Solemn Profession of Sister Mary Thomas of the Holy Name of Jesus, O.P.
On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Sr. Mary Thomas of the Holy Name of […]
Category: Dominican Life
Video: Canticle of the Passion
The Canticle of the Passion, or the “Passion Verses” as we say, is a specifically Dominican devotion traditionally sung on the Fridays […]
Sounds of the Ascension at Marbury
This year as we practiced the chants for the feast of the Ascension, a friend urged us to share the beauty of […]
Mary, Mother of our Order and of our Saints
Before St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers, several men experienced a similar vision. One of them recounts: Once I was caught […]
Vocation Letters: I Have an Angel
This letter is written by our fictional postulant Sister Melanie to her little sister Tessa. Ave + Maria Dear Tessa, Praised be […]
Rivendell, Alabama
For us who live here, it is always a wondrous revelation to realize what our monastery means to those still in the […]
In Honor of Saint Joseph
Happy, blessed feast of St. Joseph! This feast brings a welcome burst of celebration to the somber season of Lent, and is […]
Blessed Henry Suso: Making Suffering Praise
When some people hear of cloistered nuns who are “free for God alone,” they imagine that somehow these nuns “turn their back […]
Silence, Our Lady, and the Pope(s)
Yesterday we united in fasting and prayer with our Holy Father Pope Francis and the universal Church for peace in Syria and […]
Consecration of the Dominican Order to Mary
Today, May 8, we celebrate the feast of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary over the entire Order of Preachers. “From […]