Julian of Norwich Comes to The Center at Mariandale

Julian of Norwich Comes to The Center at Mariandale

When Dominican Sister of Hope Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP first learned about the 14th-century English mystic Julian of Norwich, she was hooked. Julian was a mystic, a hermitess, and a woman of her time. Her experience of a series of revelations (showings) would revolutionize...
Finding Her Calling through Art

Finding Her Calling through Art

At her work station for the week-long Artists’ retreat, Ulana Salewycz pores over pebbles, eggshells, photographs, and paints: all materials she uses to create new works of art. She says she comes to the retreat with a mental plan of projects to begin here, and...
Gliding through Holy Week: Sacred Dance at Mariandale

Gliding through Holy Week: Sacred Dance at Mariandale

In the chapel at Mariandale, Betsy O’Neill and Charles Epps move freely, gracefully, and slowly at the foot of the altar. Their hands reach to each other and away, then out to the audience and down to their sides. In rehearsal, their dance is done without music or...