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  On Sunday 23rd February 2020, late in the evening of a beautiful sunny day, some 60 friends gathered for the launch of the Cosmic Walk in the garden where we have been shaping a space for contemplation and peace.  Outside the entrance, a wooden sign puts before the... Read More

Irish-Argentinean community rewards a  nun (Sr. Veronica Rafferty OP) for her work The Admiral Brown Irish-Argentine Association will honor Sr. Veronica Rafferty, a Dominican Sister of Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Catherine of Siena, for her work in the field of... Read More

I always have a happy feeling when I come into Wicklow Town, maybe because its setting is so beautiful with the sea the hills and the Murrough. I remember being happy here because Wicklow was a good place to live and Holy Rosary a happy school. Close your eyes for a moment and... Read More

The 2020 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been selected. “They Showed Us Unusual Kindness” (cf. Acts 28:2). This year the theme finds its origins in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 27:18 – 28:10).  The Inaugural Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian... Read More

Pope Francis has designated the third Sunday of the Year (26/1/’20) as Sunday of the Word of God.  By a recent promulgation, called “Aperuit Illis” (“He opened to them [the Scriptures]”), Pope Francis has designated the third Sunday of the Year as Sunday of the Word of... Read More

Reflection for the  Feast of the Guardian Angels, 2 October 2019 at  Evening Prayer The Catholic Chaplaincy in Queens University Belfast  “She was my angel in Kerdiffstown during my novitiate” – my older Dominican Sisters often describe another sister with this... Read More

Click below to listen to the John Bowman broadcast (Sunday 21st July 2019) archival interviews of our Sister Margaret Mac Curtain OP (Sr Ben) Congratulations Margaret on your life long commitment as a Dominican and inspiration to many!... Read More

Established in 1639 by the Irish Dominican and diplomat, Fr Dominic O’Daly (1595-1662), the Irish Dominican convent of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso located in the parish of Belém on the outskirts of Lisbon city, holds an important place in the history of Irish emigration to... Read More

Sowing Hope for the Planet  Campaign of the UISG A project in which every Sister whose congregation is a member of UISG, and their connections are provided with an opportunity to make a difference in our care of the planet. This project is a collaborative effort of the JPIC... Read More