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Contemplative Orders

Male:
Benedictine Monks of San Benedetto, Norcia, Italy
Clear Creek Benedictine Monastery, 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]
Carmelite Hermits of Christoval, TX
Carmelite Hermits of Lake Elmo, MN
Monastic Community of Jerusalem
Monastic Abbey of Sainte-Madeline, Barroux
Monastery of Christ in the Desert, New Mexico
Order of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Female:
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, Kansas City, Missouri
Benedictine Nuns of Regina Laudis, Bethlehem, Connecticut
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, MO
Congregation of The Sisters of Merciful Jesus
Cistercian Nuns of of Valley of Our Lady, Wisconsin
Dominican Contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of the Heart of Jesus, Lockport, LA [see also link]
Dominican Nuns of Summit New Jersey
Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of St. Jude
Discalced Carmelites Valparaiso, Nebraska
Discalced Carmelites of Elysburg, PA [article, link]
Discalced Carmelite Nuns Of Denmark, Wi
Discalced Carmelites of Buffalo, NY [link]
Discalced Carmlelites of Lake Elmo, MN [lay blog]
Discalced Carmelites of Kirk Edge, UK
Franciscan Sisters of Nazareth
Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Pink Sisters)
Monastic Community of Jerusalem
Order of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Poor Clares of the Immaculate, Italy
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Hanceville, Alabama
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Phoenix, Arizona
Poor Clares Convent of the Ascension, Lerma, Spain [discussion]
Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, Spokane, WA

Active Orders

Male:
Canons Regular of St. John Cantius
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
Knights of the Holy Eucharist
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Marians of the Immaculate Conception
Saint Joseph Province, Dominicans
Toca De Assis

Active Orders (women):
Daughters Of Mary Mother Of Israel's Hope
Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate [see links above]
Franciscan Sisters Minor
Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
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
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
Little Sisters of the Poor
Toca De Assis

Other Links

Blogs and Discussions:
Roman Catholic Vocations Blog
Vocation Station Blog
Holy Vocations Blog
The New Liturgical Movement Blog
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 presentation, from Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand

Church Documents:
Vita Consecrata, Pope Jon Paul II
Perfectae Caritatis, On the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life, Vatican 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

Fasting
e5 Men,Men who fast on bread and water once a month for women..
Paenitemini, Apostolic Constitution on Fasting and Penitence, Paul VI, 1966

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)

USCCB Vocation Video "Fisher's of Men"

More Related Videos
Saint Teresa of the Andes, Film Clip A faithful portrayal of Carmelite traditions	Why not become a priest?

Order of the Two Hearts [more] One of the only orders that fasts regularly (on bread and water )	Dominican Nuns of Summit NJ Illuminating thoughts on religious life

A young woman hugs her family goodbye as she enters the convent	"Woe to the world when there will be a lack of religious orders!" -Saint Faustina

A conflict escalates, but meekness prevails "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."	Les Fraternités Momastiques de Jérusalem (Monastic Community of Jerusalem)

"Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. [...] Each one of them is Jesus in disguise." - Mother Teresa	"I still can't convince myself that such incomparable happiness is mine. People who do not have a vocation cannot understand this, since to them there's no happiness in sacrifice; while sacrifice, done for God is the purest bliss."   - Saint Teresa of the Andes

"We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love." - Mother Teresa	The Little Sisters of the Poor

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