2005 HORIZON No. 4 -- Creating a vocation culture on campus

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Creating a “vocation culture” on campus - College: a critical moment for discernment

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

In a few years my own son will be off to college. It seems impossible that I am now as old as my parents were back in 1978 when I went off to college. Read more...

Getting college students to think vocation

By Faye Darnall

University of Wisconsin-Madison has a dynamic campus ministry. Here’s how it is reaching students with a vocation message Read more...

What every vocation minister should know about campus ministry

By Margaret Harig S.N.D.

When vocation and campus ministers have strong working relationships, both sides benefit. Read more...

The search for identity among college-age adults

By Warren Sazama S.J.

The spiritual task of college-age adults is to form an identity and find a purpose in life. Read more...

Samuel Group: a year-long discernment program

By Tiziana Mazzei, A.I.L.

By regularly meeting for prayer and spiritual formation, young adults in the Samuel Group learn how to discern their life’s vocation. Read more...

Why our students give church vocations careful thought

By Fr. Michael J. Sis

Over the last eight years, 66 graduates of Texas A&M have chosen priesthood or religious life. A campus ministry that encourages vocation discernment is one reason so many have opted to be a sister, brother or priest. Read more...

“Ruined for life”—transforming lives, discerning vocations through volunteer programs

By Mary Medved S.N.J.M.

Full-time volunteers tend to be open to vocation discernment. An experienced volunteer-program administrator tells how to begin or work with a volunteer program Read more...

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