In the Catholic Church, discerning vocations is often talked about, but the vocation of single life is one not talked about as often.
Regnum Christi is an apostolate with a mission to “make present the Kingdom of Christ through the sanctification of its members and through personal and communal apostolic action so that Jesus Christ may reign in the hearts of people and society” and offers a path of consecrated single life for lay women and men.
Lay women and men who are consecrated members take private vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. In contrast to living a single life by happenstance, these individuals take very intentional steps to the point of consecration, often with two years of formation and temporary vows in the interim.
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Beyond the daily life and work, consecrated single men and women root their lives in the faith in a very intentional way. Their final vows are not simply a formality to join the group, but a vow to live freely devoted to serve Christ.
Regnum Christi’s consecrated groups live in communities around the world while working in different areas of the group’s greater mission work. Living in community provides continued support for their vocations. Similarly, as a married couple lives in community to serve each other in their vocation, consecrated men and women come together in community to love and support each other.
Regnum Christi’s website indicates that consecrated groups “gather as communities of apostles to pray, to evangelize and to support and encourage each other in the living of their Christian vocation. Team life provides a nucleus of spiritual friendship, a community that is there to share the gifts and challenges of daily life with each other, and a group of like-minded apostles who work together to bring the light of the Gospel to those around them.”
Not all are called to the single life.
However, events such as “Among All Women,” which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, create opportunities to financially support the vocation of consecrated life and remember that everyone is called to the same mission. The mission of consecrated men and women is no different than those who are ordained to the priesthood, married or in consecrated religious life.
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The Among All Women event will include a buffet brunch and silent auction benefiting the consecrated women of Regnum Christi. Attendees will have an opportunity to enjoy fellowship and hear a talk from one of the consecrated women.
While vocations differ, all the faithful share the same invitation from Christ: to make disciples of all nations. The witness of consecrated men and women can be a reminder of that mission no matter which vocation an individual might be called to.
To register for the Among All Women event on Nov. 14, visit Among All Women – Among All Women 2026. More information about the consecrated women of Regnum Christi is available at Home – Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi.