The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary A Reflection by Gracie Bott, 2021 When I was younger, I loved Mary. I remember learning about her in religion class and thinking, “Wow. I want to be just like her.” I may have been the only one to think this, but I always assumed that I could… Read More
At this summer’s 21st Annual Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference, juniors Sara Sciortino, Isabelle Fitzmorris, Aria Dody, and Gracie Bott, with Campus Minister Miss Claire Gallagher, traveled to Adrian, Michigan for a week of formation in the Dominican spirituality of preaching. The new Dominican student preachers learned how to preach from the pulpit and throughout… Read More
A Toast of Praise to Senior Makayla Amma Anderson who was featured as a Student Activist in St. Charles Avenue Magazine’s June 2019 issue. Click here to read the feature article. Read More
Five St. Mary’s Dominican High School students were among the honorees recognized for their commitment to their parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The Youth Leadership Awards were held at St. Louis Cathedral. The National St. Timothy Award for leadership, at both the parish and archdiocesan levels, was presented to 13 high school seniors…. Read More
April 28, 2019 is Divine Mercy Sunday. On that day, Victoria Grefer will enter The Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary to join the community as a postulant. Situated on the top of a hill in Summit, New Jersey, the Dominican monastery was founded in 1919 by a group of 14 sisters from Union… Read More
Justice Awareness By Elise Bourg ’20 Most people and I have found that talking can get you in trouble. In elementary school, teachers constantly wrote me up for talking, and in third grade, I even got a conduct notice for using sarcasm with a teacher. If you know me at all or are in any… Read More
Following the celebration of the Justice Awareness Mass, Dominican’s annual one-week canned food drive kicked off with a spirited “Everyone CAN Be a Hero … By Fighting Hunger!” video, featuring faculty and staff in Superhero attire. Class teams were inspired to bring in canned food and meet the goal of 20,000 cans of food. 8th… Read More
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