Creating A
Culture
of Vocations
A Church without women religious is like a home without a Mother.
Building a Culture of Vocations: A work of the whole Church.
Whatever your role in the Church, from running a family to running a national apostolate, you can support vocations and help the hearts of women flourish.
Supporting women’s vocational discernment happens in three stages: awareness, encounter, and accompaniment.
We have compiled resources and tools for every step of the way to make it simple to join the movement in the Church for the renewal of the Bride. Under each section, you will find resources to help you get started, whether you are looking to support a family, a parish, or a Diocesean-level plan.
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Before a vocation can be realized, it has to be revealed as an option. The first stage of vocational support is expanding your community’s awareness of the beauty of religious life.
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Once the community is more aware of the beauty of religious life, they need a meaningful encounter with religious women. Facilitating that encounter is more art than science.
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Once a woman has started to hear the Lord inviting her to consider religious life, she needs the loving support of people in her life. She needs accompaniment.
Cultivating a Culture of Vocations: Three Pathways
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Family Life
For most Catholics, the family is the mission field. If that’s you, click below to see examples of how to cultivate a culture of vocations right where you are.
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Parish
If you have a role at a parish as either clergy or staff, click below to see examples of how to cultivate a culture of vocations in your whole parish.
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Diocese
For those that work at either a large apostolate or within a chancery, learn more here about how others have drawn this paradigm into their circle of influence.