Our Charism  

As Dominicans who follow the life and example of St. Dominic deGuzman, we share a common passion to live a life of prayer, study and community that impels us to preach the Word of God. As preachers, we share a rich heritage.

Our particular congregations also values the speical focus that Lucy Eaton Smith, the founder of our congregation, added. We strive to live a life of Adoration, Reparation and Thanksgiving to the practice and spirit of her sisters' daily lives.

Adoration
Today, we seek to find God's living presence in the world around us. Adoration of God is expressed in the quiet of prayerful hearts and the activities of our lives and ministries. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is offered during retreat programs and special community occasions. Adoration is about seeing God as the source of everything; of being humbled in the face of the beauty of the world and giving praise to God for all things, knowing that we are not the center of the universe.

Reparation
Today, reparation is expressed in the many ways in which we minister to bring healing of body, mind and spirit to all God's people. Reparation, in earlier tradition was a form of atonement for sin, particularly the sins of others.  Today, Reparation is a more universal call to healing and being a healing presence in the world as well as a practice that attempts to make right what has been wrong or to repair damage done to persons through injustice.

Thanksgiving
Today, thanksgiving for God's countless blessings is expressed in Eucharist, daily prayer, celebrations relationships and all the ordinary experiences of life .In the words of Meister Eckhart: “If the only prayer you every say is thanks, it would be enough”.

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