Lent in the monastery is a going into the desert--even amid all the spring flowers in Alabama! Read this Vocation Letter to hear about Sister Mary Rosaria's experience of living Lent as a cloistered Dominican nun.

The burning question of three vocation candidates from Chicago in the 1950’s was about the plumbing situation of the rural Alabama monastery. Did the answer reassure them?

What would St. Joseph have been thinking as he recited this Psalm? My reflections have developed in the cloister, realizing that Our Lord desired to dwell with me in a special and beautiful way beyond all my desiring.

In this Vocation Letter, our fictional novice Sister Mary Rosaria reflects on the incarnational joy of Christmas celebrations in the monastery.

Most blessed Christmas greetings! Read about two special Jubilee celebrations and other monastery happenings here in our Christmas Newsletter (pdf).

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.”

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!