Mentoring

Clearly, mentoring has a positive impact on both parties involved, as well as on the larger religious community. That is the overriding message from the membership survey on mentoring that the National Religious Vocation Conference conducted last summer. Read more...

Usually a 10 p.m. phone call signals a student canceling an appointment. As I answered the telephone, Molly said, “You’re the most spiritual person I know; could I be a nun?” Read more...

There are many ways to bring together those who are considering religious life and those who have lived it for years. Any time people from those two groups come together, the door is opened for mentor-type relationships to emerge. Read more...

It is a sacred moment to accompany another person on the journey toward self-understanding and spiritual awareness. Let’s do it consciously. Read more...

A chance encounter gets Father Kevin DePrinzio, O.S.A. thinking about the story of the rich young man and its wealth of implications for vocation ministry. Read more...

Mentors do best when they are prepared and self-aware. The best mentors also bring particular skills and qualities to the relationship. Read more...

What is accompaniment? What are the particulars of this encounter between seeker and mentor? Read more...

Now that the energy of the youth and vocation synod is flowing into ministry strategy, what should vocation ministers understand? Here is the perspective of a college student who took part in a post-synod gathering. Read more...

Research shows that many in Gen Z are seeking spiritual connection and desire mentorship. Even those who are not practicing a religious tradition often remain open to spiritual growth and faith-based relationships. Read more...