The Daughters of Isabella were organized in May of 1897.  It is an international order of Catholic women with 50,000 members from the United States and Canada, and in 2005 one circle was opened in Japan.  Our mission is to reach out to help others in a spirit of Unity, Friendship, and Charity, and to follow the teachings and rules of the Catholic Church.  As a member we have the opportunity to make new friends, express our views, enhance our spiritual life, and become as active as we wish.

      Fr. Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, also founded the Daughters of Isabella.  His goal was to encourage women to follow the example of Queen Isabella of Castile, Spain.  She was a brave and honorable woman who, although having suffered great personal losses, including a son and daughter, fought to unite her country under the holy sign of Christianity.  She was referred to as “Isabella the Catholic.”