Soon the Color Guard was back in line. The Order of the Mass was beginning. They marched toward the makeshift altar with their backs to the thick slab of polished black granite that stood upright, a little taller than a five year old, behind the last row of lawn chairs. ‘In loving memory of God’s aborted unborn children,’ the inscription read. Read the entire article here:
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From our folks at Military.com
Traditionally, members of the nation’s veterans service organizations have rendered the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events involving the national flag only while wearing their organization’s official head-gear.
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 contained an amendment to allow un-uniformed servicemembers, military retirees, and veterans to render a hand salute during the hoisting, lowering, or passing of the U.S. flag.
A later amendment further authorized hand-salutes during the national anthem by veterans and out-of-uniform military personnel. This was included in the Defense Authorization Act of 2009, which President Bush signed on Oct. 14, 2008.
Former champion surfer, Mary Setterholm suffered sexual abuse and turned to prostitution before finding a new path. Next month, she’ll begin the master’s of divinity program at Columbia University’s Union Theological Seminary.
July 16th we held our annual summer picnic at Perkins Park in Green Bay. About forty or so members and their families showed up for some good burgers, hot dogs and a load of other dishes that our lady knights brought along. The weather was nice this year as we had one of our coolest July evenings. Visit our Gallery and check out some of the fun.
Growing up in San Diego I often traveled pass this rock and as Navy Veteran I urge you to take a look at these two articles (Cross in Mojave Desert Preserve Barred & Veterans Appeal to Americans to Protect Mojave Desert Cross) and then watch this video;
This is very moving; if you want to do something about it visit the Liberty Legal Institute and the five veterans groups urging Americans to stand with them by signing a petition (www.donttearmedown.com) to express your support for veterans.
Thank you,
Jack Wrbanich, USN Ret
In keeping with the Order’s longstanding “In Solidarity With Our Priests” campaign, the Supreme Knight has called upon all Knights to actively participate in the “Year for Priests” declared by Pope Benedict XVI. The centerpiece of the Order’s program for this year long celebration (June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010) is a new holy card featuring a prayer for priests. The card features an icon, written by Marek Czarnecki (www.seraphicrestorations.com ), showing Christ in Mass vestments with a gold pelican over his heart, the ancient symbol of self-sacrifice. At the bottom of the icon is an altar prepared for Mass, and at the sides are Melchizedek, whose sacrifice of bread and wine prefigured the Eucharist, and St. John Vianney the patron of parish priests. The back of the card includes a prayer for priests.
Read Supreme Knight Carl Anderson’s comments on the Pope Benedict’s latest encyclical “Caritas in Veritate” (Love in Truth).
“What this encyclical makes very clear is that there is a consistent ethics in the Catholic Church because there is a consistent view of the human person,” Anderson told CNA, explaining that this consistency is seen in Pope Benedict’s assertion that social issues cannot be separated from life issues.
While the idea that we are “morally responsible for one another” as part of “one human family” is not new to Christianity, Anderson said that the Pope challenges us in this encyclical “to take this seriously as a fundamental understanding of what it means to be a Christian.”
Read the entire article here.
Read the entire encyclical here.
Also, read Fr. James Martin, SJ artical “Benedict Meets Wharton” posted on American Magazine web site
This article is in response to a blog post from a Catholic Priest, who is opposing the Knights efforts in their stance on same sex marriage. After reading both articles, it is becoming more apparent that local Councils need to work together to present a positive image not only in our community but in our parishes as well. Be proud to be a Knight.
The Knights of Columbus was built for the times in which we now live. The founding vision of Father Michael J. McGivney for such a noble Knighthood dramatically overshadows the rhetoric of the Father Farrow’s who seek to dumb-down the Church. He sought to build up the muscles and marrow of Catholic men to face the tumult that confronted them in life.
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This article was in response to Fr. Farrow’s blog post, which calls for the boycott of KofC by priests and bishops because of Supreme stance on Prop. 8 in California.
