News and Newsletters
Christmas Newsletter 2021
Most blessed Christmas greetings! Read about two special Jubilee celebrations and other monastery happenings here in our Christmas Newsletter (pdf).
Liturgy and Lectio: Hortus Conclusus Chant
A Sister shares her reflections on this antiphon in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with text from the Song of Songs: “This antiphon puts before my gaze the spotless Virgin Mary, but also my own vocation as a bride of Christ.”
Vocation Letters: Longing for Advent
In the first installment in a mini-series on the liturgical seasons, our fictional novice Sister Mary Rosaria reflects on the special atmosphere of longing during the Advent season. Come, Lord Jesus!
Praying the Rosary with the Theological Virtues
Happy feast of Our Lady of the Rosary! This is a very special feast day for us as Dominican nuns devoted to the Perpetual Rosary. Today we would like to share with you a method for re-living the mysteries of Our Lord's life as we pray the Rosary, so that we will live the life of Christ in everything we do.
"Native Soil" Interview with Sister
Recently our archdiocesan Vocation Director interviewed Sister Mary Jordan, discussing our Dominican charism and our monastery's particular history, and how Sister herself ended up following God's call to be a Dominican nun here in Marbury. Watch the interview here.
Vocation Letters: Embracing Enclosure
Why would a young woman embrace enclosure? Our fictional novice Sister Mary Rosaria reflects on the meaning of enclosure in this entry in our Vocation Letter series.
Feast of St. Dominic: 15 Tuesdays Conclusion
Most blessed feast of our Holy Father St. Dominic! Today we conclude our meditations on the 15 Tuesdays with a reflection on St. Dominic's spiritual paternity. Plus our newsletter!
15th Tuesday in honor of St. Dominic
As we keep this fifteenth Tuesday in honor of our Holy Father St. Dominic, we reflect on the Salve Regina and Our Lady's Queenship over the Order of Preachers.
14th Tuesday in honor of St. Dominic
As we keep this fourteenth Tuesday in honor of our Holy Father St. Dominic, let us ask him to keep us close to Our Lady so that our meditation with her on the mysteries of Christ may bear fruit in the preaching of our lives.
13th Tuesday in honor of St. Dominic
As we keep this thirteenth Tuesday in honor of our Holy Father St. Dominic, let us consider the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit in his life.
12th Tuesday in honor of St. Dominic
As we keep this twelfth Tuesday in honor of our Holy Father St. Dominic, let us imitate him by living according to the teaching of Christ as we yearn to join Him in heaven.