Whether you are looking for a quiet, contemplative introduction to religious life or you would like to experience the joy of ministry first-hand, the Vocations Team of the Dominican Sisters of Peace would like to welcome you to one of our programs. These events are free and are held at our Motherhouses, ministry sites, and convents around the country.
Check out this page frequently for more information about our many online and in-person discernment events.
Our in-person “Come and See” retreats and our online “Zoom and See” retreats give you and other discerning women an opportunity to meet our sisters by joining us for prayer, meals, presentations, conversation, and fun. Both venues provide you with opportunities to spend time with one of our Dominican Sisters of Peace to talk about your own vocation or to ask questions about discernment and religious life. These retreats also include time for quiet personal prayer and reflection.
Plan now to join us for our next Come and See Discernment retreat, October 2-4, 2026 in the beautiful, countryside at our Motherhouse in St. Catherine, Kentucky. Details coming in the summer.
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The Mission for Peace experience allows you to experience prayer, service, community, and fun over several days! It is open to single Catholic women between the ages of 18 to 45 who are discerning a possible call to religious life or lay ministry in the church.
Our next Mission Immersion experience will be June 16–20, 2026 in Springfield, Illinois. We will post more details about this free opportunity in the near future.
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Interested in learning more about religious life and hearing from our Sisters on vocation-related topics? Want to join other discerning women and our Sisters for prayer?
Join us for this Friday evening Zoom gathering from 7:30—9:00 pm (Eastern Time) to ask your questions and engage in an interactive session to help you understand what religious life is about:
Join us to learn and practice the ways of prayer taught by St. Dominic to help us grow in our inner life and love for God.
Please note that we will not meet during the summer months between June and August. We look forward to being with you again in the fall on these dates:
For more information about this group, please contact Sr. Ana Gonzalez, OP.
We offer short retreats online several times a year to give you more prayer and discernment opportunities. These mini-retreats are often virtual retreats on a Sunday afternoon.
Our next mini-retreat will be Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 2-5pm ET. Theme: Becoming Women of Peace: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
Join us to learn how such historic women as Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine of Siena were women of peace in difficult times and how we can be be, build, and preach peace today.
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