Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the EucharistAt the gracious invitation of Bishop Thomas Olmsted the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (www.sistersofmary.org) arrived in the Diocese of Phoenix in 2006. Since then, the Sisters have gratefully continued their Dominican tradition of educating and forming young people in virtue and in the faith at Saint Mary’s Catholic High School. The Dominican Sisters of Mary’s Phoenix presence also includes a teaching apostolate at St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School and St. Gregory Catholic Elementary. The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a Roman Catholic community of womenreligious that was established in 1997 and is based inAnn Arbor, Michigan. The community was founded in the Dominican tradition to spread the witness of religious life in accord with Pope John Paul II's vision for a new evangelization. Through profession of the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, along with a contemplative emphasis on Eucharistic adoration and Marian devotion, the Dominican Sisters of Mary exists for the salvation of souls and the building of the Church throughout the world. As Dominicans, their primary apostolate is the education and formation of young people. The Sisters remain open to engaging the modern culture with new forms of evangelization in order to preach the Gospel and teach the Truth.The education and formation of the Dominican Sisters has an expansive impact across the United States, especially through their primary apostolate of teaching, which enables them to form and educate the minds and hearts of current and future generations of children. The Sisters administer three schools and teach in twelve different schools at the elementary and high school levels in seven different states: Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.In addition to their presence in the classroom, the Sisters reach millions of television viewers weekly as they offer catechetical formation through EWTN’s Truth in the Heart series for children. They impact hundreds of women annually through retreats, visits to college campuses, radio and television interviews and speaking engagements across the country. The Sisters also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 9 and November 23, 2010 through which they were able to share the witness of their religious life to an international audience. The presence of the Dominican Sisters of Mary at St. Mary’s Catholic High School is an invaluable witness to the joy that comes from following Jesus wholeheartedly. The community brings the vitality of the new evangelization, and the rich heritage of the cherished tradition of the Order of Preachers (www.op.org). While the Sisters’ espouse the impetus of Pope John Paul’s exhortation, Vita Consecrata: “…the church needs the spiritual and apostolic contribution of a renewed and revitalized consecrated life...” we hand down the Dominican charism within the rich tradition of the Catholic Church.
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