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Media and Links

Contemplative Orders (men):
Benedictine Monks of San Benedetto, Norcia, Italy
Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek, Hulbert, Oklahoma
Benedictines of the Immaculate, Italy
Benedctine Monks of Saint Vincent Archabey , Pennsylvania [see also link]
Carmelite Monks of Wyoming
Carthusian Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, Vermont [see also link]
Hermits of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, Texas
Monastery of Christ in the Desert, New Mexico

Contemplative Orders (women):
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Kansas City, Missouri
Benedictine Nuns of Regina Laudis, Bethlehem, Connecticut
Congregation of The Sisters of Merciful Jesus [Founder; Saint Faustina]
Cistercian Nuns of of Valley of Our Lady, Wisconsin
Dominican Contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of the Heart of Jesus, Lockport, Louisiana [see also link]
Discalced Carmelites Valparaiso, Nebraska
Poor Clares of the Immaculate, Italy
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Hanceville, Alabama
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Phoenix, Arizona
Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, Spokane, WA [marian and traditional]

 

Pictures and Videos Contemplative Communities
           
               
       

 

Active Orders (men):
Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, [see also link1, link2, link3]
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal,
Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word
Franciscan Friars of the Primitive Observance, [Website N/A]
Saint Joseph Province, Dominicans

Active Orders (women):
Daughters Of Mary Mother Of Israel's Hope (new) founder; Rosalind Moss
Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Franciscan Sisters Minor
Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Franciscan Sisters of Nazareth
Sisters of Life
Sisters of our Lady of Mercy
Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará
Sister Servants of the Eternal Word

 

Pictures and Videos of Active Communities
             
           
       

 


USCCB Vocation Video
"Fisher's of Men"

Blogs and Discussions:
Roman Catholic Vocations Blog
Vocation Station Blog
Holy Vocations Blog
The New Liturgical Movement Blog [contains info on orders for the greater use of the Traditional Latin Mass]
Phatmass Vocation Discussion Forums
Catholic Answers Vocation Discussion Forums

Additional Vocation Video Sites:
www.lovetobecatholic.com
www.gloria.tv
www.catholic-tube.com


Step by Step: From Aspirant, to Postulant, to Novice, to Fully Professed. Track the progress of becoming a nun ( .pdf)

Additional Reading
Celibacy for the Kingdom & the Fulfillment of Human Sexuality, Christopher West
Criticism of Christopher West's theology, from Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand

Church Documents:
Vita Consecrata, Pope Jon Paul II
Pastores Dabo Vobis P. 29 , On the Preeminence of Celibacy, Pope John Paul II
Sacerdotalis Caelibatus, Encyclical of Pope Paul VI on Celibacy of the Priest
Institutes of Conecrated Life, Code of Canon Law, p.573-606
The Service of Authority and Obedience, Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Essential Elements in the Church's Teachings on Religious Life, Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes

Other Links
Directory of Institutes exclusive to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass
Institute on Religious Life
USCCB Vocations Home Page
Examination of Conscience Charting Spreadsheet (inspired by Saint Faustina)

 

 

 


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