Resources
The following resources provide historical information about the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ family in the United States. Included is a chart that provides the founding dates of various U.S. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ entities—friars, nuns, laity and apostolic sisters from 1804 to the present. A Brief History of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Order in the U.S., by Sister Mary Nona McGreal, OP offers an overview of the development of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ family. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Monastic Search is a journal first published in 1980 and produced by the Conference of the Nuns of the Order of Preachers of the United States. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ nuns authored the majority of articles, which explore ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ theology, spirituality and insights gained from study and prayer. Memoirs: Historical and Edifying, of a Missionary Apostolic of the Order of Saint Dominic Among Various Indian Tribes and Among the Catholics and Protestants in the United States of America by Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP (1806 - 1864) chronicles his missions in the Midwestern United States, as well as discussions on the state of Catholicism and Protestantism.