Our
formal name is "The Sisters of Saint Dominic of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus." We trace our Order back 800 years to
Saint Dominic and the
mission of the Holy Preaching. Each Dominican congregation of
Sisters (and each province of Dominican friars) has a patron saint
or title after our "St. Dominic" Order title. Caldwell
Dominicans claim the Sacred Heart of Jesus as our special patron.
That's why our congregational shield has the red section added to
the traditional black and white Dominican shield.
View our Mission
and Vision Statements!
Among the thirty-two Dominican congregations of
women in the United States, twelve communities trace their roots to
Holy Cross Convent, Regensberg,
Germany,
a convent founded by the Dominican friar Albert the Great in the
thirteenth century.
The
Caldwell
Dominican Sisters are a branch on this tree.
View our ancestry!
A lively contemporary community still lives and prays in this
historic convent and keeps in touch with its American daughters.
Mother Catharine's Dream Lives On
Read her story!
Living the dream and vision of
Mother Catharine Muth,
our Foundress, Caldwell's immediate ancestors came from Germany
to North America to teach the children of immigrants during the
first great wave of immigration late in the 19th Century. In 1881,
we became the independent Congregation of the Sacred Heart.
Our first Motherhouse was in Jersey City but on May 22, 1893, the
cornerstone was laid for a new Motherhouse convent in Caldwell.
Where We Preach
&
How We Preach
in this 21st century
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of Our Sponsored Works!
Caldwell Dominicans are women of prayer who
believe that God answers prayers through the responsible action of
people.
Therefore,
you will find us in
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classrooms,
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child-care centers,
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churches,
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board rooms,
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senior housing facilities,
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and also
on the streets and on the internet...
standing
in solidarity with all those who advocate
government policies,
corporate practices,
and individual lifestyles that promote
- human
dignity,
- economic and environmental justice,
- and peaceable solutions
to global
problems.
Sister Patricia Daly, OP (Caldwell)presented a shareholder
resolution she wrote asking that ExxonMobil set a firm date for reporting on its progress to reduce
greenhouse-gas emissions from both its operations and its products.
