Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE VOCATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LIFE AND TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, BOTH ACTIVE AND CONTEMPLATIVE, IN SUPPORT OF THEIR APOSTOLIC MISSION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
RELIGIOUS; TO FOSTER AND SUPPORT VOCATIONS TO THE CONSECRATED LIFE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, BY MEANS OF PUBLISHING BOOKS AND RELIGIOUS LIFE MAGAZINE; NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES; THE VITA CONSECRATA INSTITUTE; AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTION; HERALDS OF HOLINESS EXHIBIT; FIVE INTERNET SITES AND FACEBOOK.
VITA CONSECRATA INSTITUTE: THE VITA CONSECRATA INSTITUTE IS OUR INTENSE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEEKING TO DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND DEVELOP A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR RELIGIOUS CONSECRATION. THIS YEAR'S TWO 2-WEEK SESSIONS WERE HELD ONCE AGAIN AT CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 35- 40 ATTENDEES FOR EACH SESSION. THE COURSES MAY BE AUDITED OR TAKEN FOR CREDIT, LEADING TO A GRADUATE DEGREE IN THE THEOLOGY IN THE CONSECRATED LIFE. EACH COURSE, WHICH TYPICALLY CONSISTS OF 20 ONE HOUR CLASSES, IS AVAILABLE VIA AUDIO DOWNLOAD FOR CLOISTERED COMMUNITIES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THERE IS ALSO A WEST COAST VCI TAUGHT MONTHLY (SEPTEMBER-MAY) IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA.
RESOURCES FOR RELIGIOUS AND LAITY: THE IRL HAS FOUR WEBSITES: RELIGIOUSLIFE.COM (OUR MAIN SITE), CLOISTEREDLIFE.COM, RELIGIOUSBROTHERHOOD.COM, AND VOCATIONBLOG.COM. OUR MAIN WEBSITE RECEIVES ABOUT 14,000 VIEWS A MONTH, MAINLY YOUNG PEOPLE DISCERNING A VOCATION WHO GO TO "VOCATIONSEARCH" TO REVIEW THE PROFILE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 170+ COMMUNITIES LISTED ON THE SITE. THE SITE ALSO HAS A CATALOG OF RESOURCES, MAINLY FOR VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT AND RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL FORMATION. FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY, WE PRODUCED BEAUTIFUL TRIPTYCHS, HOLY CARDS AND PRINTS USING AN ICON DONE ESPECIALLY FOR THE IRL DEPICTING OUR MERCIFUL SAVIOR ALONG WITH OUR LADY OF MERCY, GOSPEL PASSAGES OF MERCY, AND PATRON SAINTS OF MERCY WITH TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR THE ITEMS. RELIGIOUS LIFE MAGAZINE IS SENT TO ABOUT 2700 SUBSCRIBERS WITH THE CURRENT ISSUE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AS AN ELECTRONIC VERSION ON THE WEB.
NATIONAL & REGIONAL MEETINGS: EACH YEAR THE IRL HOLDS A THREE-DAY NATIONAL MEETING ON DIVINE MERCY WEEKEND, WELCOMING RELIGIOUS, BISHOPS AND THE LAITY TO A WEEKEND OF PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL TALKS AND COMMUNITY. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INVITED FOR FREE TO THE SATURDAY SESSION SO THEY CAN WITNESS AND ENCOUNTER RELIGIOUS MEN AND WOMEN JOYFULLY LIVING OUT THEIR VOCATION. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL MEETING WAS "MERCIFUL LIKE THE FATHER: CELEBRATING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY." THE WEEKEND ATTRACTED ALMOST 400 PARTICIPANTS, MANY OF WHOM ATTENDED THE BANQUET WHERE FR. SERAPHIM MICHALENKO, MIC, WAS HONORED WITH THE 2016 PRO FIDELITATE ET VIRTUTE AWARD. REGIONAL MEETINGS WERE ALSO HELD IN BOSTON, KANSAS CITY, LOS ANGELES AND CHICAGO. THE PURPOSE OF THESE ONE-DAY MEETINGS IS TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS IN THEIR VOCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE LAITY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE VOCATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE CHURCH.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael D Wick | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $77,400 |
| Anne F Tschanz | DIRECTOR/STA | 25 | $32,096 |
| Elizabeth F Yore | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Bonnie Quirke | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sr Rose Therese Mann | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Paul Doetsch | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Mother Mary Elizabeth Ocd | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Patrick Spencer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mother Marie Julie Saegaert Scmc | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Rev Robert Mcdermott | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Rev Bob Lombardo Cfr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rev James Kubicki Sj | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Br Paschal Kolodziej Ofm Conv | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeffrey J Karls | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Rev James Isaacson Sjc | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sr Mary Clare Eichman Osf | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sr Beth Ann Dillon Dsmp | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Frederick R Dempsey | SECRETARY/ D | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Guzior | TREASURER / | 1 | $0 |
| Most Rev Donald Hying | EXECUTIVE VP | 1 | $0 |
| Most Rev Robert F Vasa | PRESIDENT/ D | 1 | $0 |
| Fr Thomas Nelson O Praem | NATIONAL DIR | 8 | $0 |
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