Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

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The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a Roman Catholic religious order that was started out of Pope John Paul II's call in Vita Consecrata. The community is part of the Dominican Order. They are based in Ann Arbor, MI and was founded by four sisters in 1997. The community's apostolate is Catholic education. They currently run the Spiritus Sanctus Academies, private and independent K-8 Catholic Schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing, and also have small groups of sisters teaching in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix at both the elementary and secondary levels. They also offer spiritual retreats, and spreading the faith by giving talks at colleges, Catholic groups, vocation fairs and other places. The sisters also host a catechetical series on EWTN entitled "Truth in the Heart" for elementary school age children.

The community was founded in 1997 by four members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and their convent in Ann Arbor today counts 71 women with an average age of 24. Next summer 20 more postulants are set to join the order which is rushing to raise funds for a new building to house the new young sisters.