Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association

Listed below are Men’s and Women’s Communities hosting opportunities for discernment, reflection, prayer and more.  Some have specific dates and others are ongoing (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc). Additionally, we offer a directory of communities that are flexible in welcoming discerners for an experience of community, prayer, service or ministry. May your heart be open to God’s calling. For Ongoing Opportunities Click Here    

Religious Bothers’ Day Celebrate the life and vocation of religious brothers on May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Locally, religious communities and dioceses will mark the day with celebrations and events. Get involved! For more resources visit religiousbrothers.org/events Follow us on Facebook (@religiousbrothersday)youtube Check out the videos from the “Ask a Brother” YouTube series Use the hashtags #WeAreBrothers and #ReligiousBrothersDay Learn more about brothers and ideas on celebrating Religious Brothers day at www.religiousbrothers.org   National Vocations Awareness Week The Catholic Church

  Are you a young adult looking for information about consecrated life or need some guidance as you make life choices and discern God’s call in your life? We are here for you! CAVA provides opportunities to deepen your understanding of consecrated life and the option to choose a life as a Brother, Sister, priest, or other forms of consecrated life. CAVA also works collaboratively with other groups to assist in supporting young adults grow in their relationship with God

Congratulations! You have made an important decision to make a Busy Person’s Retreat There are many other things that you could do this week, and there are many things that you will do in addition to this retreat. You have chosen, however, to spend a portion of each day “to come away for a while to an out of the way place” to retreat—to pray and reflect, to talk and share, and to grow in God’s love for you. You have made a great decision!

2024 CAVA Members – Women’s Organizations   Adrian Dominican Sisters 1257 East Sienna Heights Drive Adrian, MI  49221 (517) 266-3400 Sr. Maribeth Howell, O.P. mhowell@adriandominicans.org Sr. Jean Keeley OP 708- 846-4241 mjkopchicago@yahoo.com Sr. Joan Mary OP 708-846-2613 jmary@adriandominicans.org www.adriandominicansisters.org             Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Sr. Belinda Monahan, OSB 7430 N. Ridge Blvd Chicago, IL  60645 773-338-7063 vocation@obschicago.org www.osbchicago.org           Cenacle Sisters Sr. Mary Peters, r. c. 3800 W. Peterson Ave. Chicago,

2024 CAVA Members – Men’s Organizations Augustinian Friars Fr Tom McCarthy, OSA Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel 10161 S. Longwood Dr. Chicago, IL 60643 610-519-4674 vocations@augustinian.org father.tom@midwestaugustinians.org  www.beafriar.org    Congregation of the Mission,  Western Province (Vincentians) www.vincentian.org  F. Toshio Sato, C.M. 3701 Forest Park Ave St. Louis, MO  63108 1-800-337-2851 tsato@vincentian.org     Claretian Missionaries Fr. Rubiston, CMF 773-554-1222 (Cell) godeeper@myclaret.org  http://www.myclaret.org   Mr. Arturo Gonzalez 205 W. Monroe St. Chicago, IL  60606 708-252-9020 vocationofficeassistant@claretians.org       Divine

Chicago Priest – Archdiocese of Chicago www.vocations.archchicago.org Catholics on Call   www.catholicsoncall.org National Religious Vocation Conference – NRVC   www.NRVC.net J.S. Paluch   www.jspaluch.com United States Conference of Catholic Bishops – USCCB www.usccb.org Consecrated Life – Archdiocese of Chicago www.consecratedlife.archchicago.org