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To praise.
To bless.
To preach.

DNS Publications is the independent publishing house
of the Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary.

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“Be who God meant you to be,
and you will set the world on fire."

- Saint Catherine of Siena -

First published in 1940, The Spark in the Reeds is a novel full of a keen awareness of the spiritual value of suffering and a heroic generosity in the desire for the salvation of souls,
it offers a vibrant window into what faith under pressure can be.

When five-year-old Gregory ‘Hirst’ Bocking witnesses the spectacular installation of the new Abbott of Baumgarten in 1794, his young imagination is instantly captivated by the grandeur of the monastic vocation. In a fit of enthusiasm, he implores his mother to bring the monks to their family seat at Carmadon in Devon. 

To realize his dream,
God will ask of him nothing less than everything.

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Please see our Submissions Guidelines.

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Faithful Catholic content with a distinct Dominican flair -
for the praise of God, the blessing of the faithful, and the preaching of the Gospel.

Book cover titled "The Spirit of Saint Dominic" by Fabio Giardini, O.P., featuring an illustration of multiple figures dressed in historical clothing, seated in an auditorium or religious setting.
A person wearing a beige hoodie and pants, sitting and reading a book, with a wall and desk in the background. Text overlays say "S. M. C." and "Brother Petroc's Retturn".
Book cover with an image of a religious icon's face, featuring cracked paint, and text about a translation of statutes of religious sisters by Sr. Mary Martin Jacobs.

To praise. To bless. To preach.

A watercolor painting depicting three people on horseback riding through a grassy field towards a castle in the background under a cloudy sky, with text reading 'In This Sign' and 'Sr. Mary Martin Jacobs, OP' at the bottom.
Book cover featuring a portrait of Mother Catherine Abrikosova with the title 'To Courageously Know and Follow After Truth' and subtitle 'The Life and Work of Mother Catherine Abrikosova, Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart, O.C.R.'
Book cover titled 'Devotion to Saint Dominic' by Étienne Vayssière, O.P., translated by George G. Christian, O.P., featuring a religious painting depicting Saint Dominic surrounded by monks and a dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit.