What's in a name?

A Holm Oak, also called, "Holly Oak" or "Evergreen Oak" is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes it's name from "holm", another name for "holly", presumably because the leaves are somewhat spiny and resemble holly leaves.

So, why name the foundation after the "Holm Oak"? The Holm Oak has a rich history in literature and religion.

• The wood of a Holm Oak tree is hard, strong, and tough. It lives for centuries and has been used since ancient times primarily to craft pillars to hold up important structures. We feel such a tree is a worthy metaphor for our mission--to hold up the important structures of traditional famliy values.
• The Holm Oak is a tree favored in the bible for its strength and stateliness. It is referenced in several places:
  • "A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning craftsman to set up an image, that shall not be moved." [Isaiah 40:20]
  • "He cuts down cedars; or he chooses a holm tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest; he plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it." [Isaiah 44:14]
• The Holm Oak played a central role in the approved apparitions of the Blessed Mother in Fatima, Portugal.

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If your organization is a registered 501c3, and promotes, as a cornerstone of the organization's mission, any of the following causes:

• Promotes the sanctity, value, and dignity of all human life from conception to natural death
• Encourages women to bring their pregnancies to term and helps with their needs after their child is born
• Functions as a Crisis Pregnancy Center
• Fights evils of pornography
• Fights against human cloning and embryonic stem cell research
• Promotes healing of and provides a sanctuary of hope for persons wounded by abortion
• Provides alternatives to abortion (ex: adoption) that do not include contraception
• Fights for changes to current pro-abortion laws
• Promotes chastity and abstinence through education
• Promotes and upholds the sanctity of traditional marriage--defined as a union between one man and one woman