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By Nancy Mason Bordley Director, Office of Dominican Charism
March 19, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – The Holy Spirit is stirring again in the Dominican Family.
The Dominican Life Collaborative is an organization rooted deeply in the charism of St. Dominic and freshly responsive to the needs of our time. This new expression of Dominican life, this authentic Dominican vocation, invites women and men to live the Gospel through prayer, study, community, and preaching, woven intentionally into the realities of everyday life.
This new form arises from the same Dominican fire that has burned for more than 800 years:
Members of this new form are not stepping away from the world but stepping more deeply into it – as contemplatives in action; witnesses of hope; and companions to the poor, the searching, and the forgotten. Their preaching flows not only from words, but from lives shaped by the Gospel and attentive to the cries of our world.
On November 18, 2025, a livestream for Sisters and Associates outlined a pathway for moving into the future, since Associate Life, as we have known it, will be coming to an end. We are now delighted to announce the emergence of the Dominican Life Collaborative, a new form of Dominican Life that will offer current Associates and new seekers an opportunity to discern their call to continue living the charism in a new vocation.
We invite you to pray with us, to listen for God’s call, and to walk with us as this new expression of Dominican life takes shape. Whether you are discerning, curious, or simply grateful for the ongoing creativity of the Spirit within the Dominican Family, we welcome your presence and your prayers. Contact the Leadership Team (listed below) through me with any questions or suggestions.
St. Dominic, pray for us! May this new form of life bear fruit for the Church and for the world.
Leadership Team Jane Bertsch Jo Curran Judi Engel Dee Joyner Laura Law James Mallare Rosemary Martin Celeste Mueller Kathy Woods
Interested in the changes Dominican Associates will surely face in the future.
I so admire the Adrian Dominicans and as a married woman am excited about the possibility of a way for me to be involved.
As a former Adrian Dominican, I have always been in awe of the Spirit filled way of life that has been a strong characteristic of Adrian Dominicans. I would feel privileged to join with others to offer my prayers and works to be part of this new expression of Dominican life.
Interested in more info. Thanks.
Joanne,You are welcome to get in touch with Nancy Mason Bordley, Director of the Office of Dominican Charism. I will send you her contact info.-Sheila, Communications Office