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An Extraordinary Jubilee YearThe mother parish of Canada and the United States celebrates 350 years of faith and history.BY MARTINA DE VRIES

In Defense of Our First FreedomCatholics stand up for religious liberty, conscience rightsand free speech in prominent court cases.BY CHRISTOPHER WHITE

Working Toward RecoveryTyphoon victims in the Philippines regain hope and employment through the Order’s Livelihood Project.BY BRIAN CAULFIELD

Quo Vadis?Knights’ support of vocation discernment programs assists youth in hearing God’s call.BY JENNIFER REED

Evangelization and the ‘Digital Continent’An interview with Archbishop Claudio Celli, presidentof the Pontifical Council for Social Communications,about The Pope App, the Church and new media.BY ALTON J. PELOWSKI

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Building a better worldThe message of Pope Francis to theSupreme Convention challengesKnights to live out our vocation tofraternity.BY SUPREME KNIGHT CARL A. ANDERSON

Learning the faith, living the faithBy receiving God’s love and sharingit with others, we can make the lightof heaven visible on earth.BY SUPREME CHAPLAIN

ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI

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Knights in ActionKnights of Columbus NewsOrder Pledges $1.4 Million forSpecial Olympics World Games •Knights of Columbus EstablishesFund to Aid Persecuted Iraqis •Knights of Columbus AnnouncesAccelerator Term Insurance Series• St. John Paul II Relic Visits EastCoast Cathedrals • Vatican Pub-lisher Releases Italian Translationof Father McGivney Biography

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A relief image of Our Lady is depicted on the inside of the bronzeHoly Door that was created for the 350th anniversary of Notre-Dame de Québec Parish with financial support from the Order.

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EDITORIAL

STRATFORD Caldecott, a belovedCatholic writer from Oxford, England,died in July at age 60 after a long battlewith cancer. He was a close friend of thePontifical John Paul II Institute for Studieson Marriage and Family and the Knightsof Columbus, and contributed several ar-ticles to Columbia in recent years. In onesuch article on St. Joseph as a model ofknighthood, he quoted an essay by theGerman poet Reinhold Schneider, whowrote that “the mission of the knight stillremains: there must always be men whoserve that which is holy in this world with-out reservation and without salary, caringfor the weak, the persecuted and the in-sulted, renewing the authority of law andfighting against injustice. The knight existsfor the sake of everyone: that is his properposition in the world.”Among the wide-ranging essays in his

final book, Not As the World Gives: TheWay of Creative Justice (Second SpringBooks, 2014), Caldecott reflected fur-ther on the meaning of “spiritualchivalry.” Referring to the necessity ofmodern-day knights for the evangeliza-tion of culture, he reaffirmed that “thespiritual ideal of chivalry is far frombeing a relic of the past.” He went on tocite the Swiss theologian Father HansUrs von Balthasar: “How is the world tobe healed, how are the peoples to be rec-onciled, if not through such a new bodyof knights, which is nothing other thanthe carrying out of the will of JesusChrist, here and now, in this time?”In sharing such observations, as well

as many other insights about the renewalof culture through faith, beauty and fra-ternal communion, Caldecott was not

merely an idealistic intellectual. Inti-mately aware that the Gospel has con-crete and practical implications, he livedout the Christian virtues of “spiritualchivalry” in his everyday life. Similarly, when Father Michael J. Mc-

Givney assembled a group of Catholicmen in the basement of St. Mary’sChurch in New Haven, Conn., and theytook the name “Knights,” it was not amatter of romanticism. They under-stood that they had received a lofty mis-sion: to bear witness to Christianprinciples in their homes and commu-nities. They saw that knighthood, in thewords of Balthasar, is “the only effectiveequipment with which the Christian canmeet the present day.”Still today, the Knights of Columbus

fulfills this need, recognized by Caldecottand Balthasar, for modern-day knightswho courageously guard the weak andserve what is holy. Recent issues of Co-lumbia have highlighted the Knights’ rolein building a culture of life and the Chris-tian family. This issue features some of themany other ways the Order serves theChurch and society, including defendingreligious freedom (see page 12), providinghumanitarian relief through works ofcharity (see page 16), promoting voca-tions to the priesthood and religious life(see page 20), and supporting the work ofevangelization (see page 24). In these waysand others, Knights demonstrate thatspiritual chivalry is hardly a thing of thepast, but rather remains an essential anddynamic part of the Church’s life.♦

