State Chaplain’s Message
Why we Celebrate the Sufferings of Jesus Each year we hear the words of the prophet Isaiah, “I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting.” These are words that are so obviously similar to …
March 24th, 2021, State Bi-Weekly Chaplain’s Message As we near the end of our Lenten journey, we can look backward and see how well our Lenten observance has been, or we can look forward to the true reason we are Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus. The days between Passion Sunday and Easter, commemorate …
Preparing for the Celebration of Easter The repentance and cleansing of sin is a central aspect of our Lenten observance. We begin Lent by receiving ashes as a sign of repentance, and we utilize the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be specifically cleansed of our sins. But further to that we also rely upon the three …
Being Pro-Life in all Aspects of Life We as Knights of Columbus, take a certain pride in our commitment to the Pro-life movement. The most recent edition of the Columbia magazine was focused specifically on the Pro-life aspect of our Order’s good works, making note of our involvement in Pro-life marches, legal challenges, the …
A few days ago, just after the celebration of Epiphany, the scripture for the daily Mass gave us, as its Gospel, the story of the feeding of the Multitude. It seems somewhat odd that less than two weeks after we had celebrated the birth of our Lord, we are offered, as our Gospel, this story. …
Our Bible, the sacred scripture on which we base our lives, is magnificent on many levels. Above all, it guides us morally for it teaches us how we are to adore God and interact with others, but amazingly it is also quite entertaining, engaging us with interesting characters participating in a compelling story with wonderfully …
