A sisterhood of Catholic sisters is growing and building in Ann Arbor.
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The Catholic Church in Michigan is known more for contracting these days than expanding. That's not the case of the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist's convent in Ann Arbor.
"Yes, we're growing very fast," says Sister Maria Guadalupe Halle, director of mission advancement for the convent. "It's quite unusual."
The order just finished the $10 million final phase of the expansion of its mother house on the city's northeast side by Dominos Farms. The $25 million project turned the 25 acres into a nunnery that is quickly becoming the envy of North America. The 115,000-square-foot mother house has a lecture hall with seating for 115, a gymnasium, chaplain's residence, and now, space to house 100 sisters.
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