Community

In 1945, a special seed was sown in the soil of the piney woods of East Texas: Dominican cloistered contemplative life. The planters were Dominican nuns from the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament in Detroit (now Farmington Hills), Michigan. Our monastery is located in the small town of Lufkin about 120 miles north of Houston.

We have weathered the heat and storms, the cool and fair skies of daily life, to grow into a strong community under the stately pine trees. Today, we number 25 Sisters from throughout the United States, as well as from Cuba, Mexico, Tanzania in East Africa, and Vietnam.