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.
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 »
The Importance of Community I have been watching, with great interest, the reaction of people to the diminishing restrictions regarding COVID-19, here in Saskatchewan, particularly in our communities. The general response that I am seeing is one of gratitude and pleasure in accepting the limited freedoms that are occurring. However, we are also seeing the …
As I am writing this, on June 3rd, we are celebrating the Memorial of the Martyrs, Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, 22 young men who were killed by burning in a fire, by the Ugandan King, in 1886. The issue for the King was that the moral stance of this new religion was limiting …
Associate State Chaplain’s Weekly Message for June 6, 2020 Read More »
As I was preparing this message, a poem by William Shakespeare came into my head. It is his 29th Sonnet, something that I had memorized many years ago because it gave me comfort in troubling times. In doing a bit of research on it, I discovered that it was written at a time when Shakespeare …
Associate State Chaplain’s Weekly Message for May 29, 2020 Read More »
As we approach the end of May we also near the end of the celebration of the Easter Season. This has been an Easter Season like no other, for the lack of community celebration of the Mass has dampened our proper joyous attitude, but despite what has happened regarding Covid-19, the reasons to celebrate are …
The situation that we are all currently experiencing, in one way or another, has on several occasions led me, to contemplate the solitary, spiritual, quiet and prayerful life that many monks, friars and nuns have purposely chosen on entering Monasteries, Friaries and Convents, to follow their spiritual calling. It is not quite the same, but …
Associate State Chaplain’s Weekly Message for May 15, 2020 Read More »