Help is on the way for 31 north Texas Catholic churches, schools, and nonprofits as The Catholic Foundation awarded $1.47 million in financial assistance for a range of projects that include campus enhancements, transportation assistance, and security during a luncheon at St. Ann Catholic Church on April 10.
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Admiration, gratitude, a few tears, and quite a few laughs filled the ballroom at the Hilton Anatole on Feb. 23 as The Catholic Foundation presented its 42nd annual Catholic Foundation Award to Henry “Hank” Hermann.
The Catholic Foundation board of trustees has elected Tom Yoxall as board chair, succeeding Dan Odom who served as board chair the past two years. The board also elected three new trustees: Mark Koch, Carolyn Shaw, and Sinead Soesbe.
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas junior Luke Nettune has been named the 28th annual recipient of the Hal Tehan Scholar Award.
History was made Nov. 15 for St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church as the McKinney parish received its first grant award from The Catholic Foundation.
Deep in downtown Dallas, surrounded by the bricks, glass, and pavement of city life, a tranquil farmland scene graces The Catholic Foundation Plaza wall. The piece, Lori Cusick’s “Grateful Heart at Earth’s Sunrise,” is the winner of The Catholic Foundation’s 19th annual Art on the Plaza competition.
Texas artists 18 years of age and older have until Sept. 5 to submit one original work of art and vie for the $5,000 grand prize in the 19th annual Catholic Foundation Art on the Plaza competition.
The Catholic Foundation Award, which is the highest honor the foundation offers, was presented to Georgia and Marc Lyons on Feb. 10 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas during the 41st Annual Catholic Foundation Award Dinner. Both the dinner and the award stood as celebrations of local Catholic philanthropy and service, and more than a thousand attendees gathered for the occasion.
Cistercian Preparatory School junior Josh Hays has been named the 27th annual recipient of The Catholic Foundation’s Hal Tehan Scholar Award.
David Small’s accomplishments in life are more than just show; they are rooted in a very personal faith.