Daughters of Charity

Life Awareness
2022-01-14 - 2022-01-16 | MO
Life Awareness is a retreat event that provides time and space for single men and women to discern a vocation to the priesthood and consecrated life. The event brings participants together with Priests, Religious Brothers and Sisters for a weekend of lectures, group discussions, private consultations and prayer to help participants develop a realistic view of what it’s like to serve God and the Church in today’s world.

Putting God First
2022-02-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | MO
Join us and Sisters from other religious communities via Zoom to share faith, life, and the beauty of Consecrated Life Vocation in an atmosphere of fraternity, prayer, reflection, and dialogue.
This event is open to Catholic, single women ages 18-35.
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Putting God First
2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | MO
Join Sister Regina Hlavac, D.C., and Sisters from other religious communities via Zoom to share faith, life, and the beauty of Consecrated Life Vocation in an atmosphere of fraternity, prayer, reflection, and dialogue.
This event is open to Catholic, single women ages 18-35.
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Pray, Walk, Eat
2022-03-27 13:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., DC, United States
Join other Young Adults & Women & Men Religious for PRAY. WALK. EAT.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
DATE & TIME Sunday, March 27 – 1 pm to approx. 7 pm EST
MEET in the Crypt of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception – enter parking lot from Harewood Rd. Quiet prayer from 1 pm to 2 pm
WALKING ROSARY at 2:15 to 3:45 with Glorious Mysteries following the path below:

1st Decade of Rosary – Mary Protector of Faith Statue Garden in the courtyard of the Basilica.
2nd Decade – St. John Paul II Shrine, 3900 Harewood Road
3rd Decade – Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
4th Decade – Ralph Bunche House, 1510 Jackson Street
5th Decade – School – former Lucy Diggs-Slowe School, 14th and Jackson Street

MASS at 4:00 pm in the Crypt of the Basilica
DINNER join us for pizza following Mass at Catholic University of America
** PLEASE NOTE: CUA requires anyone entering a campus building to be vaccinated. Please bring proof of vaccination.
Sponsored by multiple men’s & women’s communities.
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New York State Women's Discernment Retreat
2022-05-20 - 2022-05-22 | Syracuse, New York, Syracuse, NY, United States
More details coming soon!

Chicago's Got Sisters
2022-05-21 10:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | MO
Join us IN PERSON as we visit with a variety of communities from the Chicago area to find out more about their mission, way of life and unique charism. This event includes multiple communities.
This event is open to single, Catholic women ages 18-40.

Vocation Discernment Retreat
2022-09-30 - 2022-10-02 | Los Altos Hills, CA, 26000 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer, Mass, and sharing.

For more information, contact Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.

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Vocare
2022-10-01 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | MO
Join us and the Archdiocese of San Antonio for Holy Mass, Benediction, and Breakfast. You’ll have the chance to talk to members of religious orders as well as peers also discerning a vocation to religious life.
For more information, contact Sister Regina Hlavac, D.C.

Come & See | Emmitsburg, MD
2022-10-15 11:00 - 2022-10-16 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Emmitsburg, MD, 341 S. Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
For more information, contact Sister Jean Rhoads, D.C.
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Come & See | Evansville, IN
2022-11-18 - 2022-11-20 | Evansville, IN, 9200 New Harmony Rd, Evansville, IN, 47720, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
For more information, contact Sister Regina Hlavac, D.C.
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Life Awareness | February 2023
2023-02-03 - 2023-02-05 | MO
Don’t spend your life wondering if you are called to Religious Life. Come join Sister Regina Hlavac at Cordi-Marian Retreat Center in San Antonio, Texas.
For more information, contact Sister Regina Hlavac, DC

Vocation Venture
2023-03-31 18:00 - 2023-04-01 18:00 (America/Chicago) | cincinnati, ohio, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Meet women religious from different communities who will share their homes, their vocation stories, and what living religious life is like today. You’ll spend the night in a convent and venture to multiple communities.

