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The Catholic Daughters of the Americas were founded by members of the Utica, New York branch of the Knights of Columbus and intended to operate as the organizations female auxiliary. When the first set of officers were elected on June 18, 1903, most of the leadership was male, including Supreme Regent John Carberry .
On June 24, 1944, the bishop of the Diocese of Galveston, Christopher E. Byrne, [1] [2] entered into an agreement with the Houston-based members of the Congregation of St. Basil to found a co-educational Roman Catholic university in Houston "as soon as practicable after World War II, if possible by 1947."
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church. Frenchtown is a section of the Fifth Ward in Houston, Texas. In 1922, a group of Louisiana Creoles, particularly Creoles of color, some of which were Francophones or Creole-speakers, organized Frenchtown, which contained a largely Roman Catholic and Creole culture. [1]
Scholarships for high school students who have been members of the group for two years are offered. It collects medical supplies from local physicians to ship to missionaries. Has also supported American Federation of Catholic Societies, National Catholic Welfare Council and Catholic Central Verein of America. Adopted graded assessment plan in ...
The Black Catholic Ministry Commission of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee hosted the event at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1937 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave. Students from different Catholic parishes ...
Mental Health America of Greater Houston (established in 1954 as The Mental Health Association of Greater Houston) presents an annual Ima Hogg Award "to an individual or couple who have advanced mental health causes". [123] The site of her birthplace at 125 N. Line Street in Mineola, Texas is marked with a Texas Historical Commission subject ...
PHOTO: Sister Mary Scullion, co-founder of Project Home, speaks at the launch of the Nuns on the Bus & Friends Vote Our Future national bus tour in Philadelphia, Pa., Sep. 30, 2024.
The club's land purchase, combined with city of Houston and Carnegie grants, culminated in the opening of Houston's first public library on March 2, 1904. [5] [6] Looscan and her mother hosted meetings to establish the Daughters of the Lone Star Republic (DRT) in 1891. [7] [8] She poured her energy into recruitment for new members.