Consecrated Virginity

IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vocational Resources

"Consecrated Virginity in Today's Church"

An informational video presentation produced by the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins

Available in VHS videotape and DVD - ©2004

This visual presentation contains information needed to gain a basic understanding of the history, theology, and witness of the vocation of Consecrated Virginity Lived in the World. It is an excellent resource for those discerning a call to any form of consecrated life as well as for the bishops, pastors, vocation directors, parents, and others who guide them.

Consecrated Virgins in Today’s Church provides :

- a visual introduction to the ancient Order of Virgins, restored in 1970 as a distinct form of consecrated life for women in the Roman Catholic Church;

- interviews with Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Episcopal Moderator of the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins, about the consecration and its relationship to both marriage and the priesthood;

- comments by Bishop Carl F. Mengeling, Diocese of Lansing, about the local Bishop's relationship to consecrated virgins in his diocese;

- insight into the personal experience of 21st century consecrated virgins, showing who they are and how they live, pray, and serve;

- a sixteen-page discernment guide, with list of additional resources

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Price: US$25 (plus shipping) includes videotape or DVD, as well as 16-page discernment guide.

To order, download order form (109k, .pdf) by clicking here.

©2003 by the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins. All rights reserved. The USACV provides this information service under the authority of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.