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Parent nurturing of vocations - Making sense of many voices

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Maybe it’s just my family (where loving the sound of your own voice may be a genetic trait), but every now and then, our van gets loaded with people, talk starts flowing, and soon there is one conversation that has three or four threads. Questions, replies and comments don’t fit together. Read more...

Parent feedback: what it means for vocation ministers

By Kevin Axe

From January to June of 1998 NRVC conducted over 200 gatherings with parents all over the country to get their feedback on what they found encouraging about religious life and priesthood, what they found discouraging, and what would help them as they discussed such options with their children. Read more...

What vocation education for adults might look like if we got serious about it

By Jane Mary Lorbiecki S.S.N.D.

The National Religious Vocation Conference continues to distill the meaning of the wide variety of parent input it has received through regional and national parent gatherings. While the effort to analyze and strategize continues, one conclusion from the gatherings is clear: religious must work on educating parents about who they are. Read more...

One parent’s perspective on church vocations

By Judy Bumbul

I’ve been asked (much to my surprise) to share my thoughts on how parents can or do encourage or discourage vocations to religious life and priesthood. I’m certainly not the guru of church vocations, and I cannot pretend to be spokesperson for all parents. Read more...

A mother’s perspective on the priesthood

By Dale Baummer

When I was asked to write an article about my vision of priesthood, I thought it would be easy. I have four sons and have always been devoted to the church. Read more...

The mixed reaction to my seminarian son

By Kathleen Fuller

The call from Africa came at 4 a.m., as the infrequent earlier calls had come. Our son Michael’s two-year stint in the Peace Corps was coming to an end, and he would be home in just a few weeks. Read more...

Two daughters called “Sister”

By Harriet Bertrand

My daughters, Mary and Cathy, are both School Sisters of Notre Dame. Sister Mary celebrated her silver jubilee in 1992 and Sister Catherine celebrated this same milestone in September, 1998. Read more...

A theology of call: How to be good news to others

Sister Catherine Bertrand, SSND entered religious life on a dare. “It was either that or the Peace Corps. Read more...

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