God invites us to participate in God’s life in all the ages and conditions in which we live, from the days of youth “even to old age and gray hairs” (Ps. 71:18). But what does vocation look like for ...

For vocation is not first about filling roles within the Church, but about responding to a call that precedes every role. At its deepest level, a vocation is not simply a task to be accomplished or a ...

Sacred Heart Br. Ronald Hingle is upbeat about the future of religious vocations. Though overall numbers may not be growing by leaps and bounds, they are rising, said Hingle, who chairs the board of ...

In our doctoral seminar we were discussing theories of mission. Our professor, who had grown up in the mission field in China, had personal experience with the ideas we were playing with. He closed ...

"Evolving Religious Life," a continuing series from Global Sisters Report, explores how Catholic sisters are adapting to the realities of congregations in transition and new forms of religious life.

The Register received insights from women in four religious orders, all of whom are connected to the leadership board of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious. Clockwise from left: Mother ...

In his decades of teaching geology at Calvin University, Ralph Stearley noticed that many people assume that there is some kind of deep conflict between faith and science, an attitude that plays out ...

Hundreds of altar boys from a centuries-old diocese in northern Vietnam have been given the desire and enthusiasm to serve holy altars at churches and follow priestly vocations in the future. Altar ...

We are publishing an article by Father Guy Bognon, Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Society of St. Peter the Apostle (POSPA), on the occasion of the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations ...