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Who Are
The Catholic Daughters?
The Catholic
Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest
organizations of Catholic women in the Americas.
They donate to charities, administer
scholarship programs and strive “to be helping hands where there is
pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness.”
 The
CDA motto is “Unity and Charity.”
The CDA was formed over 100 years ago and today
numbers 95,000 dues-paying members in 1,250 courts (local chapters)
in 45 states across the country, and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the
Dominican Republic, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Catholic Daughter women enjoy each other’s
company at meetings and work hard for their parishes and
communities.
Deeply spiritual, together they share faith,
love of God and a distinctly feminine spirituality alluded to by
Pope John Paul II when he spoke of the necessity of “feminine
genius” in today’s world.
The program includes concerns of today’s church
and society as well as issues that affect the well-being of women
and children.
The Legislative Program encourages interested
members to learn about laws that may influence their faith and to
contact their state representatives to make their personal positions
known through Operation Morning Star [The Catholic Daughters of the
Americas does not endorse political candidates].
Girls and young women ages 6-18 can join the
Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas.
The Patroness of the Catholic Daughters of
Americas is the Blessed Mother Mary.
National Mission Statement
The purposes of the organization are to
participate in the religious, charitable and educational Apostolates
of the Church. Catholic Daughters of the Americas engages in
creative and spiritual programs which provide its members with the
opportunity to develop their God-given talents in meaningful ways
that positively influence the welfare of the Church and all people
throughout the world. Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to
embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion
of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human
dignity for all.
State of Texas Mission Statement
The members of the Texas State Court love
Christ and His Church and are dedicated to leading others to Christ
and to His service through The Catholic Daughters of the Americas. |