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ON THE COVERA bronze relief of Christ is pictured on the front ofthe new Holy Door at the Basilica-Cathedral of

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Faith Resource: In the Image of LoveThe booklet In the Image of Love: Marriage, the Family and theNew Evangelization by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson andMichelle K. Borras is part of the New Evangelization Seriespublished by the Order’s Catholic Information Service. Explor-ing how God’s love dwells in, heals and transforms married love,this booklet explains why the family is at the heart of theChurch’s mission of evangelization. To download this and otherCatholic resources, visit kofc.org/cis.


BUILDING A BETTER WORLD


Our Mission StatementThe message of Pope Francis to the

Supreme Convention challenges Knights to live out our vocation to fraternity

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS of ourannual Supreme Convention is the mes-sage sent to us by our Holy Father. Thisyear was no exception. In fact, the mes-sage of Pope Francis this year was espe-cially important.In my concluding remarks to conven-tion delegates, I asked them to considerthe message of our Holy Father as theOrder’s “mission statement” for thecoming year. Now, I invite every brotherKnight to study this message, because itis our road map for the monthsahead. The pope’s message wastransmitted to us in a July 28letter from Vatican Secretary ofState Cardinal Pietro Parolinand will be printed in full in theOctober issue of Columbia. It isavailable now at kofc.org.The theme of this year’sSupreme Council meeting,“You Will All Be Brothers: Our Voca-tion to Fraternity,” was taken from thepope’s message for the 2014 World Dayfor Peace. In his message to us, the popereiterated that “the Church is called tobe a community of brothers and sisterswho accept and care for one anotherand serve as a leaven of reconciliationand unity for the whole human family.”He then observed that “this vocationfound particular expression in princi-ples of faith, fraternity and servicewhich guided the establishment of theKnights of Columbus.”Pope Francis went on to say that “thefidelity of the Knights to these highideals has not only ensured the contin-ued vitality of [our] Order, but has alsocontributed, and continues to con-

tribute, to the mission of the Churchat every level.”We can say that this is high praisefrom our Holy Father, but these wordsbring with them an even greater respon-sibility for our actions in the future.Pope Francis is calling upon allCatholics to cast aside what he has de-scribed as a growing “globalization of in-difference” and instead to build “acommunity of brothers and sisters whoaccept and care for one another.” This,

he stated, is our “vocation to fraternity.”And as I said in my annual report tothe Supreme Convention, “Who betterto respond to this call than the world’sgreatest Catholic fraternal organization?”Our response is one that must betaken up by every brother Knight, be-ginning within our own families andlocal councils. From there, it mustreach out into our parishes and localcommunities.The message of our Holy Father alsocited “the distinguished history” of theKnights of Columbus in promoting “thevirtue of patriotism” and our work tobuild a more just society. In that regard,he thanked us for our efforts to defendreligious liberty and the free exercise ofreligion, saying “no one can demand that

religion should be relegated to the innersanctum of personal life, without influ-ence on societal or national life.”Finally, the letter conveyed Pope Fran-cis’ gratitude for our efforts to “instill astrong sense of civic responsibility” con-cerning the “growing threats to the in-tegrity of marriage and the family.”In my report to the Supreme Con-vention, I observed that nearly a decade

before Pope Leo XIII’s greatencyclical Rerum Novarum soclearly identified issues of so-cial justice in the 19th centuryand launched what has cometo be known as the SocialDoctrine of the CatholicChurch, Father Michael J.McGivney established a frater-nal association of Catholic

men who would bring the values of theGospel into society in order to helpbuild up the common good.In this, and so many other ways, Fa-ther McGivney’s vision prepared theKnights of Columbus for the laity’s ac-tive role in the life of the Church andsociety that was proposed by the SecondVatican Council.Every brother Knight should be im-mensely grateful for the recent guid-ance given to us by our Holy Father onhow to live out our “vocation to frater-nity” as Knights of Columbus. Nowthat the course is so clearly set, it is upto us to see to it that we move forwardin our mission with determination andintegrity.

