Happy Anniversary NRVC!

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NRVC marks its 25th anniversary this November. A year-long commemoration will take place, culminating at the November 6-10, 2014 convocation in Chicago.

The convocation will take place at the Marriott Hotel at O’Hare, Chicago, IL. Its theme will be: “It is good that we are here. Rise, and have no fear.” Matthew 17:4;7

The keynote speakers will be Father Bernhard A. Eckerstorfer, OSB, director of vocations, novice master and formation director for the Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria; Sister Colleen Mary Mallon, OP, faculty member of Aquinas Institute of Theology, Berkley; CA; and Sister Theresa Rickard, OP, former vocation director and current executive director of Renew International.

Three full-day, pre-convocation workshops will be offered on November 6, 2014
• “Building Intercultural Competence for Vocation Ministers,” by Sister Teresa Maya, CCVI.
• “Canon, Civil and Immigration Law,” by Father Daniel J. Ward, OSB and Mr. Miguel Naranjo
• “Life Questions: Screening for Candidates,” by Brother John Mark Falkenhain, OSB

On November 7 of the convocation, a panel discussion with newly professed men and women religious will examine the NRVC/CARA study “Integration of Multicultural and Multiethnic Candidates in Religious Life.”

Workshops to be held during the convocation on Saturday, November 8 include:

• “Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever New” and “This Little Light: A Celebration of Sister Thea Bowman,” by Brother Michael McGrath, OSFS
• “Discernment in Male Spirituality,” by Father Dennis Billy, CSSR
• “Peer Supervision,” by Sister Beth Saner, FSPA
• “Ramifications of Reconfiguration for Vocation Offices,” by Father Chuck Frederico, SJ;
Sister Pat Twohill, OP and Brother Tom Wendorf, SM
• “Self-Care: Achieving Balance and Avoiding Burnout,” by Dr. Timone Davis
• “Ten Effective Ways to Use Media in Vocation Ministry,” by Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann