On the Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena, April 30th, in addition to the magnificent and breath-taking ceremony of Sister Mary Madeleine’s Perpetual Profession, there was also added a new member to the community. Miss … Read more
APRIL9th-14th …………..Easter Break30th…………………Feast of St Catherine of Siena………………………Final Profession and Reception of the habit30th-May 18th…….Holidays___________________________________________________MAY11th-15th…………..Bethlehem Intensive Course………………………Pilgrimage to Paraparaumu___________________________________________________JUNE16th-20th…………..Mid year exams___________________________________________________JULY6th-10th…………….Mid-term break22nd………………….Feast of St Mary Magdalene……………………….803rd Anniversary of the Dominican Sisters___________________________________________________AUGUST3rd……………………Raffle closes4th……………………Feast of St Dominic………………………..Annual … Read more
This year our Bethlehem studies started with an intensive course up in Tauranga at the end of January. We had a very stressful beginning as the accommodation which was promised us fell through at the … Read more
With the mothers of tomorrow in our hands we are keen to equip them with a little of the homely arts, which have see a sad decline from yesteryear. To begin, the essential tools had … Read more
Music is an integral part of our lives as nuns – first and foremost because we are brides of Christ and then for some it overflows in a very useful way into our lives as … Read more
The New Year, with all its blessings, has also brought a very pleasant change to the Novitiate. The novices and postulants are now pleased to have their array of classes and lectures being mostly overseen … Read more
Before coming to the convent, I would very occasionally poke up (from under the ashes of a million last-minute preparations) a few sparks of curiosity about what it would be like to actually be at … Read more
In preparation for the lovely ceremony of the taking of the habit of our canonical novice, Sister Mary Margaret, the third Kiwi in the community (dare I say soon to be outnumbered by Australians and … Read more
A combined school photo of St Dominic’s and St Augustine’s Life has been so busy at St Dominic’s School and Convent I scarcely know where to begin or how to condense the information into a … Read more
Arrivals and a Departure:Since you last heard from us we have lost one novice, who decided the life was not for her. On the other hand we have gained five postulants. There are two young … Read more