Vivat Jesus!

I ask that every brother Knightstudy Pope Francis’ message to

the Supreme Convention. It is ourroad map for the months ahead.


LEARNING THE FAITH, LIVING THE FAITH


PERHAPS YOU’VE NOTICEDhow the liturgy often refers to the lifeof heaven. We pray that we will notonly be prepared to go to heaven, butthat we will also start living the king-dom of heaven here on earth.You might wonder how the life of

heaven is possible amid our daily rou-tines and problems. But before we startsinging Peggy Lee’s old tune “Is ThatAll There Is?” let’s try to understandwhat our Christian tradition issaying. Then let’s go one stepfurther and ask how we asKnights of Columbus mightunderstand this truth of ourfaith.

PERFECT LOVEThe Church teaches us thatheaven is eternal life with God.It is participating in the lifeand love of the Holy Trinitywith all the saints in a state ofsupreme happiness. Heaven is sharingwith our whole being in God’s love —the only love that satisfies the longingof our heart. Obviously, we aren’t there yet. Many

people are alienated from God andeven deny that he exists. The world istorn by wars and all kinds of humansuffering. We ourselves may at timesgive in to estrangement, division andself-centeredness. To the extent that wedo so, we are not living the life ofheaven.We might wonder, then, why an all-

loving and all-powerful God doesn’tjust give us a pass. After all, life can be

pretty irksome. Instead, Jesus taughtus, “Be perfect, just as your heavenlyFather is perfect” (Mt 5:48). In otherwords, “Be merciful, just as your Fa-ther is merciful” (Lk 6:36).Heaven is a place of perfect love.

When we love others, especially thepoor and needy, then we begin to ex-perience something of the wonder andawe of heaven. When we keep the TenCommandments in the spirit of the

Beatitudes, we start living the life ofheaven on earth. As we say in theLord’s Prayer, “Thy kingdom come,thy will be done, on earth as it is inheaven.”So what does this mean for the

Knights of Columbus? Let me suggestthat the four principles of our belovedOrder are four keys to living the life ofheaven. I am convinced that our ven-erable founder, Father Michael J. Mc-Givney, gave us these principlesbecause as a follower of Christ and as adevoted priest, he was already livingthe life of heaven amid his strenuouspastoral labors. Following his lead, let’s

see how these principles help us to ex-perience heaven right here and now.

HEAVENLY PRINCIPLESWe begin, as always, with charity. St.John the Evangelist sums up the veryheart of Scripture when he says, “Godis love” (1 Jn 4:8, 16). The three Per-sons of the Holy Trinity love each

other with a love that is pure,passionate and beautiful. What’s more, we are created

for love. St. John Paul II oftensaid that our lives don’t makesense without love. When weopen our hearts to God’s grace,which is revealed in Christ’s giftof self on the Cross and so read-ily available to us in the sacra-ments, and allow ourselves to bedrawn into God’s life and love,we experience great joy. It isn’t

just the fleeting happiness we feel whenthings are going well; it is the joy of theHoly Spirit that endures. God’s love poured into our hearts is

the source of charity. “We love becausehe first loved us” (1 Jn 4:19). The morewe welcome God’s love, the more wewill be moved to reach out to thosearound us in love and service. Love ismore than a short-lived emotion; loveseeks to share with others the gift of di-vine love that God has shared with us. No wonder Father McGivney made

charity the first principle of Order.When brother Knights provide coatsfor inner-city children, support Special

Heaven, Here and NowBy receiving God’s love and sharing it

with others, we can make the light of heaven visible on earth

by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori

Every desire, every feeling of discontent, is a tug at the heartfrom heaven, which is not anidyllic country but rather the

life of God himself.



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LEARNING THE FAITH, LIVING THE FAITH

HOLY FATHER’SPRAYER INTENTIONS

GENERAL: That the mentallydisabled may receive the love andhelp they need for a dignified life.

MISSION: That Christians, in-spired by the Word of God, mayserve the poor and suffering.

