2016 HORIZON No. 3 Summer -- Assessing candidates

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2016 HORIZON No. 3 Summer digital edition and pdf -- Assessing candidates

2016 HORIZON No. 3 Summer digital edition and pdf -- Assessing candidates

Editor's note

Matchmaker, make us a match

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Communities waiting on the other side of VocationMatch.com are looking for much of what the singles on the other side of Match.com want: healthy, mature, generous spirits. Read more...

Updates

Vocation ambassadors, VISION orders, gathering of Catholic leaders, and more

NRVC begins a network of young adults who promote vocations; a study illuminates the impact of college life on vocations, the latest VISION Vocation Guide may be ordered, and more. Read more...

The essentials of candidate assessment

The essentials of candidate assessment

By Father Raymond P. Carey

Every vocation director needs skills in assessing applicants. Behavioral assessment is one of the best ways to objectively consider whether a candidate is likely to fit well and be a productive, contributing member. Read more...

Assessing cross-cultural candidates

Assessing cross-cultural candidates

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

It takes extra effort and understanding to assess a candidate from a different culture. Read more...

Saying no to a candidate

Saying no to a candidate

By Sr. Adrienne Kaufmann O.S.B.

One of the most difficult tasks for a vocation director faces is to tell a candidate "no." An experienced minister shares how and why she does this. Read more...

Selecting a psychologist to assess candidates

By Ronald Karney

Here are important questions to ask of any professional who might be helping your community to assess a candidate for membership. Read more...

Uncover the meaning in service

Uncover the meaning in service

By Fr. Thomas McKenna C.M.

Service to others is a gateway to God for those in religious life. How can we share this with young people who serve with us? Read more...

Love your weakness

Love your weakness

By Sr. Penelope Martin O.C.D.

We tend to see success purely in terms of what we can achieve by our own efforts. God has a very different idea of success, and it is so hard, impossible without his grace, to see things God’s way. Read more...

Book notes

Reminder of God's tenderness

By Sister Michele Lesher S.S.J.

It is precisely recognizing and claiming our brokenness and sinfulness that enable us to be amazed by God. Francis believes that this reception of God’s mercy and love in our own lives enables us to extend similar kindness to others. Read more...

Film notes

Innocence robbed and redeemed

By Daniel Grippo

The Innocents is a respectful meditation on the faith of the nuns and also on the bravery of those who do not share their faith but also act courageously from shared values. Read more...

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Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P. is part of the vocation team for the Adrian Dominican Sisters headquartered in Michigan. Her six-person vocation team initiates and nurtures relationships with many young adults--especially those who are making decisions about how to use their gifts. Read more...

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