2004 HORIZON No. 1 -- Variety issue

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Editor´s Note

Variety edition - Waiting to exhale

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

Have you ever gotten so caught up in a frantic pace that your whole body just needs to exhale? At the August J.S. Read more...

10 keys to vocation ministry success

By Paula Mary Palasz C.S.S.F.

When the Felician Sisters surveyed communities that had substantial numbers of young adults entering, they learned plenty about best practices in vocation ministry. Read more...

Strategic planning can make you more effective

By Roger N. Trendowski

Strategic planning can help your community to develop its strengths and focus its resources so vocation ministry has greater impact. Read more...

Developing a strategic plan with a consultant

Strategic planning helped this vocation director to focus her energies where they count. Read more...

Implications of small-group living arrangements

By Sr. Patricia Wittberg S.C.

Could households of two or three be hurting the communal life of your congregation? Read more...

Understanding and serving young adults in a changing world

By Fr. Michael Keating

Because of shifts in the culture, the generation considering religious life today presents new challenges to vocation ministers. Read more...

The broad spectrum of young adult Catholics

By Mary Anne Reese

An experienced young adult minister looks at the various types of Catholics she serves. Read more...

Fostering healthy intergenerational living

By Robert Schreiter C.PP.S.

A dialogue about generational characteristics and differences can help ease tensions between old and young. Read more...

A parish mission that fosters vocation culture

By Marilyn Minter C.S.S.F.

Parishes around the country are thinking seriously about vocation thanks to this parish mission program. Read more...

Index of HORIZON 2003-2004

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Ordination Class Report ...

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Candidate Assessment through the Lens ...

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Summer Institute ...

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Profession Class Report ...

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Bold and Faithful Storymap ...

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CALENDAR

National Office Closed

June 19,

Federal holiday

Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors

July 9-13, 2025,

Behavorial Assessment 1 Workshop

July 15-17, 2025,

Vocation Promotion Workshop

July 19-20, 2025,

Candidate Assessment through the Lens of Inteculturality

September 6, 2025,

San Antonio, TX

National Board Meeting

Sept. 8-12, 2025,

Chicago, IL

Member Area Coordinators Gathering

Sept. 16-18, 2025,

Chicago, IL

Understanding the Lasting Impact of Trauma workshop

October 13, 2025,

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Cultural Matters virtual workshop

Oct. 14, 21, & 28, 2025,

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National Vocation Awareness Week

November 2-8, 2025,