News and Newsletters
Fostering Vocations in the Family
Families often ask us how they can foster vocations in their children. Here are some suggestions based on the experience of our own Sisters.
Recommended Reading for Families
Reading about nuns is a wonderful introduction to the idea of a religious vocation. The following list is not exhaustive, but contains books we have heard of and collected into a library for our visiting family members.
Nun Craft Projects
Here are some fun activities we thought families might enjoy: nun paper cut-outs, Dominican nun and saint coloring page, and a Dominican nun habit pattern for an 18” doll.
Preparing for Religious Life
If you are considering religious life, you are probably interested in what you can do in your life right now to prepare yourself to follow God’s call. Here we offer some thoughts on three ways to prepare while considering a religious vocation.
Vocation Letters
While keeping our day-to-day life veiled behind the enclosure, these letters show a glimpse of Dominican monastic life as it is typically lived here at Marbury. Here are all the Vocation Letters, starting with the most recent.
Contemplative Souls Talk by Fr. James Brent, O.P.
An excellent talk on the life of prayer and how this relates to a monastic vocation. Given at our Virtual Vocation Retreat in 2020 by Fr. James Dominic Brent, O.P.
Do You Have a Dominican Heart?
Is God drawing your heart to a live completely devoted to Him in the Dominican charism? Learn what to look for, and come and see!