From top left: Dominican Sisters of Hope Patricia Magee, OP, Mary Feigen, OP Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt Mary Ann Collins, OP, Ellenrita Purcaro, OP, Dominican Sister of Hope Connie Kelly, OP, Colin Jarvis, Dominican Sisters of Hope Margaret Anderson OP, Catherine...
In honor of Earth Day, we’re re-sharing our 10 Day Go Green series (we’ve changed the name to 10 Days to Reducing Waste and Promoting Eco-Friendly Living since it isn’t New Year’s anymore.) If you’ve already signed up, we encourage you to...
One year ago, the Dominican Sisters of Hope (in committed collaboration with four other Dominican communities, also known as OPSCC) officially committed to work on climate changeimpacts. The initiative, which took the form of a corporate stance, was as important as it...
“It’s a beautiful tomato,” Josh Arcaro coos just outside of the kitchen at Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center. “I would cut this up into sixths or eighths, leave it raw, drizzle it with extra-virgin olive oil.” Mr. Arcaro is the...
The Garden at Mariandale was put to bed for the winter. As I stand before the seventeen raised beds, now seeded with winter rye to bring fresh nourishment for the spring, I am caught in a kind of reverie. I recall the fresh energy of new beginnings from former spring...
