We have settled in Delaware to live in proximity with our Dominican brothers at St. Albert the Great Convent, who are engaged in campus ministry at the University of Delaware.
We have choosen our home to honor the wish of our Holy Father Saint Dominic, who envisioned the various branches of the Dominican Family collaborating according to their specific calling. Working together we give a visible witness of their common mission in the Church.
How?
Our monastery is a welcome space providing opportunities for others to participate in the Liturgy, scriptural sharing and the study of sacred truth.
As such, our monastic home offers others a place of learning, fostering intellectual, ecumenical and cultural exchange and dialogue.
Those interested in sharing the richness and spiritual aspects of our life have the venue to discern whether they are called.
Who?
We are Nuns of the Order of Preachers, founded by Saint Dominic in 1206 and present today in many countries around the world.
We are a monastic community whose life revolves around the Eucharist, the Liturgy of the Hours, study, prayer, community life and work.
Our contemplative life is ordered to the apostolate that the Dominican Family exercises as a whole. We do this in keeping with our monastic tradition of prayer and hospitality.
What?
We have chosen the name Caterina Benincasa
Dominican Monastery. Benincasa, St. Catherine of Siena’s family name, means House of Welcome, House of Blessings.
It was in her family home that St. Catherine prepared herself in prayer for her later mission in the Church.
It was there that she met with her many friends who came to find rest and spiritual refreshment after their exhausting apostolic labors.
Where?
Graciously received by His Excellency, Michael A. Saltarelli and Fr. Timothy Nolan, Pastor of Holy Spirit Church, we came to New Castle, Delaware in December of 2007. With the support of many friends, our home has been transformed from a vacated convent into a Monastery of welcome and hospitality.
The majestic statue of Our Lady of Peace makes this a special place for prayer and devotion to Mary, the first contemplative and model of all Christian life. From our Monastery we can see the Delaware Memorial Bridge and are reminded of the Bridge Who, for St. Catherine, is Christ, the Way to the Father.
