About Us

 

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest

organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. By our very name, we

say who we are and what we stand for.  St. Paul said “Faith with no good

works is no faith at all”.   We are Ambassadors for Christ and our good

works are phenomenal. 

 

We make a difference. We 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, in 1903, and today numbers 95,000

dues paying members in more than 1,400 courts (local chapters) in 45

states across the country, and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Dominican

Republic, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

 

Catholic Daughter members enjoy each other’s company at meetings and we

work hard for our parishes and communities. We are deeply spiritual and 

together we 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 & children.

 

The program includes concerns of today’s church and society as well as

issues that affect the well being of women & 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.(The Catholic Daughters of the Americas

does not endorse political candidates nor lobby for any legislation.)

 

Catholic lay and religious women, 18 years of age or older, who love and

support the church and desire to participate in social and charitable

activities are eligible for membership in the organization. Court Ave

Maria was formed in Kings Park in 1923.