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Start your New Year by Exploring Life as an Adrian Dominican Sister

What better way can there be to begin the new year than by exploring the direction God may be calling you in your life? The Adrian Dominican Sisters invite single Catholic women, ages 18 to 35, to a New Year’s Eve Come and See retreat be held from Thursday, December 31 through Saturday, January 2 at their Motherhouse campus


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Adrian Dominican Sisters to Host Advent ‘Come and See’ Event

 Advent is a perfect time to explore the ways that God might be calling you in your life. The Adrian Dominican Sisters invite single Catholic women, ages 18 to 35, to “Come and See” the life of a Dominican Sister during a mini-retreat to be held from 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 8 through 3 p.m. Wednesday, December 9.


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Marine Biologist from Tennessee Enters Adrian Dominican Congregation

Erin Muldoon, a marine biologist from Nashville, Tennessee, made her Rite of Entrance into Candidacy with the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Holy Rosary Chapel October 7. “We welcome you into our midst to share faith and life.”


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Bishop Boyea of Lansing Pays Visit to Motherhouse Campus

 Bishop Earl Boyea, of the Diocese of Lansing, visited to the Motherhouse Campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters on October 6. During his visit, he celebrated daily Mass in St. Catherine Chapel and joined the General Council for lunch.


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New Formation Director Comes with Variety of Experiences

In her years as an Adrian Dominican Sister, Sister Patricia Leonard has had many different ministry experiences. Now, she is serving as Director of Formation and working with the women who are discerning a life as an Adrian Dominican Sister.


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Reflection for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Today we celebrate the feast of our patroness, Our Lady of the Rosary. In 1869 when the convent at Second Street in New York City separated from Williamsburg, “the Second Street convent…became the foundation for the Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary.” In June of 1923, St. Joseph Province in Adrian, Michigan became the Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary and in 1907, Mother Camilla dedicated a new chapel, this chapel and she chose the name, Holy Rosary Chapel.


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Each Day in Anchorage was an Adventure for Novice Sister Xiomara

Sister Xiomara Méndez-Hernández traveled to Anchorage for her immersion experience in ministry. Upon her return she shares her story.


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Adrian Dominican Sister Takes Part in Worldwide Gathering of Dominican Youth

Sister Mary Soher, OP, was among a contingent of six U.S. Dominicans – Sisters, friars, associates and lay Dominican young adults – to attend an international conference of the Dominican Young Adult Movement “Young Adults: Searching and Preaching in the Dominican Way,” August 2-9 in Fatima, Portugal.


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Explore Becoming a Dominican Sister! Join the Adrian Dominicans’ October Mini-Retreat

The Adrian Dominican Sisters invite single, Catholic women, ages 18 to 35, to “Explore Becoming a Dominican Sister,” October 13-14, 2009.


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According to the Rule of St. Augustine

We are all familiar with the fact that Dominic was required to choose for his new Order a Rule that was already in existence and he chose The Rule of St. Augustine. And each of us here who is Dominican took a vow, among other things, to the Rule of St. Augustine in a formula that is as old as the Order to which we belong. What can that possibly mean for us today in this 21st century?


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We invite you to experience Dominican Life

Please join the Adrian Dominican Sisters, for a “Come and See” Weekend and Workshop for single, Catholic women, 18-35, who are interested in exploring religious life. We begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 25 and end at lunch on Sunday, September 27, 2009.


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Celebration of Five Women Professing and Renewing Vows during of Feast of St. Dominic

The joyful spirit of St. Dominic was felt throughout the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse as Sisters, Associates and guests gathered to celebrate Profession of five sisters on the great feast of St. Dominic de Guzman, Founder of the Order of Preachers.


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Looking Back at the Candidate Year

Preaching has been an important part of my ministerial experience. While volunteering at a migrant workers’ camp, I was invited to preach at St. Mary Church which I did twice each month. I also preached at a Migrant Workers’ Mass.


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Sister Xiomara Mendez-Hernandez is received Into the Novitiate

Sister Xiomara Mendez-Hernandez celebrated her Rite of Reception into the Novitiate March 12 during a special ceremony at Holy Rosary Chapel on the Adrian Dominican Sisters motherhouse campus.


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Religious Life – It’s Just like Learning to Swim!

When you first learn to swim, it’s all about getting comfortable in the water, a new environment. When you begin the process of religious life, it’s coming to live with a community and learning about each other. It’s called a candidacy or postulant period.


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Sister Cynthia Broderick Celebrates Final Profession of Vows

Sister Cynthia Broderick, OP, professed her perpetual vows as a Dominican Sister of Adrian on November 29 at St. Nicholas Church. Sister Donna Markham, OP, Prioress of the Congregation, received her vows.


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Dominicans Celebrate Final Profession of Vows

Sister Heather Stiverson, OP, and Sister Diana Momeka, OP, pronounced their final profession of vows on Sunday, June 22 in Holy Rosary Chapel on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse.


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Adrian Dominican Sisters Celebrate the Rite of Reception into the Novitiate of Ashley Gonzalez

Sister Ashley Gonzalez was received into the Novitiate of the Adrian Dominican Sisters on Thursday, December 20. The ritual began with Sisters Aman Miriam Mansoor and Diana Momeka from Mosul, Iraq, singing the Our Father in ancient Aramaic.