2007 HORIZON No. 2 -- Convocation 2006: Committed

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Editor's Note

Flying above the clouds

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

The camaraderie, prayer and in-depth analysis and reflection at the NRVC convocation gave us a chance to go beyond the day-to-day ministry and take a longer, broader, more prayerful view of vocation ministry. Read more...

Belonging to God, each other and the future

By Br. Paul Bednarczyk C.S.C.

We’re connected to those who came before us in community and to those who will follow us. Those bonds have special importance to vocation ministers because we uphold the dream and vision of religious life as we carry it into the future. Read more...

Jesus' deep invitations to contemporary religious life

By Father Ronald Rolheiser O.M.I.

We can only call others—and attract others—to this life when we live it with compassion and self sacrifice. Read more...

Can we allow a new generation to shape religious life?

By Sr. Laurie Brink OP

Although some religious communities have grown older and more settled, they can still find ways to recover the passion and commitment of earlier decades. Read more...

The role of religious in the church and world

By John Allen

The witness of community living is a witness that religious can offer to both a divided world and a divided church. Read more...

Movies that point toward Mystery

By Sr. Lou Ella Hickman I.W.B.S.

Films can be a way to illuminate the divine in our own world and in the world around us. Read more...

Book notes: Do priests need better preparation?

By Father Kevin Nadolski O.S.F.S.

A study of newly ordained priests gives insight to the aptitudes they need and the preparation that seminaries provide them. Read more...

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