Heart to Heart Ministry

An Extra Tablespoon of Love!

Sister Ave Clark, O.P.MA.MS.MPS.
Certified Pastoral Counselor
Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, NY

Amityville Dominican Sisters
Mission Statement

We Dominican women religious, called to be signs of joy and hope, commit ourselves to incarnating the Gospel, deepening our life of prayer, searching for Truth, discerning the needs of the Church and ministering to the people of God.

Heart to Heart Ministry is a reflection of this mission statement by inviting people to participate in spiritual programs …heart to heart.

Behold my children, the heritage I leave you… have Charity one for another, guard Humility… make your treasure out of Voluntary Poverty…..
– St. Dominic

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
– St. Catherine of Siena

Papal Prayer Intentions for July 2025

For formation in discernment

Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

Save the Date

Call to Action

January 2023

Calendar. 2023

The first few days of a new year very often seem quiet
Holiday decorations are being taken down
Wreath and Christmas tress are left at the street curb to be picked up
Leftovers are almost gone
The memories of a passed year are tucked away
A new year beginning …
We hear some of the same news…
…war continues
…poverty is present
…injustices weigh people down
…people mourn
…divisions continue

What has changed?!

I truly believe the human heart…💖
…brings compassion
…cares deeply
…shares courage and hope
…gives comfort and consolation
…embraces all

Your heart and my heart can be a source
of Jesus’ presence in a shaky world
We will not be brought down or abandon
doing good by the violence of war and the
disregard of kindness and respect .💖

Each day you and I can choose to share our
hearts so that another human being feels loved,
cared about and uplifted .

Is this always easy…No
But it is the way of Peace.

Just think how you can begin each day of this new year …
Put your heart into every thought, word and deed. Amen. 💖

Previous Calls to Action

Pray for Peace in every human heart.

Latest Entries

A Thought to Make “Holy” Each Day

Jun 24, 2020 | Thoughts for Meditation

We are, as Father Richard Rohr says, “seekers of light and life... bearers of shadows and burdens“ We dare to struggle to journey together toward moral fulfillment~~ Let us arise each day and believe that we are all called to care for the Universe while caring for...

Let It Shine

Jun 16, 2020 | Thoughts for Meditation

Let the sunlight shine in your heart everyday. Look up and feel the light of peace, harmony and compassion. Take that light......share it. Become it in word, deed and action. Let the light of acceptance, caring and respect shine wherever you go. And we are put on...

New Book: A Heart of Courage

Jun 9, 2020 | News & Events

It is here! Sister Ave's newest book published June 5, 2020. Introducing: A Heart of Courage ...the Ordinary and Extraordinary Becoming Holy Courage is a wonderful blessing. It is a noble way of living that encourages hope, compassion and justice. Courage is our heart...

God Whispers

May 25, 2020 | Media

A wonderful lesson we all have in this pandemic time to listen more deeply to the whispers of God’s presence in the world. https://youtu.be/zf_0jzPQ8lo

Novena For Pentecost With Dan Schutte

May 23, 2020 | Heart Reflections

Let us prepare to receive the spirit of Pentecost into our hearts. Let us be the spirit of Jesus’ love especially during this pandemic. Let us look up and believe that the Spirit nudges us forward to be the hands, the feet and the very heart of gospel love, hope and...

Be safe. Be careful. Lo.

May 5, 2020 | Media

Be safe. Be careful. Lo. A Yorkie in a mask reminding us to take good care. Together (Woof Woof) we will arise with sunshine in our hearts for better days to come.