Sunday, February 12, 2023090Applause from a standing room crowd echoed throughout the ballroom at the Hilton Anatole as Jack E. Pratt Sr. received the Catholic Foundation Award during the 40th Annual Catholic Foundation Award Dinner on Feb. 4.
Monday, October 24, 2022050Robert Opel is always looking to share a little magic with the world. The Garland artist thinks he’s done just that with his latest creation, which he believes will brighten the day of art enthusiasts leaving the Morton M. Meyerson Symphony Center.
Tuesday, July 19, 20220179Jack E. Pratt, Sr., founder and retired chairman and CEO of Hollywood Casino Corporation and the developer of multiple successful hotels, casinos, commercial and residential buildings and restaurant chains in the U.S., Mexico, South America, Australia and the Caribbean, has been named the 40th Catholic Foundation Award honoree.
Thursday, July 14, 20220426If the word homiletician isn’t in your personal vocabulary, maybe it should be. A homiletician could make a significant impact on your parish.
Wednesday, September 15, 20210331Karla J. Bellinger, M.A., DMIN, has been named founding Executive Director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas with the goal of improving preaching in the Catholic Church. The Institute is a collaboration of The Catholic Foundation and the University of Dallas.
Wednesday, January 20, 20210174Thanks to a spirit of compassion, community and connectedness, The Catholic Foundation made a significant impact on our Catholic community in 2020 despite the pandemic.
Thursday, May 2, 20190623Twenty-five North Texas churches, schools and community organizations received $1.16 million in grants and tuition assistance from The Catholic Foundation during its annual spring grant ceremony yesterday at Holy Trinity Seminary.
Friday, January 8, 20160154The Catholic Foundation, a Dallas-based, lay-led community foundation, on Jan. 8 provided a $200,000 grant to the Catholic Diocese of Dallas for disaster relief. The funds will help those affected by at least nine tornadoes and severe weather that occurred in North Texas on Dec. 26.
Thursday, November 20, 20140144The Catholic Foundation’s Fall Grant Ceremony at the Museum of Biblical Art on Nov. 13 inspired recipients, donors and foundation trustees as Catholic schools, parishes and ministries in the Diocese of Dallas accepted grants for technology upgrades, structural improvements and tuition assistance.
Friday, May 9, 20140310Several Catholic schools and parishes, along with some non-profit groups, were among the recipients of more than $550,000 in grants from The Catholic Foundation during the Catholic philanthropic organization’s spring ceremony held April 30 at San Juan Diego Catholic Church.