How do we fulfill our contemplative, apostolic calling?

As Nuns of the Order of Preachers, we proclaim the beauty of God in the solemn celebration of the liturgy. Our undivided quest for God is itself a form of preaching.

Our share in the Preaching Mission of the Order consists in seeking and pondering the Word of God; then calling upon God in solitude so that the Word proclaimed will bear fruit.

We too proclaim the reconciliation of all things in Christ by building community among ourselves and in becoming one mind, one heart in God (Rule of St. Augustine).

Grace builds on nature. We affirm and utilize our various gifts and talents, sharing with others what we ourselves have received, always within the parameters of our monastic calling.

How the monastic vocation empowers the Church, the world?

Because prayer is the most important service we can offer.

Because the greatest gift we can offer to others is our own search for God, which changes us, and makes us mysteriously fruitful.

Because we feed the world’s greatest hunger: thirst for God.

Because our very existence is a sign and witness that there is no greater happiness, no greater truth, no greater hope than that found in God.

 What does our name signify?

Caterina: Having chosen Catherine of Siena as our patroness, model and guide, we look deeply into her life to find inspiration for our own. In searching for God as Catherine did, we follow in her footsteps of bringing God to the world and the world to God.

Benincasa: House of welcome, house of blessing – Catherine’s surname meant discovering her own “cell of self-knowledge” in the house of her family home; and it was to her family home that she continually returned to re-center herself in God. Our goal is to emulate the contemplative aspect of Catherine’s apostolic zeal.

Dominican:  We are Nuns of the Order of Preachers. We share the charism of the whole Dominican Family. – to contemplate and give to others the fruits of contemplation.

Monastery: The monastic way of life is essentially a journey to the depths of one’s soul where God is found. Our life centers around a rhythm of prayer and study, work and leisure, solitude and communal sharing, all done for the glory of God alone.

Where are we located?

Near a community of Dominican Friars, visibly manifesting St. Dominic’s original vision: contemplation and preaching are one.

We are a newly founded community still in its temporary home, on the premises of Holy Spirit Parish, New Castle, Delaware, right off the Delaware Bridge.

Delaware is within easy access to the major cities of the eastern sea board: New York, DC, Philadelphia and Baltimore. 

Home is community, were we work together in striving for unity, for our search for God, and in fulfilment of our chosen vocation.