WinterConvocation 2015 2014 www.nrvc.net | Volume 40, Number 1 WAKE UP THE WORLD ! Rise, have no fear 2015 Year of Consecrated Life 9 Head into the deep 29 Study sheds light on cultural diversity BY BROTHER PAUL BEDNARCZYK, C.S.C. BY MARY GAUTIER 12 11 reasons to keep building our future 32 In gratitude for the messengers BY FATHER BERNHARD ECKERSTORFER, of the Master’s invitation O.S.B. BY ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANÓ 20 Reflection: God does more 34 “The Joy of the Gospel” than we can ask or imagine has messages for us BY SISTER CATHERINE BERTRAND, S.S.N.D. BY SISTER THERESA RICKARD, O.P. 21 Transfigured by God 40 Reflection: Faith multiplies in sharing BY SISTER COLLEEN MARY MALLON, O.P. BY CLARENCE GILYARD COMING FEBRUARY 2015 THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CONSECRATED LIFE AT CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION Visit www.ctu.edu/consecratedlife HESBURGH Come relax, SABBATICAL renew, and refresh your ministry with PROGRAM fellow pastoral ministers from A curriculum-based, community-centered sabbatical program around the world at Catholic For more details, visit: Theological www.ctu.edu/hesburgh Union, located in the beatutiful Or contact Rev. Msgr. Patrick Lagges, Hyde Park Director of the Hesburgh Program. neighborhood of 773.371.5482 or [email protected]. Chicago. Editor’s Note And may I say thank you N THIS EDITION OF HORIZON, we bring you the content of the recent convocation, one that was a truly joyful occasion, celebrating the National Religious Vocation Conference’s milestone 25th anniversary and looking with hopeful hearts to the Year of Consecrated Life. The 300+ men and women gathered at the convocation prayed, vis- May this edition of ited old friends, made some new ones, learned some practical things about the HORIZON, during this ministry,I listened to addresses that got us thinking and talking, and perhaps even Year of Consecrated heard some things that made us uncomfortable. Yes, even amid the accolades and Life, be an instrument congratulations that an anniversary brings, we still found ourselves living with for all of our readers to both the beauty and the tension that exist in the church today. For my part, as I look back on the past 25 years and on what this new year in discuss and debate and celebration of consecrated life brings, I simply want to say thank you. Thank you ultimately, in the words for your service and witness and grace under pressure. It has been a challenging of Pope Francis: “be time for all of us in vocation ministry, but just as Pope Francis has called those a credible sign of the in consecrated life to do, you have courageously chosen to “practice the virtue of presence of the Spirit.” h op e .” As a laywoman who loves the church but sometimes struggles with it, I thank you for showing me examples of faithful, joyful living. I thank you for your com- mitment to your ministry, your patience, and your prophetic witness at a time when the message is often lost amid the distractions of contemporary life. As a mother of young adults who have been and still are discerning their life paths, thank you for contributing to the body of thought and ministry that helps them make faith-filled choices. May this edition of HORIZON, during this Year of Consecrated Life, be an instru- ment for all of our readers to discuss and debate and ultimately, in the words of Pope Francis: “be a credible sign of the presence of the Spirit.” • • • Note: this year, the HORIZON annual index is now online at nrvc.net under the pub- Carol Schuck lications tab, where you’ll also find a full index by subject of the last 17 years of HORI- Scheiber, editor, ZON. [email protected] Winter 2015 | HORIZON | 1 Visit NRVC.net for details on subscriptions, advertising, archives and more. HORIZON Additional subscriptions are $40 each for NRVC members; Journal of the National Religious Vocation conference $95 each for non-members of NRVC. Single copies are $25 each. Subscribe online at www.nrvc.net/signup_horizon. NRVC Executive Director Please direct subscription inquiries to TrueQuest Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. Communications at 800-942-2811 or contact the NRVC offices at 773-363-5454 or [email protected]. 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National Religious Vocation Conference Board for 2014-2015 Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. Sister Michele Vincent Fisher, C.S.F.N. Sister Priscilla Moreno, R.S.M. Region 3 Region 9 Executive Director Sister Josita Colbert, S.N.D.deN. Brother Ronald Hingle, S.C. Sister Anita Quigley, S.H.C.J. Region 4 Region 5 Region 3 Sister Gayle Lwanga Crumbley, R.G.S. Sister Maria Iannuccillo, S.S.N.D. Brother Tom Wendorf, S.M. Region 4 Region 1 Region 9 Sister Anna Maria Espinosa, I.W.B.S. Mr. Mark McGuthrie, M.C.A. Father Vince Wirtner, C.PP.S. Region 10 Region 11 Region 6 Father Don Miller, O.F.M. Region 6 2 | HORIZON | Winter 2015 Updates 2015 vocation workshops & retreat Following are eight workshops and a retreat that NRVC is sponsoring for the professional development and renewal of vocation ministers. The NRVC 2015 Summer Institute workshops at DePaul University in Chicago include: Behavioral Assessment II by Father Raymond P. Carey, Ph.D., July 17-18 Behavioral Assessment I by Father Raymond P. Carey, Ph.D., July 20-22 HT G I L LAN Orientation Program A : by Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. and Sister HOTO Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M., July 24-28 P Chicago in all its summertime glory will be the site of the NRVC Summer Institute workshops, July 17-31. The Assessment of Family of Origin Issues for Candidates to Religious Life by Father Gerard McGlone, S.J., July 29-31 Advent Days of Renewal and Reflection The NRVC 2015 Fall Institute at the Marillac Center in by Sister Addie Lorraine Walker, S.S.N.D., December Leavenworth, Kansas offers: 14-17. This will be a collaborative program with the Religious Formation Conference. Behavioral Assessment I by Father Raymond P. Carey, Ph.D., October 13-15 “Sisters Week” March 8-14 Ethics in Vocation Ministry In preparation for the second annual National Catholic by Father Raymond P. Carey, Ph.D., October 16-17 Sisters Week (March 8-14, 2015) a new website, nationalcatholicsistersweek.org, is now up and has sev- Orientation Program eral resources available. by Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. and Sister A downloadable “toolkit” for organizing an event is Deborah Borneman, SS.C.M., October 18-22 available online. Those spearheading the week are en- couraging religious communities to organize their own Year of Consecrated Life local and regional events and activities. They ask women by Sister Maria Cimperman, R.S.C.J., Dr. Ted Dunn, religious to post their activities on the NCSW website in Brother Sean Sammon, F.M.S., October 23-25 the “events” tab (under “create an event”). The site offers The following retreat will take place at the Redemptorist prayer, liturgy, and activity resources for religious com- Renewal Center in Tucson, Arizona: munities and affiliated colleges, schools, and parishes. Updates Winter 2015 | HORIZON | 3 Center to study consecrated life conferences from most English speaking countries. In concert with the celebration of the Year of Conse- April 8-15, 2015—Formation ministers meeting in crated Life, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago is Rome, to deepen the understanding of the criteria which pleased to announce that The Center for the Study of lead to a spirituality of communion. Consecrated Life will launch in February 2015, with an opening event on February 12. The goal of the center Summer 2015—Day of Mission and Service with Reli- is to engage in research and dialogue on contemporary gious. In the U.S. events will include joining religious in issues in consecrated life their ministries or special service projects.