One of our greatest joys is when we are able to spend a day of filming sisters from our community for the new documentary we are working on, The Calling.

This past Monday was one of those days. We spent the day with The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. A fairly new Ann Arbor-based sister order that was established in1997. The Dominican Order was founded by St. Dominic in the 13th century in Spain. The sister order was founded by four foundresses: Mother Mary Assumpta Long, Sr. Mary Samuel, Sr. Joseph Andrew and Sr. John Dominic. It was canonically established by Cardinal John O’Connor of New York. The mother house sits on a beautiful campus in Ann Arbor.

We were able to sit with the one of the foundresses Mother Mary Assumpta Long, O.P. to learn about the history of the Dominican sisters globally as well as gain a deeper understanding of the ministry work the sisters do here in Michigan. This sister order here in Michigan is much younger with an average being 37 years old. As Prioress General Mother Amata Veritas Ellenbarker explained, these highly educated and spirited sisters focus their ministry on education. Here in Michigan, they operate the Spiritus Sanctus Academies in Ann Arbor and Plymouth.

We were witness to a glimpse of their daily life, which as you would expect includes prayer, but it also includes the ladies embracing their youthfulness by playing soccer and board games. We are thrilled to feature the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist in our film, The Calling.