HORIZON No. 1 Winter 2025--Walking humb

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Editor's note: HORIZON turns 50!

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

I still see religious life as I always have: a valuable way of life, that people continue to embrace, and that is not about to vanish. Fifty years strong, HORIZON is here to give focus, share ideas, help form ministers, and celebrate vocation ministry. Read more...

Updates

Congratulations to vocation ministry award winners | Talk it up Tuesdays resume | Showcase your community on the storymap Read more...

Leaven of hope

By Brother Chris Patiño F.S.C.

Two convictions—the need to be a leaven of hope and the call to foster fraternity—are imperative for religious life today. Read more...

Why do what you do? Embracing transformational values

By Sister Patricia Chappell SNDdeN

It is hard work for religious communities to look at the sin of racism and fully commit to intercultural life. Hard, but not impossible. Read more...

Walking humbly together

By Wyatt Olivas

A reflection inspired by Micah 6:8 You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. Read more...

Two communities, one house of discernment

By Sister Caryn Crook O.S.F. and Sister Valerie Zottola C.S.J.

Two congregations team up in Pittsburgh on this supportive living space for women considering their next step in life. The house is also a place for young adults of faith to gather. Read more...

Intentional community fosters growth, provides service

By Sean Reynolds

This initiative brings together lay ministers and varied sisters to work, pray, and live in community. The project has a vocation element, although that is not its major focus. Read more...

Messy, but full of possibility

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

The Spirit is very much alive in a process going on right now, one that this book calls "reseeding religious life." Aspects of religious life are collapsing as unexpected new qualities are emerging. Read more...

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