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Family Legacy Gift Honors The National Shrine
The Centlivre Family When Brent and Lisa Centlivre began their estate planning, they knew that they would want to leave a legacy gift in their will to the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, to honor this sacred space that has meant so much to their family. For Brent, the journey to that decision started more than a quarter-century ago. As he was embarking on his career with Disney, where he recently celebrated his 25th anniversary, he began to attend Mass at the Shrine. Brent’s parents are devout Catholics, and he has fond memories of the Shrine when his parents would come to visit him when he moved to Orlando, and they would attend Mass…
St. Katharine Drexel: American Foundress, Religious, Heiress, and Philanthropist
St. Katharine Drexel: American Foundress, Religious, Heiress, and PhilanthropistNovember 26, 1858—March 3, 1955 St. Katharine Drexel By: Sister Maria Teresa Acosta, SCTJMA member of The Catholic Foundation board, the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and Executive Assistant to Bishop John Noonan & Fr. John Giel, Vicar General & Chancellor of Canonical Affairs. The second American-born saint to be canonized in the Catholic Church was also born into one of the most elite, yet charitable and philanthropic, families in the United States in the mid-1800’s. Born Catherine Mary Drexel in Philadelphia on November 26, 1858, St. Katharine was the second child of investment banker Francis Anthony Drexel and Hannah Langstroth. When Hannah died five weeks after…
Young Couple Creates Their Catholic Family Legacy
Ty McCormack and Kylan Maguire Ty McCormack and his fiancée, Kylan Maguire, were making plans for their wedding and future together, and near the top of their list was a discussion about estate planning. As a financial planner and son of an estate planning attorney, Ty understands the value of having all of one’s financial affairs in order at all times. He had also been taught, from a young age, the value of philanthropy and the belief that “as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace” (1 Peter 4:10). “I was blessed to have been raised in a Roman Catholic family where our faith came before anything else….
The Vogelpohl Family’s Philanthropic Journey: Growing Spiritually in Their Relationship with Jesus
Dave and Ann Vogelpohl grew up in different households, but shared similarities: Both grew up in loving families with three children and middle-class homes where their fathers were business owners. Their families did not have a lot of extra money but Dave and Ann experienced that they always found a way to give something. They shared another key similarity: both grew up Catholic, attending Mass weekly and on Holy Days, and praying the rosary and other devotions. They both also have youthful memories of using the children’s donation envelopes to make gifts to the churches where they were raised (Ann in Indianapolis, IN; Dave in Quincy, IL), and at Lent to the Catholic Relief Services rice bowl in a little…