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Olympics or simply help fellow parish-ioners in need, they are in small waysmanifesting heaven on earth. Charity, of course, gives rise to

unity: a oneness in professing and liv-ing our faith, and in our dedicationto the Order’s principles. It meansthat when we, the family of theKnights of Columbus, engage inworks of charity, we find ourselvesunited in friendship and in mission.Indeed, when we build unity in ourOrder and in our Church, we startsharing in the joy of heaven. In fact,heaven is where the saints are com-pletely united in God’s life and love.There are no divisions or disputes.

Unity, in turn, leads to fraternity. Inheaven, all are united as brothers andsisters because, through Christ and inthe Holy Spirit, they rejoice togetherin the presence of God the Father.There, the Lord’s words are perfectlyfulfilled: “For you have only one Fa-ther who is God and you are all broth-ers and sisters” (cf. Mt 23:8-9). In ourcare and concern for our fellowKnights and their families — ourreadiness to reach out to them in timesof trouble, illness, loneliness or finan-cial hardship, and our desire to supportone another in living and bearing wit-ness to the faith — we are bearing wit-ness to heaven here on earth.

Finally, I’d like to offer a word aboutpatriotism. Many of our brotherKnights and their family membershave sacrificed for love of their home-land. Yet, even as we love our nativeland on earth, our true native land inheaven calls to us. Every desire, everyfeeling of discontent, is a tug at theheart from heaven, which is not anidyllic country but rather the life ofGod himself. So when we hear the liturgy talk

about living the life of heaven evennow, let’s never dismiss such talk as“pie in the sky.” No, let’s get down tothe business of living the heavenlylife today.♦

St. René Goupil(1608-1642)

AFTER STUDYING MEDICINEand working in a Paris hospital, RenéGoupil entered the Jesuit novitiate in1639, but was soon forced to leave be-cause of ill health and partial deafness.Moved by accounts of the Jesuit mis-sionaries in New France, Goupil volun-teered to serve them as a donné (layassistant). He set sail in 1640 andworked for the next two years as a sur-geon and physician in Québec hospitals.In 1642, Jesuit Father Isaac Jogues

asked Goupil to join him in bringingmedical aid to the native Huron tribe.Despite the dangers involved, includ-ing hostility from the native Iroquois,Goupil embraced the mission. On Aug. 2, after embarking in ca-

noes with 40 Frenchmen and Hurons,the group fell into Mohawk Iroquoishands. For the next two months,Goupil and the others were subjectedto beatings and torture. Although Fa-ther Jogues encouraged him to escape,Goupil remained the priest’s constantand faithful companion to the end.As they were reviled in one Iroquois

village after another, Father Joguesmarveled at Goupil’s patience and gen-tleness. “Though badly wounded him-

self, he cared for the other wounded,both the enemy who had been hurtand his fellow prisoners,” Father Jogueslater wrote. Amid these ordeals, Goupilexpressed his ardent desire to take vowsas a Jesuit brother, to which FatherJogues readily assented.On Sept. 29, in response to Goupil

making the sign of the cross over ayoung child, an Iroquois struck him inthe head with a tomahawk. Goupil ut-tered the holy name of Jesus andbreathed his last, near present-day Au-riesville, N.Y., becoming the first of theeight North American Martyrs. Can-onized together in 1930, their feast dayis celebrated Sept. 26 (Canada) andOct. 19 (United States).♦


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THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS has announced adonation to cover the costs of athletes from the UnitedStates and Canada attending the 2015 Special OlympicsWorld Summer Games in Los Angeles.The Order’s $1.4 million sponsorship will cover the

expenses of every athlete from the two countries duringthe event. More than 7,500 athletes from 185 countriescompeted in the last World Summer Games, held in2011 in Athens.Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson made the announce-

ment July 14 during a news conference at the Los AngelesMemorial Coliseum. Joining him were Archbishop José H.Gómez of Los Angeles, who is a member of Our Lady ofthe Angels Cathedral Council 2540, and World GamesCEO and President Patrick McClenahan.“The Knights of Columbus were there with Special

Olympics and its founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, fromthe very beginning,” said Supreme Knight Anderson,adding that Sargent Shriver, Eunice’s husband, was “afriend and proud member of the Knights.” The supreme knight added, “Our support exemplifies

our commitment to the dignity of every person, our dedi-cation to assisting with our neighbors’ needs whatever theymay be, and our deep appreciation for the great work doneby Special Olympics.”♦

