The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life, and it is what inspires the mission of our Catholic foundation. By the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life when God will be all, in all.

• By investing in parish endowments, the mission of the parish is supported, which is first and foremost offering Masses for the faithful.

• By investing in seminarian education, the cost of education for potential priests is alleviated, helping them to focus on God's call in their life. By their openness, they will offer Mass if God calls them to ordination.

• Through support of Catholic education, schools are uplifted in their mission of teaching the Catholic faith to children. At the center of this education lies the Eucharist.

• Through support of religious vocations and social service agencies, people are uplifted in the their mission of caring for those in need of Works of Mercy. The end of the Eucharistic liturgy sends Catholics out on mission to serve those in need in our community.

• By supporting the upkeep of cemeteries, the community is reminded to pray for those in purgatory that they may be sanctified quickly and partake in the heavenly Eucharistic banquet.

In the Gospel of John, we encounter Jesus and the disciples near the Sea of Galilee. People flocked toward Jesus to witness the Son of God and hear his teaching. Jesus accepted the gift of bread from a boy in the crowd, gave thanks and gave it to his disciples to eat and distribute to the hungry crowd. The five loaves the boy offered ended up feeding 5,000 men as well as the women and children gathered. After everyone had their fill, the disciples collected 12 baskets of bread. This is known as the Multiplication of Loaves and appears in the other Gospels. Why is this important to CFAD?

• CFAD's mission is to multiply charitable resources for maximum benefit to our Catholic community

• Drawing inspiration and hope from Jesus' miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves, CFAD:

  • Enhances people's giving to the fullest by working with them on charitable plans

  • Grows this giving (tax-free) over time through a portfolio of diversified investments in Catholic responsible choices

  • Distributes grants regularly from these invested funds to support the missions of Catholic causes

Patron Saint of Philanthropists, Racial Justice,
 and CFAD

• On October 1st, 2000, Pope St. John Paul II made Katharine the second American-born saint

• 1887 the Drexel sisters were given a private meeting with the pope at that time, which provided Katharine the invitation to the religious life

• Founded the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament

• Formed and supported nearly 60 educational institutions

• In conjunction with her sisters, used nearly $14 million of their father's estate to support Catholic causes; estimated today at roughly $400 million

• Spent her final 20 years of life in prayer and adoration of the Holy Eucharist

• Both miracles acknowledged by the Vatican included a child who was deaf and miraculously healed through prayer to Katharine