The Association of the Monasteries of Nuns of the Order of Preachers in the United States of America is composed of autonomous, cloistered, contemplative Dominican monasteries bonded together through the universal Book of Constitutions of the Nuns of the Order of Preachers and listed in the Decree of Erection established by the Holy See on May 27, 2006.
The nuns seek God by observing the norms of the purely contemplative life, by maintaining their withdrawal from the world by enclosure and silence, by working diligently, studying the truth eagerly, searching the Scriptures with ardent heart, praying intently, willingly practicing penance, pursuing communion through their manner of government, in purity of conscience and the joy of sisterly concord, \u201Cin freedom of spirit.\u201D
North American Association of Dominican Monasteries