Study, Teaching, Preaching

The initial work of Dominicans in the United States was teaching, especially in parochial schools. Akron Dominicans, as part of that tradition, once staffed schools throughout northeastern Ohio and opened a parish school in Denver, Colorado. After Vatican II, with the reawakening of our awareness of the charism of preaching, the ministry of Akron Dominicans expanded to include: missionary work, nursing home administration, social service, campus ministry, adult religious education, parish administration, counseling, writing, editing, lecturing, retreat work, community organizing, and historical research. Because community, study, and prayer are always at the heart of ministry, Dominic called all of these components of Dominican life "the holy preaching."

Akron Dominicans continue to teach, especially in higher education. They have served on the faculties of The University of Akron, Catholic University, Kent State University, Ursuline College, and Aquinas Institute of Theology, and are presently on the faculties of Notre Dame University, the University of Portland, Eastern Michigan University, St. Mary Seminary, Lakeland Community College, and Bowling Green University in the fields of theology, education, mathematics, homiletics, and library science.