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September 2015

September 23, 2015

Our Questions, Our Callings, Our Committments

It was a Donegal year.Before 1972 I’m sure that I never heard the name, but...

March 2015

March 04, 2015

What makes the difference?

This excerpt from Steve Garber’s book Visions of Vocation is reprinted here with the kind permission...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Serving those who need it: an excerpt from the book Visions of Vocation

This excerpt from Steve Garber’s book Visions of Vocation is reprinted here with the kind permission...

October 2014

October 25, 2014

Frail people that we are

Originally posted at the Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation, and Culture. I still remember feeling...

October 20, 2014

Repairing the world

Originally published at the Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation, and Culture. Tikkun olam. There were...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

[AUDIO] Vocation is mission

Today we simply want to give you links to some wonderful talks by members of...

September 19, 2014

More thoughts about Visions of Vocation

We've found another great review of Visions of Vocation courtesy of the "Bob on Books" blog...

August 2014

August 23, 2014

A few more reviews of Visions of Vocation

We're always happy to run into evidence that people are reading and enjoying Steve Garber's Visions...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

Vocation needs no justification

Further up and further in. Recently I spent several hours with a learning cohort of...

July 11, 2014

Rest in Peace, Karen

(Originally posted July 1, 2014.) Rest in peace, my friend. A good woman has come...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

Dear Steve: Do multiple careers add up to one vocation?

From: Teacher Steve Subject: Trend in "Slash" or concurrent careers/vocations "Visions of Vocation" - Excellent book....

June 14, 2014

Dear Steve: How do I find work that matters–and pays?

From: Deanna Subject: "Work" versus a paying Job I am always busy doing something. It...

June 08, 2014

Whole hearts, broken hearts

“The only whole heart is a broken heart.” I finally finished The Father’s Tale, all...

June 04, 2014

What is education all about, anyway?

(Originally posted December 2013) Lewis and Clark. An expedition but also a college, and yesterday...

June 04, 2014

Would you like vocational advice from Steve?

Would you like personalized work-life advice? Now you can get it from Steve Garber....a man...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Have mercy upon us

I do love a good story. And it’s not always apparent on the first page....

May 16, 2014

On vocation and occupation

We long for what we do to grow out of who we are, for our...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Why not be cynical?

Cynicism? It lurks around the corner of everyone’s heart. Powerful people in a powerful place–...

April 14, 2014

To know the world and to still love it

To be implicated, for love’s sake. In many ways, that is the question of my...

April 05, 2014

Betting on hope

Could we honestly, actually, commit ourselves to doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with...

April 01, 2014

Questions and their consequences

Who are we? What kind of world do we live in? What does it mean...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Another review of “Visions of Vocation

"Knowing what you know, what will you do?"

March 11, 2014

Steve Garber’s new book is here!

What if the vision of vocation can be recovered—allowing us to step into the wounds...

March 01, 2014

Why do we care?

From the most innocent affairs of the heart to the most complex dimensions of life...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

The sacramental character of our callings

Day after day we work away at this, sometimes traveling far and wide, making the...