Our Vision

Located on the campus of Barry University in Miami, Florida at the crossroads of the Americas, the Center for Dominican Studies began in 2001, as a collaborative partnership of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, Barry University and the Friars of the Province of St. Martin de Porres.

The purpose of the Center is to build, celebrate and share the rich and diverse charisms of the Dominican tradition and to be a place where the enduring Dominican tradition of contemplata aliis tradere (contemplating and sharing with others the fruits of that contemplation) is a lived reality.

Our Mission

The mission of the Center for Dominican Studies is to enrich the Barry community, to serve the people and Church of South Florida, and the worldwide Dominican family by creating opportunities for excellence in theological scholarship, growth in spiritual and ministerial formation; and active engagement in social transformation at the local and global levels.

The Center for Dominican Studies will grow into a uniquely Dominican community where a common life of study, prayer, service and hospitality is lived by Sisters, Friars, students and guests in a variety of residential settings that are in keeping with different forms of contemporary Dominican life.

Our Guiding Principles

1. A commitment to Dominic's mission of preaching the Gospel through word, study and example of life.

2. A commitment to theological scholarship and reflection that is praxis-based and interdisciplinary.

3. A commitment to engage various cultures within the pluralistic global world.

4. A commitment to the arts and the aesthetic dimension of human life.

5. A commitment to justice for all humankind and the earth.

6. A commitment to on-going conversation and fruitful collaboration among Dominican men and women and their collaborators.