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All of our congregations have given a gift to the church through prayer, study, common life, and mission. We have sacrificed to build schools, hospitals, colleges, retreat centers and convents. New ministries are continually evolving in response to the signs of the times.
The Order of Preachers sharing the Gospel for over 800 years.
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We are Catholic Dominican Sisters
Rooted in the
Northeast USA.
We live our lives searching for God and responding to the Presence of Christ  in all of creation. Where one of us is, we all are. We are a family of preachers whose preaching is our very lives. Each of our congregations have vowed members and associates. We also sponsor Dominican volunteers. Beyond that the larger Dominican Family throughout the world also includes nuns, friars, the Dominican laity, Dominican Young Adults and Dominican Youth Preachers.Hence, the OP after our names signifies Order of Preachers.  We have a real legacy to share.

We invite you to get to know our family traits or charism, what we believe is our legacy and our role in mission for the sake of the Gospel today. Seeking justice is an important part of our search for truth. Each of our Congregations reveals a different flavor of being Dominican. Click and see...
With over a thousand gifted women,  the Northeast Dominican Congregations of  Sisters include the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, Blauvelt, Caldwell, and Sparkill.
You can find us all over the country and worldwide in our missions.

We are known by the works we do for the people of God everywhere. We minister at a retreat centers, schools, colleges,, parish centers, in hospitals, courts, or law offices. We work with the poor, abused, ordinary people of faith,  handicapped and the immigrants. We teach English as a second language and job skills and also advocate in some legal settings. We are even at the United Nations working for peace and justice in our world.
+ Amityville  +  Blauvelt  + Caldwell  + Sparkill
Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt
Sister Dorothy Hall, OP
In 1993 I became an Associate of the Blauvelt congregation. It was on an Associates’ retreat weekend that I first felt a call to religious life.  I tried very hard to ignore the call but the more I did, the stronger it became. I discerned ...
Dominincan Sisters of Sparkill
Elizabeth Slenker, OP
I was blessed by the Sparkill Congregation to pursue
this love in higher education, and was awarded by teaching art, first  in elementary school, then at the high school level, and finally at the college level.  ...
Dominican Sisters of Caldwell
Sister Marge Jaros, OP
Jesus promised that “He came to bring life and life to the fullest.” I have felt the fullness of life in all my ministries; from day care , grade school, high school, pastoral work, retreat work to my present work with senior citizens...
Dominican Sisters of Amityville
Sister Carolann Masone OP
My life was enriched through sharing prayer and ministry with people from all of the 22 Spanish-speaking countries.  I have visited these countries and had opportunities to plan and advocate on every level of church, and government.