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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...

A campus program that builds on the new openness to religious life

By Sr. Judith Schaefer OP

When she took a university teaching job, women students asked Sister Judith Schaefer, OP to help them understand religious life. Here’s what she did with that request and what she’s learned along the way. Read more...

Campus ministry 101 for vocation ministers

Campus ministry 101 for vocation ministers

Be present, take an interest in students’ lives, develop a positive working relationship with campus ministers, and follow good “vocation etiquette.” These approaches can help bring your ministry to campus. Read more...

Profile of contemporary college students

By Sr. Renée Daigle M.S.C.

While human nature is enduring from generation to generation, college students today have distinct habits and characteristics from the college days of most vocation directors. Read more...

Young adults share experiences of vocation ministers on campus

Young adults share experiences of vocation ministers on campus

By Alyssa DeLorenz

From Busy Persons Retreats to service projects, when Catholic college students get to know religious men and women through campus ministry experiences, it opens up a whole new vocational landscape for them. Read more...

Campus ministry and how vocation ministry fits in

Campus ministry and how vocation ministry fits in

By Dee Bernhardt

College is a time to form one’s life direction, a fact that creates a natural connection between campus ministry and vocation ministry. Read more...

The context of contemporary campus ministry and the students we try to reach

The context of contemporary campus ministry and the students we try to reach

By Fr. James Bacik

What is the social and cultural context for campus ministry and vocation ministry? What are the distinct approaches to faith seen among Catholic college students? Read more...

The chilling effect of education debt

The chilling effect of education debt

A recent study shows candidates are regularly turned away from religious communities because of student loans. Others don’t seek out communities knowing their debt presents problems. Read more...

How universities can cultivate vocations

How universities can cultivate vocations

By Fr. Vincent J. O’Malley C.M.

A study of 22 universities sheds light on what encourages young people to choose a church vocation. Read more...

Survey shows Busy Person's Retreat holds some value for vocation ministers

By Gail Rusbasan

One of the constant challenges for vocation ministers is finding new and different places to meet young men and women who may be interested in religious life or priesthood. One possibility is the Busy Person’s Retreat (BPR), which is often conducted in conjunction with college and university campus activities. 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...

Talking to college students: two ways to build relationships

Talking to college students: two ways to build relationships

By Sister Paula Jameson I.H.M. and Sister Regina Marie Fronmuller O.S.U.

If young adults are to consider religious life, they need to know sisters, priests, and brothers. They need to meet them in positive settings, and from there everything else can flow. Read more...

Accompanying college students

Accompanying college students

By Sister Nicole Trahan F.M.I.

Being present is key as college students grow in faith and make plans for their future. An experienced campus minister shares insights from her experience of cultivating a vocation culture in a university setting. Read more...

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Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P.

Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P.

Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P. is part of the vocation team for the Adrian Dominican Sisters headquartered in Michigan. Her six-person vocation team initiates and nurtures relationships with many young adults--especially those who are making decisions about how to use their gifts. Read more...

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