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Editor’s Note

Midwinter encourages the inward gaze

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

If your “business” is vocations, the contemplative spirit of wintertime may provide the perfect opportunity for vocational introspection. Here in the north where the hibernating outdoor world is cold and quiet, it’s natural to turn inward. There both vocation minister and discerner alike can ask important questions. Read more...

Psychological assessment: why, what and how to assess

By Ronald J. Karney

For most religious communities in the U.S. today, an important step in the entry process is a psychological assessment. Why make this assessment? What can it tell communities? And how does the vocation minister proceed? Read more...

Tests for assessing applicants to religious communities

By Eric and Eric Haas

For a vocation minister to work effectively with a psychologist, it helps to know the testing instruments that are available. The right combination of tests can uncover personalities, pathologies, strengths and weaknesses. Read more...

Vocational discernment and the psychological report

By Sr. Mary M. Lindsay S.S.J.

For the sake of everyone involved, vocation ministers should seek insight into an applicant’s personality, maturity and mental health. A careful assessment will look at each of these areas in detail. Read more...

Assessment with cross-cultural candidates

By Fr. Gerard J. McGlone S.J. and Fernando A. Ortiz

Religious communities are welcoming people from a variety of cultures and races. Yet it can be a challenge to conduct an accurate and culturally sensitive assessment. Two professionals offer their insights. Read more...

What happens with the assessment?

By Sr. Mercedes J. McCann R.S.M.

Ideally an assessment provides information that can be used to shape a Plan for Growth during formation. The major superior, vocation director, the candidate and all the formators should have access to and use the assessment. Read more...

When the vocation minister assesses

Seeking consistent belief, word, action

By Sister Cindy Kaye R.S.M.

How does a vocation minister go about conducting a behavioral assessment? An experienced veteran offers her wisdom. Read more...

Establishing and honoring boundaries in vocation ministry

By Christy Schiller M.A.

Maintaining professional boundaries creates a healthy and ethical environment in which vocation ministry can thrive. Read more...

Book notes: Young Catholic women speak up; a sister reflects on a life of service

Book notes: Young Catholic women speak up; a sister reflects on a life of service

By Sr. Karen Owens S.S.J. and Carol Schuck Scheiber

Reviews on From the Pews in the Back (Liturgical Press 2009), an anthology of 29 essays from young American Catholic women, and This Flowing Toward Me by Sister Marilyn Lacey, RSM, a meditation on vocation. Read more...

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