In 2013, Pope Francis declared that a Year of Consecrated Life (YCL) be celebrated throughout the world. YCL will begin on the First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2014. It will close on the World Day of Consecrated Life, February 2, 2016.

The 2015 Ozark Catholic Conference, in keeping with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, will use “The Church forms the church, Liturgy forms the family.” theme in conjunction with USCCB’s promotion of “Days with Religious” initiatives and resources to help families learn about the consecrated life of religious men and women and what it means to live a consecrated life and its evangelism through liturgy and music.

The conference agenda and list of speakers can be found on the website.