The idyllic setting of rural New England, far from the bustle of the cities and college towns, is a fitting location for contemplative religious. Near the small town of North Guilford, Connecticut, about a half-hour drive from the Dominican priory of St. Mary in New Haven, stands the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace. This place, rich with colonial tradition, is enriched by an even older tradition – that of the cloistered nuns of the Dominican Order. Here, thirty nuns, comprising one of the Order’s largest contemplative communities in the nation, live a life of intimate prayer and varied labor in the heart of the Order of Preachers, on their 125-acre property nestled among several small farms along Race Hill Road (according to local legend, the sisters tried to change the name to ‘Grace Hill Road’).”
In a recent commentary, Brother Humbert Kilanowski, O.P., reflected on some of the serious challenges that faced this community during its first decade.
To access Br. Humbert’s complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Grace under Fire: A Portrait of Our Lady of Grace Monastery (7 MAR 13)
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