Search & Serve
2023-05-24 - 2023-05-29 | MO
Spend the week discerning in action with the Daughters of Charity. Live, pray, and serve the poor alongside our sisters!
For more information, contact a Vocation Director.
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Walk, Pray, Eat
2023-09-25 16:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave NE, Washington DC, 20064, United States
Join us on September 24, 2023 at The Catholic University of America as we spend the afternoon discerning through prayer.

Fall Discernment Retreat
2023-09-29 - 2023-10-01 | Los Altos Hills, CA, 26000 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer, Mass, and sharing.

For more information, contact Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C.

Come & See | Emmitsburg, MD
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-22 | Emmitsburg, MD, 341 S. Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
For more information, contact Sister Jean Rhoads, D.C.

SEEK
2024-01-01 - 2024-01-05 | St. Louis, MO, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
Visit us at booth #216!

Choices of the Heart
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-04 | MO
Choices of the Heart is a weekend-long retreat for serious discerners.
Please contact a vocation director for more information

Search & Serve Bay Area 2024
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-27 | Bay Area, California, Bay Area, CA, United States
Join us for a week of prayer, service, and discernment!

Come & See | Los Altos Hills | September 2024
2024-09-27 - 2024-09-29 | Los Altos Hills, CA, 26000 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022, United States
Join us in the Bay Area for a prayerful and reflective religious vocation discernment retreat. Stay with us, pray with us, talk with us and meet others who are discerning.

In Person or Virtual | Come & See | Emmitsburg, MD | October 2024
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-20 | Emmitsburg, MD, 341 S. Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
Can’t attend in person? You can join us via Zoom for the talks. Use the form below and select “Yes” to the Zoom only option.
For more information, contact Sister Jean Rhoads, D.C.

In Person or Virtual | Come & See | Evansville | October 2024
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27 | Evansville, IN, 9200 New Harmony Rd, Evansville, IN, 47720, United States
Join us for a chance to meet some Daughters of Charity and experience how we live. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
Can’t attend in person? You can join us via Zoom for the talks. Use the form below and select “Yes” to the Zoom only option.
For more information, contact Sister Liz Sjoberg, DC.

Choices of the Heart
2025-01-31 - 2025-02-02 | St. Louis, MO, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
Choices of the Heart will take place on January 31- February 2, 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri! You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
For more information, contact a vocation director.

Search & Serve | Indiana | May 2025
2025-05-21 - 2025-05-26 | Evansville, IN, 9200 New Harmony Rd, Evansville, IN, 47720, United States

Search & Serve | California | May 2025
2025-05-21 - 2025-05-26 | Bay Area, California, Bay Area, CA, United States

Come & See | California | October 2025
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-05 | Los Altos Hills, CA, 26000 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022, United States
Join us in Los Altos Hills, California for a prayerful and reflective religious vocation discernment retreat. Stay with us, pray with us, talk with us and meet others who are discerning.

Hike of the Heart
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-12 | Emmitsburg, MD, 341 S. Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Hike of the Heart will take place on October 10-12 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
Participants must be able to carry 30 pounds on your back for 5 miles and will be required to attend (in person or via Zoom) two planning meetings prior to event.
Fill out our interest form here.

Come & See | Texas | October 2025
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19 | MO
Join us in San Antonio, Texas for a prayerful and reflective religious vocation discernment retreat. Stay with us, pray with us, talk with us and meet others who are discerning.

Come & See | Chicago | October 2025
2025-10-24 - 2025-10-26 | Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States
Join us in Chicago, Illinois for a prayerful and reflective religious vocation discernment retreat. Stay with us, pray with us, talk with us and meet others who are discerning.

Choices of the Heart 2026
2026-01-23 - 2026-01-25 | St. Louis, MO, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
Choices of the Heart will take place on January 23-25, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri! You’ll have the opportunity to participate in prayer and sharing while meeting others discerning a vocation.
This retreat is by invitation only. For more information, contact a vocation director.
