By Margaret Adams ’19 Good morning, Dominican. Today, I want to talk about how to be prepared for the coming of Jesus. Advent is a time of preparation in our waiting, and preparing in our hearts the way for the Lord, because He is coming, and we will never be sure of when. I am… Read More
In observance of International Day of Peace, a prayer service created by the Peace and Nonviolence Committee of the Dominican Sisters of Peace was shared with the St. Mary’s Dominican High School community. For the morning daily prayer, Principal Mrs. Carolyn Favre gave an opening prayer for “a world where peace is built with justice,… Read More
Today, at 12:30 p.m., the St. Mary’s Dominican High School community joined in the Southeast Louisiana Day of Prayer. A student preacher led students, faculty and staff in recitation of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Prayer – In the New Battle of New Orleans Against Violence, Murder and Racism. St Mary’s Dominican High School, sponsored by the Dominican Sisters… Read More
By Caroline Bickerton, Class of 2018 This July, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the 19th Annual Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference with five of my fellow student preachers from St. Mary’s Dominican High School. Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, became our home for a week as we dove into the true… Read More
On Saturday, February 4th, the student preachers and moderators Mrs. Marcia Peyton and Mrs. Katie Almon, traveled to Rosaryville where they led morning prayer for members of the Dominican laity from the St. Martin de Porres Southern Dominican Province. The preachers, who were invited by Provincial President Mrs. Jo Ann Cotterman, O.P., presented an adapted… Read More
Sr. Nancy Murray, O.P., a member of the Adrian Dominicans, who travels the world performing her one-woman “play” of St. Catherine of Siena, gave a recent performance at a Lay Dominican Conference for the Southern Dominican Province in Rosaryville and included a visit to St. Mary’s Dominican High School. For the past two summers Sr…. Read More
Tuesday, December 8, the St. Mary’s Dominican High School Community came together at Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, including 18 alumnae from the classes of 1970 – 1979. Student Preacher Sarah Trumbaturi delivered a beautiful, thought-provoking reflection on the Immaculate Conception. REFLECTION In the book of Deuteronomy we read this phrase….“For… Read More
On Friday, November 13th, 3 members of Dominican’s Student Preaching Team helped lead St. Catherine of Siena’s 7th Grade Retreat. They were joined by students from Archbishop Chapelle, Shaw, Rummel and Mount Carmel Academy. Chloe Dusang, Emily Munch and Virginia Quinlan pose for a picture in front of their alma mater during recess at the… Read More