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Focus on Faith. March 4, 2021

First-person accounts illustrate CARA report on what inspires vocations

By Catholic News Service

A new report on vocations to men’s and women’s religious orders from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate is filled with facts that can help everyone from pastors to formation directors foster more vocations.

Focus on Faith. January 22, 2021

Cardinal Czerny outlines role of ‘Fratelli Tutti’ in consecrated life

By Catholic News Service

Cardinal Michael Czerny outlined the role of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” in an online address to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.

Focus on Faith. November 1, 2020

Called to religious life: A sister’s vocation story

By Catholic News Service

“Decisions that I had once measured by the question, ‘What do I want?’ I now began to assess in prayer: ‘Lord, what do you want?'”

Focus on Faith. August 15, 2020 1

LCWR leader reflects on racism, religious life today, future of vocations

By Catholic News Service

President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, (LCWR) reflected on racism, religious life and the vulnerability that accompanies the hard looks each requires.

Around the Diocese. Feature. Vocations. November 3, 2019

Dominican Sister Anne Therese Wilder: Transforming the world

By The Central Minnesota Catholic

Dominican Sister Anne Therese Wilder, who grew up in St. Cloud, reflects on her call to religious life.

Focus on Faith. September 27, 2019

CARA, America Media team up to produce video series on vocations

By Catholic News Service

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) has partnered with another Jesuit ministry, America Media, to produce a series of five videos on vocations to religious life posted to America Media’s YouTube channel.

Around the Diocese. November 1, 2018

Listen carefully to the master’s instructions

By The Visitor

Through discernment, prayer and working for the greater honor and glory of God our whole life becomes our vocation.

Focus on Faith. November 8, 2017

Dominican sister heard vocational call at eucharistic adoration

By Catholic News Service

An invitation to vespers with the Dominicans and Sister Anna, then simply Andrea Wray, was taken aback by the prayers and watching the priests and brothers and she thought “I want this.”

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