Our sisters and staff celebrated Earth Day in a variety of ways. We greeted festival goers to Green Ossining’s Earth Day, welcomed volunteers to beautify Wartburg in Mount Vernon, planted native plants on the grounds of our administrative offices, and prepared...
On April 27 we welcomed Karenna Gore, founder and director of the Center for Earth Ethics to give the keynote address at Mariandale’s third annual St. Catherine of Siena Environmental Summit. Dominican Sister of Hope Pat Magee, O.P. gave opening remarks, citing...
It’s Slow Mow Spring on the grounds of the Dominican Sisters of Hope’s administrative offices and The Center at Mariandale. In conjunction with Green Ossining, we’re participating in an international movement to feed the hungry bees that pollinate...
Last week small, sandy nests began popping up on the grounds of our administrative offices at Mariandale. They caught the eye of Karalyn Lamb, a local naturalist on a bird walk, who paused and snapped the above photo of a ground nesting bee emerging from her nest....
The Dominican Sisters of Hope launch a new composting initiative at Mariandale In partnership with FLIK Hospitality and CRP Sanitation, and in commitment to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, we’re excited to announce the start of commercial composting in the...
From October 23-25, 2023, the Nuns and Nones Land Justice Project visited The Center at Mariandale to facilitate a three-day retreat. Together, we explored the history of the land at Mariandale with a focus on the history of the Doctrine of Discovery and its deadly...