Order Pledges $1.4 Million for Special Olympics World Games

Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles (third from left) helps SpecialOlympics World Games Global Messengers Caley Versfelt and MarcoMartinez unfurl a World Games flag in front of the Los Angeles Me-morial Coliseum. Also pictured are, from left, actor Eduardo Verastegui,Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, Deputy Supreme Knight LoganLudwig, World Games CEO and President Patrick McClenahan, andCEO of Special Olympics Southern California Bill Shumard.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS announced Aug. 11that it is establishing a fund to assist those facing a horrificand violent persecution and possible extinction — partic-ularly Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq andthe surrounding regions.The Order pledged an initial $500,000 and will match

an additional $500,000 in donations from the public.“The unprovoked and systematic persecution and vio-

lent elimination of Middle East Christians, as well as otherminority groups, especially in Iraq, has created an enor-mous humanitarian crisis,” said Supreme Knight Carl A.Anderson. “Pope Francis has asked the world for prayersand support for those affected by this terrible persecution,and we are asking our members, and all people of goodwill, to pray for those persecuted and to support efforts toassist them by donating to this fund.”Anderson added: “It has shocked the conscience of the

world that people are systematically being purged fromthe region where their families have lived for millennia— simply for their faith. It is imperative that we stand insolidarity with them in defense of the freedom of con-science and provide them with whatever relief we can.”

Those seeking to assist with the humanitarian relief ef-forts can donate to K of C Christian Refugee Relief by vis-iting www.kofc.org/Iraq or by sending checks or moneyorders to: K of C Christian Refugee Relief, Knights ofColumbus Charities, P.O. Box 1966, New Haven, CT06509-1966.♦

Knights of Columbus Establishes Fund to Aid Persecuted Iraqis

A displaced woman and child flee violence from forces loyal to theIslamic State in Sinjar, Iraq, Aug. 10.


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Knights of ColumbusAnnounces

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ADDING TO its portfolio of top-quality insurance products, the Knightsof Columbus announced the new Ac-celerator Term Insurance series availableto Knights and their eligible familymembers.The new series

will offer term in-surance protec-tion up to age 85,a 15-year increasefrom previous termproducts.Level Term Insur-

ance offered in the Accel-erator Term Insurance Series includes aspecial acceleration feature that auto-matically increases the initial death ben-efit of the policy by 5 percent for eachof the first five years of the policy. Term Insurance from the Knights of

Columbus is an economical way to covershort-term needs such as income replace-ment, mortgage protection, debt protec-tion and tuition expense protection.“We are always looking to update and

to innovate to better serve our membersand their families,” said Chief InsuranceOfficer Thomas P. Smith Jr. “With thenew Accelerator Term Insurance, we aregiving our members and their familiesanother fantastic option for protection.”The release of the Accelerator Term

Insurance Series comes amid anotherrecord-breaking year for Knights ofColumbus Insurance. The program,founded by Venerable Michael Mc-Givney in 1882, topped $94 billion ofinsurance in force in early 2014 andearned the highest possible ratings forfinancial strength (A++, Superior) fromA.M. Best for the 39th consecutive year. To learn more about the Knights of

Columbus Insurance program and thenew Accelerator Term Insurance Series,contact your local Knights of Colum-bus agent or find your agent atkofc.org/findagent.♦

THIS SUMMER, the Knights ofColumbus sponsored a relic tour of St.John Paul II to major East Coast cities,including Baltimore, Boston, NewYork and Philadelphia.The relic, which consists of a vial of

the late pope’s blood, was entrusted tothe Order in 2011 for the Saint JohnPaul II National Shrine by CardinalStanisław Dziwisz, archbishop ofKraków and John Paul II’s longtimepersonal secretary.The tour began June 21 at the

