The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic, Family, Fraternal Service Organization that includes charitable service and financial aid to our communities, parishes, families and members.
Fratelli tutti The Pope’s recent encyclical is called ‘Fratelli tutti’ or ‘Brothers and sisters all,’ and in this Year when our Order celebrates that we are ‘Knights of Fraternity’ it is a particularly apropos time for this statement from our Pontiff. In it, Pope Francis encourages the entire world to reevaluate their entire view of …
In scripture, we often read about confrontations between Jesus and the Pharisees in which Jesus is pointing out the fallacy of the Pharisees’ focus on the comparatively less important concern of the washing of hands and eating utensils, while they seemed unconcerned about the fact that they were, as Jesus tells them, “full of greed …
COVID-19 and “Living” Through the majority of August, we in Saskatchewan have seen a decrease in active cases of COVID-19 and we should be complimented for our efforts to do whatever we can to limit the spread of this virus. But with that good news in mind, we also know that we have, more recently, …
In our current pandemic times, being a Knight of Columbus has become decidedly more difficult. Serving others in charity when we must keep personal distancing, limits what we can do. Coming together for a Council meeting to visually express our unity is also a strain. And expressing our fraternity is also limited within the restrictions …
This past Tuesday was the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and so this is a good time to recognize the connection between God and the world. We are taught that we should be focused on the ways of God, not the ways of the world. This is what Saint Paul is telling …
The theme of this Columbian Year is “Knights of Columbus, Knights of Fraternity, and in relation to this, during the recent Virtual Supreme Convention, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson contemplated the fact that, when Fr. McGivney started the Knights of Columbus, he chose to create an ‘Order.’ We know of many religious Orders, such as the …
Due to Covid-19, my Diocese did not have its usual clergy retreat this year. Instead, I formed a Virtual Retreat which included several Videos by Cardinal Sean O’Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston. Here are some thoughts about prayer. In our current days, we are finding that there is still a desire for spiritual experiences, …
Our duty as Knights of Columbus and as Christians is to contribute to God’s stated desire that His Word goes out to all the world and not return empty. God’s Word is like a seed, in the bin, that needs to be planted, and like any farmer, he desires that it bring forth a successful …
State Chaplain’s Bi-Weekly Message for July 17, 2020 Read More »
In this month in which we celebrate the anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, I would like to consider a statement on patriotism written by Archbishop Fulton Sheen several years ago. In it, he contemplated the freedoms that the American people have and how it is safeguarded in the United States. In considering this, the …
State Chaplain’s Bi-Weekly Message for July 3, 2020 Read More »
One of the great messages that we have gained over the past three months, is the importance of the Mass and the Eucharist which is the most integral part of our faith. Through the ‘earthly’ curse of the pandemic, the devil has denied us the communal celebration of the liturgy and the sharing of the …
Associate State Chaplain’s Weekly Message for June 27, 2020 Read More »
