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Religious life is vitally necessary to the Catholic church today. But it will exist in new and varied forms which speak to the spiritual hungers of different societies, ethnic cultures, and generations. God's Call Is Everywhere is the first comparative analysis of research in six countries investigating women who have entered vowed religious life in Catholicism in the twenty-first century. The data include survey responses from institute leaders, formation directors, and the women themselves, conducted in the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, along with focus groups and interviews in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France. Through a careful summary of these studies and comparing differences, readers of this book will have a better understanding of the hopes and concerns of those discerning a vocation to religious life and learn how to move forward in the future.
God's Call Is Everywhere includes six major points of comparison:
Demographic characteristics of the women entering religious life and their personal and familial backgrounds
What attracted them to religious life and to their specific religious institute
What they find most satisfying and most challenging about religious life
Their hopes and concerns for the future
Experiences and programs that were helpful in their vocational discernment
Aspects of the larger society, of the Church, and of the religious institutes which make vocational discernment difficult for women today
The analysis is followed by six reflective essays, two of which discuss the implications of the findings for future vocational discernment programs and four of which compare the findings to religious life in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Contents
Contents
Foreword by Patricia Murray, IBVM vii
List of Tables and Figures xvii
List of Contributors xxi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Comparing Institutes of Women Religious and Their Newer Members 9
Chapter 3 Generational Differences among Newer Entrants to Religious Life 41
Chapter 4 Obstacles to Vocation Discernment and Entrance 79
Chapter 5 New Vocations and Vocational Exploration in Britain and Ireland 103
Chapter 6 Women's Religious Life Vocations in Mexico: Elements for Further Reflection 139
Chapter 7 Vocation to Religious Life: Through the Lens of Young Religious in India 151
Chapter 8 Experiences of Newer Religious Vocations in Kenya 167
Chapter 9 Reflection on Religious Life and the Future Challenges, Opportunities, and Dreams 183
Chapter 10 Formation Implications from the Data for Religious Life's Newest Members 193
Chapter 11 Conclusion 203
References 211
Index 217
