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Building a vocation culture across the globe

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

About 18 months ago I was at Mass in Lörrach, Germany where my family and I lived while my husband was a Fulbright Exchange teacher. With only a rudimentary command of the language, I missed much of what happened at Mass that year. Read more...

How importing foreign-born members is affecting vocation ministry and the U.S. church

By David B. Couturier O.F.M., Cap.

Foreign-born religious bring many gifts to the U.S. church. However, at the same time, the practice of importing members holds multiple perils for religious communities. Read more...

Nigeria: plentiful candidates bring blessings and challenges

By Rita Schwartzenberger OP

Many young Nigerians seek religious life. Yet cultural factors, poverty and overtaxed vocation and formation ministers are a few of the challenges. Read more...

Obstacles and successes in British vocation ministry

By Cath Lloyd R.S.C.J. and Paul Smyth C.M.F.

British religious congregations are aging, and new members are few. Yet a new optimism and desire for collaboration are taking hold in vocation ministry. Read more...

Great rivers of grace: Vocation ministry in the Amazon region of Brazil

By Nancy Schramm O.S.F.

Religious life can be a hard sell in Brazil’s Amazon region, but base Christian communities and martyrs for the faith are inspiring a new generation to consider church vocations. Read more...

Vocation ministry in Canada today

Canadian vocation efforts face challenges of vast geography and language divisions, among others. Yet new vocation promotion projects continue to emerge. Read more...

Challenges and successes of vocation ministry in Australia

By Mary Ryan R.S.J.

Seven years ago this author described the state of vocation ministry in Australia. She can point to dramatic inroads since then in establishing a pervasive vocation culture. Read more...

A brief overview of vocation ministry in Japan

By Ward Biddle CP

Japan sorely needs vocation outreach. While some programs are reaching out to young adults, much more remains to be done. Read more...

Vocation realities for one religious order in Ivory Coast

By Joseph Tanga-Koti

Many young men are knocking on this congregation’s door in Ivory Coast. They bring great vitality, but at the same time, they face numerous challenges during discernment and formation. Read more...

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