Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

George P. Matysek, Jr. has a nice story in the Catholic Review about the new Convent planned for the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia who teach at the all-girls high school, Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville, MD. Father Michael Roach, pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and former president of the school’s board of trustees, sprinkled holy water on the grounds where the two-story building will stand. The convent will cost $2 million, including $1.5 million for construction and $500,000 for a maintenance endowment. More than $1 million has already been raised. Sister Anne Catherine said the convent will include a chapel, a community room, a work room and sleeping quarters. It will accommodate 12 sisters. Next year, five sisters will be working in the school and two others will live with the community as they continue their studies at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. The building is expected to be finished in early spring of 2011. Read this nice story here

My quarterly newsletter arrived today from the Nashville Dominicans. The Sisters have a beautiful new website located here . The site describes their Apostolate in detail . Here is a listing of the schools at which they are present ; we are fortunate to have them in Maryland, D.C., and in Arlington and Richmond. Those interested in discerning a Vocation can click here . There is also information on Dominican Laity , and so much more. Please visit the site! There are schedules of Retreats; the Sisters are preparing for their 150th Anniversary in 2010 !

In a previous post, I mentioned the St. Pius V Lay Dominican Pro Chapter that meets at Mount de Sales . The internet thereby archived the term, " Mount de Sales Academy " and folks are coming to this site after a search using that "search string." Mount de Sales Academy is a parochial high school for women located in Catonsville, MD . The "college preparatory" high school is administered by the Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation. The "Dominican" connection is probably why the Pro Chapter meets at Mount de Sales. So, that completes the circle!