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Nats Stadium

Join Monsignor Vaghi at Nationals Park when the Nats play the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, June 5th.

We will have our usual pre-game gathering at 6 p.m. with Catholic Athletes for Christ President, Ray McKenna, as well as Nats Relief Pitcher Ryan Madson and Assistant VP for Finance Ted Towne. (location tbd). Following the program, we have a block of seats in Section 133 (just outside the first-base line) so you can spend an evening enjoying our national pastime with your fellow JCS baseball fans.

Tickets are $55 and can be purchased here by May 31st.

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Catholic Charities (924 G St NW, Washington, DC 20004)

The John Carroll Society partners with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. to serve hot meals to homeless men and women through the dinner van program.

Members of the John Carroll Society volunteer certain evenings to serve food and beverages to about two hundred of the hungry in downtown D.C. outside of Catholic Charities.

Register to help on July 11th by clicking here.

Mission Statement

The John Carroll Society is an organization of Catholic professionals united in their desire for an ever deepening and enriching knowledge of their Faith and in service to the Archbishop of Washington.


News & Information

2018 Pilgrimage to France and Switzerland

July 28 to August 6, 2018 (extension August 6-11, 2018)
St. Francis de Sales and the Saints of France

Spiritual Director, Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi
JCS President, Carol Bates
Pilgrimage Chair, David Bates

Main Pilgrimage: France and Switzerland (July 29th to August 6th)
Rhone River Cruise Extension (August 6th to August 11th)

View the pilgrimage brochure for complete details.
"Religion in Early America" at Smithsonian American History Museum

Now through June 3, 2018
Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Constitution Ave., NW, between 12th and 14th Streets)

The Smithsonian is now featuring an exhibit on religion in early America, including a display of the chalice and paten of Bishop John Carroll and various items from early American Catholics. Learn more about the exhibit at its website or in this Catholic News Service video.

St. Maria's Meals

Catholic Charities (924 G St NW, Washington, DC)

The John Carroll Society partners with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. to serve hot meals to homeless men and women through the dinner van program.

Members of the John Carroll Society volunteer certain evenings to serve food and beverages to about two hundred of the hungry in downtown D.C. outside of Catholic Charities.

Upcoming opportunities to volunteer are posted on our calendar. Come join us!
Msgr. Vaghi's Thursday Reflections

Our Chaplain, Monsignor Vaghi, will offer his thought-provoking spiritual reflections during his First and Third Thursday talks.

The theme this year, inspired by the writings of St. Francis de Sales, is "The Devout Life: A Snapshot".