Into the Woods
It’s that time of year again! Today we’re beginning our annual community retreat, and we’ll be in retreat until June 14. We’re delighted to have Fr. James Sullivan, O.P. as our retreat master, and we look forward to everything he will say to help us grow in our spiritual lives! You may be wondering–why “into…
Happy Anniversary!
Our blog is officially a teenager today! It’s hard to believe we’ve been blogging for 13 years now! We started out on Blogger, then moved over here to WordPress a few years ago. We moved all our Blogger posts to this blog so you can still check them out if you want to! We hope…
A Visit from Fr. Vincent Davila, O.P.
Readers of this blog may remember that Fr. Vincent gave us our annual retreat back in June 2021. We had not seen him since (due to COVID and such), so we were all happy when we learned Fr. Ian asked Fr. Vincent to be our “replacement chaplain” while he was on vacation. Father arrived during…
Welcoming St. Dominic
We recently acquired a new image of St. Dominic for our chapel! This bas-relief was carved by Sr. Mary Magdalen, O.P. of Queen of Peace Monastery in Squamish, B.C., Canada. We installed it on the memorial of the Translation of St. Dominic, fittingly enough…that’s May 24, commemorating the day when the friars moved St. Dominic’s…
Classes with Fr. Raphael Mary, O.P.
We were happy to welcome Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. to our monastery last week. Father is a Dominican friar belonging to the Western Province (or Holy Name Province) but has been teaching at the University of St. Thomas in Houston for the past four years. We’ve been trying to get him to come for…
Easter 2023
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Holy Week was rainy and dismal, but on Easter Sunday it cleared up and we had a beautiful day. Praise God! In fact everything about our Easter celebration this year has been truly lovely, from the many liturgies and processions to the decorations in the refectory and community…
Your Name Will Be…
Sr. Mary Pauline of the Holy Spirit, O.P.! Sr. Mary Christine, Sr. Mary Pauline, and Sr. Mary Margaret We had a festive day all day (well, we worked in between times) with delicious meals, a beautiful ceremony, and a fun tea party in the novitiate. Breakfast in the refectory Sister’s place mat, with art by…
Solemn Chapter of the Annunciation, 2023
Early this morning we had our traditional solemn chapter of the Annunciation. We have solemn chapter twice a year–on March 24 (the day before the Annunciation) and on December 24 (the day before Christmas). For March 24, a sister is asked to sing the account of the Annunciation to Mary from Luke’s Gospel, and on…
What’s Going On in the Novitiate?
Sr. Maria Goretti, Michelle, Sr. Margarita, Sarah, Sr. Marie Augustine, Sr. Mary Christine Good question! We’re happy to say we have two sisters who are transferring to our community and two aspirants at present, with hopes for more. God is really blessing us! And Sr. Margarita will be receiving our community’s habit on March 25–along…
Sister Mary Annunciata’s Funeral
Sister’ funeral Mass was held on February 27, 2023. It was a moving ceremony presided over by Bishop Joseph Strickland, and many of her remaining family members and a few friends were able to attend. Before the funeral, Sister’s body lay in state in our chapel. We kept vigil with her all day and most…
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