Come and be with other discerning women on Saturday, July 19, 2025 to reflect on how Jesus calls us to a deeper relationship with him. We will also explore what it means to be a woman of the church spreading the Gospel message of hope, love, and peace to the world.
This day of prayer will consist of two Zoom sessions. We will begin by prayerfully contemplating the scripture story of the Woman at the Well, followed by a short presentation. You will also have an opportunity to engage in conversation with other discerning women and our Sisters, who will share about religious life, answer your questions, and share helpful tools for discernment.
For more information about this program, please email Sr. Mai-dung Nguyen or you can call or text her at 405-248-7027. (Sister’s name is pronounced “My-Zung When.”)
Click here to register for this July retreat.
Our Fall discernment retreat for Catholic single women, ages 18-45, will be September 12-14, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. We invite you to attend this FREE three-day retreat to explore religious life as a Dominican Sister of Peace. Travel assistance available.
For more information about this retreat, please email Sr. June Fitzgerald or call or text her at 570-336-3991.
Click here to register for this September retreat.
The disciples asked Jesus, “Where do you live?” He said, “Come and you will see.” (John 1:38-39) Women interested in religious life often ask us, “What is life like as a Dominican Sister of Peace?” This question is best answered in the words of Jesus, “Come and you will see.”
During a “Come and See” discernment retreat, you come to our Motherhouse or convent to see what religious life is like as a Dominican Sister of Peace. You will have the opportunity to meet and pray with our Sisters and other women who are discerning their call, learn about our mission, and have some of your vocation questions answered. The retreat focuses on various themes – discernment, who the Dominicans are, daily life as a Sister, and the formation process. You will join with us to experience prayer, study, community and ministry, which are the four pillars, or graces, of Dominican spirituality.
Additionally, during the retreat, you will have a sister companion to speak with one-to-one for spiritual guidance and help in discerning your vocation in life. To get a glimpse of what to expect, click here to view highlights from a retreat we held at our Motherhouse in St. Catharine, Kentucky.
A retreatant shared that “The retreat to discern is a wonderful opportunity for women to understand the will of God in their lives and where God is calling them and who God asks them to be.”
These two blogs also tell you in the words of those who’ve attended a “Come and See” retreat what their experience was like.