Three of the heroes of my Baltimore boyhood get their just deserts: Archbishop John Carroll, first and arguably greatest of U.S. bishops; Cardinal James Gibbons, America's most prominent Catholic for four decades; and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, «Wild Betty» as she once called herself, foundress of the Catholic school system that's still the Church's best anti-poverty program. (firstthings.com)
We would do better to turn to Our Lady, America's true foundress. (firstthings.com)
Our ethos is summed up through what are known as the 12 characteristics of a Mary Ward School - Mary Ward being our inspirational 17th century foundress who believed that «By God's grace, women in time to come will do much». (educationbusinessuk.net)