Cathedral of the Holy Cross inBoston, where Cardinal Seán P.O’Malley celebrated Mass the nextday with the relic in the sanctuary.On July 13, Cardinal Timothy M.Dolan of New York celebrated Massin the presence of the relic at St.Patrick’s Cathedral. The followingweekend, the relic was placed in thesanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica ofSts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.Archbishop Charles J. Chaput cele-brated the July 20 evening Mass, withSupreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

and his wife, Dorian, in attendance.In addition, another relic consisting

of a piece of John Paul II’s blood-stained cassock from the 1981 assassi-nation attempt was brought to theBasilica of the National Shrine of theAssumption of the Blessed VirginMary in Baltimore on June 21 as partof the Fortnight for Freedom celebra-tion with Supreme Chaplain Arch-bishop William E. Lori.♦

VATICAN PUBLISHINGhouse Libreria Editrice Vat-icana (LEV) unveiled Il Par-roco, the Italian translationof Douglas Brinkley andJulie M. Fenster’s biographyof the Order’s founder, Ven-erable Michael McGivney,at an event in Rome June25. The book was originallypublished in English in2006 under the title Parish Priest: Fa-ther Michael McGivney and AmericanCatholicism.LEV launched the Italian edition at

Rome’s Augustinian Patristic Institute.The event featured brief presentationsby Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

and LEV Director FatherGiuseppe Costa.

Il Parroco chronicles thelife of the founder of theworld’s largest Catholic fra-ternal organization. Show-ing the range of FatherMcGivney’s pastoral work,from ministering to prison-ers to confronting head-onthe various issues facing his

parishioners, the book tells the story ofa parish priest who, in his short life,distinguished himself by his tireless ef-forts on behalf of his flock.More information about Venerable

Michael McGivney is available at fa-thermcgivney.org.♦

St. John Paul II Relic Visits East Coast Cathedrals

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput de-livers a homily about St. John Paul II at theCathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul duringa special East Coast tour of the saint’s blood relic.



With outstretched arms, a relief image of Christ welcomespilgrims to the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de

Québec. The image is depicted on a massive bronze door thatwas commissioned for the 350th anniversary of the historicparish, which was established Sept. 15, 1664. Underwritten by the Knights of Columbus, including state

councils throughout Canada, the Holy Door stands as a symbolof communion amid this grace-filled jubilee year. The seventhHoly Door in the world and the first in the Americas, the doorwas ceremonially opened Dec. 8, 2013, the Solemnity of theImmaculate Conception, and will remain open until Dec. 28. “This has been an extraordinary year for the universal

Church and especially the Church of Québec,” said BernardLabrecque, a member of Charles-Neuf Council 11693 inCharlesbourg and a volunteer for the jubilee.This year, as thousands of pilgrims have participated in

events to celebrate the mother parish of the United States andCanada, the Church in Québec has also welcomed the an-nouncement of a new cardinal and two new saints: a bishopand a nun who were instrumental in establishing the faith in17th-century Canada.As Father Denis Bélanger, rector of the Cathedral-Basilica of

Notre-Dame de Québec, noted, the convergence of so manycauses for celebration is “no small thing.”

CRADLE OF CANADIAN CATHOLICISMAfter the first settlers came to New France in 1608, religiouscommunities soon followed: the Récollet Fathers in 1615, theJesuits in 1625, and the Augustinian nuns and the Ursuline sis-ters in 1639. In 1658, François de Laval was consecrated a bishop at age

35 and appointed as apostolic vicar to the fledging Church inNew France. In 1664, five years after arriving, he establishedthe parish of Notre-Dame de Québec (originally called Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, or Our Lady of Peace). A decade later, he wasappointed the founding bishop of the Diocese of Québec,which was the largest diocese in the world at the time, coveringmost of North America.“As one of Bishop Laval’s successors, I feel a particular bond with

him,” said Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix in a 2012 interview.

