“The Strength of a Vocation: Consecrated Life Today” is an excellent book for religious to read.  In this interview with Pope Francis, Spanish Claretian Fernando Prado draws out the Pope’s thoughts and reflections on the call to live out consecrated life today with an ever-new vitality.

The interview gives insight into the dynamic path of a consecrated vocation. It gives compelling reflections on the Church’s witness and outward reach, reveals the power of consecrated life in the Catholic Church, and shows care for the spiritual good of religious men and women who accept a consecrated vocation. To order your copy, please click here.

Tuesday 19th – Friday 22nd February 2019

A “School of Life” to help those in Religious Life and Consecrated Life to be more deeply involved in their vocations, and so attract people to a vocation. Taking place at the Centre for Unity in Welwyn Garden City.

Please click here to view the flyer.  For the timetable, please click here.

For more information please contact Jonathan Cotton OSB at jonathancotton43@gmail.com or on +44 (0)7977 469331.

Saturday 23rd March 2019 at Holiday Inn, Liverpool City Centre

The National Office for Vocation, Vocations Ireland and Vocation Scotland have come together to organise a conference for older religious, aimed at providing them encouragement and training on how best to engage young people. Religious, with a lifetime of experience, have much to offer the young members of our Church, and those young members have made their voices heard through the pre-synod meetings and through the synod of bishops. Please download the booking form, which has more details, by clicking here.

Find out about Women at the Well in this short video, a service run primarily by religious sisters located in Kings Cross, dedicated to supporting women whose lives are affected by or at risk of being affected by prostitution. Sister Lynda Dearlove, the founder, explains how religious working together can make a huge difference.

You can also read about the art therapy provided there by Caritas Bakhita House in this account written by one of the religious sisters, in order to help heal these women.

Vocations Sunday will be celebrated on 12th May 2019. This day flows from the broader culture of vocation, and is when the universal Church asks the Lord to send more labourers to the harvest.

You can now order resources for Vocations Sunday, which can be used in your parish, school or community. Please download the order form and return with your order to enquiries@ukvocation.org or by post to: National Office for Vocation, 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX.

Ever wondered if there’s more to life? The BBC have created a documentary following three young people living an alternative lifestyle, one of them being 27-year old Brother John, who is a Benedictine monk at Downside Abbey in Somerset.

To watch the insightful documentary and find out about what life is like in a monastery, please click here.