Dominican Nuns Living Radical Love

Praised be Jesus Christ!

In my perusing the internet of all things religious life, I came across this beautiful community of Dominican Nuns in Summit, New Jersey.

Photo Credit: Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ

I came across them in a rather intersting way.  Two secular lifestyle news blogs (that I never would have read otherwise) shared about a photographer who just sort of "happened" upon these nuns.  She was accompanying a writer doing a piece on modern-day monasteries.  After her day there, she was captivated by the nuns and their spirituality.  She ended up coming back over the period of seven years, to complete a project capturing the life of the nuns and specifically, one of the sisters' journey to vows.  The result is a beautiful slideshow of pictures capturing the Dominican life and this community.

View the slideshow here.
Another article with some more pictures.

Photo credit: Toni Greaves

These nuns have also done interviews with Regina Magazine and other popular Catholic blogs.  There is plenty of information about them on the internet and thier website: https://www.summitdominicans.org/

Finally, here is an excerpt from thier website that sums up the life of a Dominican nun prety well.

“The nuns seek God by observing the norms of the purely contemplative life, by maintaining their withdrawal from the world by enclosure and silence, by working diligently, studying the truth eagerly, searching the Scriptures with ardent heart, praying intently, willingly practicing penance, pursuing communion through their manner of government, in purity of conscience and the joy of sisterly concord, “in freedom of spirit.”

                                              — Constitutions of the Nuns of the Order of Preachers

Please keep these holy nuns in your prayers!  God bless you!

Video: Investiture of a Contemplative Dominican Nun

Hello friends,

I've been looking at many different communities around the internet and their social media pages.  I came across a beautiful little community of cloistered Dominican nuns in Lockport, Louisiana.  There is a small Xanga page with their contact information.  Other than this page, they don't have any social media or info that I can find.

I did, however, find this short news clip that beautifully showcases the investiture of a 19-year-old girl in their community.  This is a rare look inside a traditional Dominican cloister.  I hope you enjoy!

The Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of the Heart of Jesus in Lockport, Louisiana are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, accepting all Magisterial teachings and directives.