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...

Painting Icons, Welcoming Stillness

When Mary Jane Miller’s friend proposed that they paint icons in the church basement one Wednesday afternoon, she thought he was crazy. “We don’t know a thing about icons!” she protested. The pair had no formal training –save a one-week iconography class— and Mary...
Students Find Reflection, Peace at Mariandale

Students Find Reflection, Peace at Mariandale

Last Wednesday, one hundred and three freshmen, and twenty-five of their peer mentors and faculty leaders, came to Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center from Cristo Rey New York High School to pray, reflect, and unite as one class. According to the Cristo Rey New...