About CDA
CDA Mission Statement
The purpose of the organization is 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® strive 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.
Our Patroness: Blessed Mother Mary
Blessed Mother Statue on display at the national CDA office.
Imitation of Mary
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, let us walk like you through life, let us mirror you forever, strong and noble, meek and mild, peace and love be our endeavor. Walk in us through our world, make it ready for the Lord. Think in me, O Mother, that my thoughts be clear and bright; speak in me, O Mother, that my speech be true and right; work in me, O Mother, my work is then well done; then holy is my labor, my rest a holy one. You penetrate my being, fill every part of me, that all your ways and conduct in me each one can see. Amen
Catholic Daughters of the Americas® National Website
Under the patronage of the Blessed Mother, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas® are united by their faith in Jesus Christ, in their devotion to the church and the Holy See.
Who Are The Catholic Daughters of the Americas®?
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 70,000 dues-paying members in 1,250 courts (local chapters) in 45 states across the country, and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Catholic Daughters 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 Saint 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®.
Young college women can become members of Campus Courts at some universities.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas® National Website
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St Mary Magdalene #2708
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