "Rejoicing in hope" (cf. RM 12:12) •  2024: "Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary" (cf.

--- 2023 Posts

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

PDF of 2008 HORIZON No. 4 -- Preparing discerners for formation Click here to download 2008 HORIZON No. 4 Summer in pdf form.

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 4 -- Preparing discerners for formation

PDF of 2001 HORIZON No. 4 -- Vocation communications Click here to download the 2001 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form. Theme:  Vocation communications.

--- 2001 HORIZON No. 4 -- Vocation communications

PDF of 2007 HORIZON No. 4 -- Leadership and vocation ministers working together Click here to download the 2007 HORIZON No. 4 Summer edition.

--- 2007 HORIZON No. 4 -- Leadership and vocation ministers working together

PDF of 2005 HORIZON No. 4 -- Creating a vocation culture on campus Click here to download 2005 HORIZON No. 4 Summer in pdf form. Theme: Creating a vocation culture on campus

--- 2005 HORIZON No. 4 -- Creating a vocation culture on campus

PDF of 2009 HORIZON No. 4 -- Encouraging theological reflection | Practicing discernment Click here to download the 2009 HORIZON No. 4 Summer issue.

--- 2009 HORIZON No. 4 -- Encouraging theological reflection | Practicing discernment

PDF of 2002 HORIZON No. 4 pdf -- Strategic planning for vocations / Responses to the sex abuse crisis Click here to download the 2002 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form. 

--- 2002 HORIZON No. 4 -- Strategic planning for vocations / Responses to the sex abuse crisis

PDF of 2010 HORIZON No. 4 -- Global perspectives | Connect with young adults | Gifts of religious priesthood Click here to download the 2010 HORIZON No. 4 Summer issue.

--- 2010 HORIZON No. 4 -- Global perspectives |Connect with young adults | Gifts of religious priesthood

PDF of 2006 HORIZON No. 4 -- Variety issue Click here to download the 2006 HORIZON No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form. Theme:  Variety issue.

--- 2006 HORIZON No. 4 -- Variety issue

PDF of 1999 HORIZON No. 4 -- Using the wisdom of the business world Click here to download the 1999 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form.   

--- 1999 HORIZON No. 4 -- Using the wisdom of the business world

PDF of 2000 HORIZON No. 4 -- Mentoring and programs for youth and young adults Click here to download the 2000 Horizon No. 4 Summer edition in pdf form.

--- 2000 HORIZON No. 4 -- Mentoring and programs for youth and young adults

No longer opening ministries, communities are divesting and entrusting ministries to capable, dedicated lay persons.

--- 2016 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Leadership makes the difference
--- Future of religious life
--- Future of Religious Life

[ Sr. Amy Hereford C.S.J. ]  

Note: NRVC’s fall 2023 workshops will be online, and “Behavioral Assessment 2” will be offered Dec. 2-3 in Tucson, Arizona.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 2 Spring -- Come together

Not long ago I ran across an intriguing sentence from The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley: “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”

--- 2017 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- The road toward communion
--- Communal Life
--- Community life

[ Sister Marcia Allen C.S.J. ]  

PDF of 2012 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Theology of vocation Download the 2012 HORIZON No. 1 Winter issue. Theme: Theology of vocation. PDF TABLET KINDLE

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Theology of vocation

More opportunities for learning and networking will take place at NRVC’s 2023 Summer Institute and its online 2023 Fall Institute.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 1 Winter--Call beyond borders

HORIZON RESOURCES   Bertrand, Catherine SSND. "What I expect from a vocation minister." HORIZON, 2007, No. 4. Carey, Raymond P. "Assessing candidates with mental health concerns."

--- 2016 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Assessing candidates
--- Assessment
--- Assessment Tools
--- Psychological health

[ Father Raymond P. Carey ]