COMMUNITY OF COLUMBUS
St. Therese Shrine
5277 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43213
Telf. (+1) 614-986-7007 - columbus@hsmcj.org
On October 31, 2022, we established our second Community in the United States, in Columbus, Ohio, at St. Therese Retreat Center. There, our Community of Sisters offers monthly D.O.Y.M.A.R. Prayer Movement encounters for girls, adolescents and young women.
We also serve in a role of campus ministry at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and School in Westerville, Ohio, working among the students and youth of the parish community in the classrooms and with the Parish School of Religion so that every child can have the opportunity to benefit from our presence and ministry.
Our Apostolate includes
“Our main apostolate consists of the witness of our consecrated life… and our apostolic activity always ought to flow from an intimate union with God, and ought to confirm and foster it ”.
(Constitutions 123)
- D.O.Y.M.A.R. Prayer Movement encounters
- Presence in all Religion classes at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School for catechesis, teaching the students how to encounter Christ in a personal way through prayer, especially with Sacred Scripture, and how to center their lives on the Sunday Eucharist.
- Pastoral presence on the playground, at the entrance doors in the morning and in the cafeteria.
- Help with retreats and spiritual formation in St. Paul the Apostle Parish.
- Catechesis for parents.
- Presence in the Wednesday PSR programs.
- Vocational trips and school visits.
Apostolic Activities
From our life of consecration as Daughters of Holy Mary of the Heart Jesus, in union with Mary, we want to spread the infinite Love of God revealed in the Heart of Christ to all Humanity. Our mission flows from our strong life of contemplation and a deep community life.
