JSerra Catholic High School has had nearly tripled its average number of student converts to the Catholic faith in the past five years, with 130 baptisms since 2016 and almost 100 of those since 2021. In this insightful podcast, JSerra’s OCIA leader, Sr. Miriam, shares her five essential ingredients to building a culture of discipleship in a Catholic school that teens find attractive and that maximize their determination to give their lives to Christ.

You can listen to the podcast below, or download from Apple Podcasts. This podcast is also available to watch on YouTube.

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sr. Miriam, O.P. is a Dominican Sister of Mary Mother of the Eucharist, headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. Sister grew up in Canada and loved science from an early age. In 2004 she obtained a pharmacist degree and began her career. Two years later, after encountering Christ in a powerful way, she entered religious life.  She has been teaching and evangelizing in Catholic schools ever since. Sister has many roles on the JSerra campus: she teaches biology, serves as the Director of Curriculum for the school, and heads up both JSerra’s Virtue Program and its OCIA. Additionally, she puts her many other talents at the service of God and the school by playing piano and singing at weekly all-school Mass and leading line dancing for students and staff on regular occasions! She is also the local superior of her congregation of four other sisters who teach at the high school.