God’s Call Is Everywhere A Global Analysis of Contemporary Religious Vocations for Women

God’s Call Is Everywhere

A Global Analysis of Contemporary Religious Vocations for Women
Patricia Wittberg, SC, Mary L. Gautier, Gemma Simmonds, CJ, with Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ; Foreword by Patricia Murray, IBVM

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 insti- tute 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. 978-0-8146-6913-6 Paperback, 242 pp., $26.95 $21.56 | eBook also available
Available Fall 2023