Seminary Vocations - National Catholic Educational Association

Vocation Information

If you are looking for resources on vocations to priesthood or religious life, begin your search with the following websites:

Vocations article from April/May 2011 issue of Momentum Magazine - this articles discusses three national celebrations held each year and a National Plan to promote vocations.

ForYourVocation.org - this Website is sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and lists a number of resources and links.

National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC): The NRVC is a professional organization of men and women committed to vocation awareness, invitation and discernment to consecrated life as brothers, sisters and priests. It publishes Vision magazine in print and online formats. A resource (May 2008) for catechists helps them understand the vocabulary of the vocation world and lists resources. It is a four-page booklet called The Ministry of the Catchist in Promoting Religious Vocations.

National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD):The National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors promotes diocesan priesthood, providing resources for the training, support, and advocacy of diocesan vocation directors as they work with the church to foster a culture of vocations, raising up new priests for the Body of Christ.

The Knights of Columbus: Supporting priestly and religious vocations is a top priority of the Knights of Columbus. Four K of C initiatives:

Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP) The Supreme Council encourages local councils to support vocations by giving a $100 refund to a local council whenever it donates $500 to a seminarian or postulant.

Vocations Scholarship Fund
KofC maintains a vocations scholarship endowment fund, from which annual scholarships of $2,500 are awarded to deserving seminarians.

Support of Seminarians Abroad
The Knights of Columbus also has funds to support the missions of the national colleges for priestly training in Rome: the North American College, the Pontifical Canadian College and the Pontifical Mexican College. Another fund supports the American College in Louvain, Belgium.

Keep the Faith Alive
This series promotes vocations awareness through full-page color advertisements on the back cover of each issue of Columbia magazine. Each month features pictures and a vocation narrative of a person who has chosen to answer God's call to the priesthood or religious life.

Serra USA sponsors several parish-based programs:

Called By Name
The 31 Club
Altar Server Programs
Serra Club Vocation Essay and Poster Contests
Scouting
Parish Vocation Resources, and more.