NRVC publications earn 9 awards

The Catholic Media Association presented nine awards to HORIZON vocation ministry journal and VISION Vocation Guide and at its most recent conference, held in June 2025. Many thanks to our talented writers, editors, and graphic designers for their outstanding work!

VISION awards

Best Feature Article — Professional and Special-Interest Magazines, Including Clergy and Religious
First Place
Sister Vilma’s Fearless Faith
By Loretta Pehanich

Best Photo Story — Feature
First Place
What a Flock of Sheep Taught Its Shepherdess
By Sister Karla Gonçalves, O.C.S.O. and Sister Katie McNamara, O.C.S.O., Authors. Mount St. Mary’s Abbey, Photography.

Best Photograph — Scenic, Still-life or Weather Photo
First Place
Here and Now, featured in “Notice Everything”
By Jennifer Tomshack

Best Web and Print Package
Third Place
VISION Vocation Guide
TrueQuest Communications Publisher

Editor of the Year
Honorable mention
Carol Schuck Scheiber, Managing editor

HORIZON awards

Best Writing —In-Depth
First Place
Trauma Can Impact Candidates and Communities
By Stephen T. Carroll, Ph.D.                                                                                               

Best Feature Article — Professional and Special-Interest Magazines, Including Clergy and Religious
Second Place
Trauma can Impact Candidates and Communities
By Stephen T. Carroll, Ph.D.

Best Reporting on a Special Age Group
Second Place  
Gifts and Challenges of Older Candidates
Sean Reynolds

Best Writing — Analysis
Third Place
Hollowed and Hallowed: Vocation Minister as Leader into the Future
Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M.