RELIGIOUS LIFE
DIFFERENCES in age and ethnicity can lead to both cultureclashes and valuable learning experiences.
¡Viva la diferencia! The colorful future of religious life by Carol Schuck Scheiber
As religious communities become more culturally diverse, newer members share their thoughts on what individuals and communities can do to guide the process. Carol Schuck Scheiber is the content editor of VISION V oc ation G uide and editor of HORIZON, the journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference.
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HE MEN AND WOMEN entering religious life today are usually much younger than most of the members of their community and much more culturally diverse. For religious communities that have been fairly homogenous throughout their history, this fact can be cause for both celebration and consternation. Here is some advice from young religious on how to incorporate cultural diversity with little pain and much gain.
