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North American Association ofDominican Monasteries Nuns of the Order of Preachers The purpose of this Association is to foster the monastic contemplative life of the member Monasteries in the spirit of St. Dominic and at the same time to support and strengthen the spirit of cooperation and communion among them. The principle means of attaining these goals are sharing and intercommunication through various exchanges that facilitate the spiritual intellectual human and cultural development of the sisters. COMMON LIFE More and more impelled by the love of Christ that allembracing divine friendship they should become all things to all.