John Carroll Society

John Carroll Society

The John Carroll Society was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1951 as a spiritual and beneficent organization for Catholic professional laypersons in the service of the cardinal of the Archdiocese of Washington. The founders of the society were Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. McGuire and attorney William E. Leahy.

Part of the John Carroll Society's mission is the financial and professional support of the Archdiocese Legal Network and Medical Network, which provides free legal and medical services to the indigent of the Greater Washington, DC area.

The current president is Martha Hogan (2007-2008), a medical doctor married to Judge Thomas Hogan, Chief Judge in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia. U. S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts' wife is a member of the Board of Directors. Federal Magistrate Judge for the District of Columbia John Facciola served as a President and is the Chair of the Social Action Committee which is active in assisting homeless and transitional families in the District of Columbia. Other prominent members include the current President of Georgetown University,and many partners of the private bar with most major large Washington, DC law firms.

The group was meant to mirror the Catholic Alumni Society of Boston. It is named for John Carroll, the first bishop then archbishop in the United States. The society sponsors the annual Red Mass, which is a Mass of the Holy Spirit to invoke a benediction upon the nation’s judiciary and lawgivers. This is celebrated on the Sunday before the first Monday in October, prior to the opening of the Supreme Court’s judicial year.

References

*cite web | title=History of the Society | url=http://www.johncarrollsociety.org/new_page_6.htm| accessdate=September 5 | accessyear=2005

External links

* [http://www.johncarrollsociety.org/ John Carroll Society]


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