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Kate (Gallagher '04) Morrell
Kate (Gallagher ‘04) Morrell looks back on her Oakcrest experience as having given her the “confidence to live and express [her] faith even if it’s not the norm at the moment.” In every season of life, Kate has been known by those around her as someone who seeks to bring the light of Christ to others in whatever circumstance she finds herself in – whether it be on the
steps of our nation’s capital, along the bustling avenues of New York City, or at home with her family and friends.
After graduating from Oakcrest in 2004, Kate studied Theology at the University of Dallas. She married David Morrell in 2013 and they have four children. Kate and her family moved to New York City just last month, after living on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for over a decade.
Throughout her time in D.C., Kate hosted monthly discussion groups at her home on Capitol Hill for women she had met in her neighborhood or through her children’s school. Their meetings would cover various topics such as virtuous living, marriage, work, and prayer.
“On Capitol Hill, I was always meeting and interacting with people of no faith, some faith, similar faith and everything in between,” Kate recalled. “The strong Catholic education I received at Oakcrest enabled me to interact with all these types of people in a really natural and simple way – meeting people where they are at, because that’s what Christ did.”
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