“I admire his audacity, his courage and his determination to helpthe Catholic Church take root here and to spread the Gospel.”In 1874, the Vatican named Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral

a basilica to underscore its historic role in the establishment andexpansion of the Christian faith in North America. The archdio-cese officially became Canada’s primatial see in 1956, and thecathedral was declared a historic monument 10 years later.Preparations for Notre-Dame’s 350th anniversary festivities

began in 2012 with the promotion of a jubilee pilgrimage itin-erary for visitors. Titled “On the Path of Our Pioneers in Faith,”the pilgrimage features six historic religious sites, retracing thejourney of the founders of the Church in New France. In August 2013, work began on a side chapel of the cathe-

dral-basilica to create a new passage for the Holy Door. Earlierthat month, at the 131st Supreme Convention in San Antonio,the Order launched a two-year Marian Prayer Program featuringan image of the painting of the Immaculate Conception thathangs above the main altar of the cathedral-basilica. “Consider visiting Québec sometime in 2014 for a pilgrimage

that could change your life,” said Archbishop Lacroix, addressingthe convention during the launch of the prayer program. “Come with your family, your parish, your councils and as-

semblies, your diocese. Come to the beautiful city of Québecand let the Lord renew your faith,” added the archbishop, whois a member of Charlesbourg Council 6289. Accepting his invitation, the Order’s leadership gathered in

Québec in November 2013 for their midyear meeting, whichincluded a guided tour of the cathedral. During the event,Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson praised Bishop Laval as “aman of courage, a man of vision, a man of evangelization.” Not-ing that Venerable Michael McGivney began his seminary stud-ies in Montreal, the supreme knight called the Order’s founder“a spiritual son of Blessed Bishop de Laval and the FrenchCatholicism of his day.”Finally, on Dec. 8, 2013, Pope Francis announced the begin-

ning of the jubilee year, and the Holy Door was officially opened.

A RARE RITE OF PASSAGESo what exactly is a Holy Door? This is a question that Knightslike Labrecque have been asked frequently, for they have helped

The mother parish of Canada and the United States celebrates 350 years of faith and history

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An Extraordinary Jubilee Year



usher thousands of people through the Holy Door over the pastnine months.

“I tell them passing through the Holy Door is like passingthrough the gates of heaven,” Labrecque said. Inside, a personfinds the final destination of his pilgrimage, “a place to gatheras one universal, Christian family.”

When he first announced the plan for the Holy Door in2012, Archbishop Lacroix noted it would be a “a humble door,a narrow one, recalling the invitation of Jesus to ‘enter throughthe narrow door’ (Lk 13:24).”

Since Holy Doors are open only during a holy year or a ju-bilee, passing through one is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunityfor many people. Authorized by the Vatican, there are only sevenHoly Doors in the world. The others are at the four major basil-icas in Rome; in Ars, France; and at the Cathedral of Santiagode Compostela in Spain.

Pilgrims who pass through the Holy Door during a jubileeyear may receive a plenary indulgence under the usual condi-tions, including confession, reception of Communion and de-tachment from sin.

In addition to visiting and gaining the indulgence for them-selves, many pilgrims have carried others spiritually with them,helping souls in purgatory find their way to heaven.

One prominent example occurred earlier this year after a dev-astating fire ravaged Résidence du Havre, an elderly housingcomplex in L’Isle Verte, on Jan. 23, claiming the lives of 32 sen-ior citizens. In March, a group of pilgrims each held one of thevictims in his or her heart while passing through the Holy Door— a moving tribute to those lost in the tragedy.

To date, more than 150,000 pilgrims have passed through theHoly Door since it opened, representing nearly 40 percent ofall visitors coming to see the cathedral. Even tourists, coming

The historic Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, a popular pilgrimage destination during its 350th anniversary, began its jubilee year festivities withthe opening of a new Holy Door on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, 2013, and will conclude Dec. 28, the feast of the Holy Family.



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solely for the attraction of the Holy Door, have multiplied thisyear. Compared to the first six months of 2013, the cathedralsaw a 45 percent increase in visitors during the first half of 2014.Among those visitors have been numerous Knights of Colum-

bus groups, often recognizable by their Immaculate Conceptionprayer cards, distributed for the ongoing Marian Prayer Program.

PILGRIMS, SAINTS AND BLESSINGSOn Feb. 22, the Church in Québec, and indeed all of Canada,rejoiced as Pope Francis made Archbishop Lacroix one of 18new cardinals. The following month, a relic of St. André Bessette, the

beloved French-Canadian Holy Cross brother who was can-onized in 2010, visited the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Damede Québec for three weeks. Denis Lavoie, a member ofCharlesbourg Council 6289, carried the reliquary into thecathedral behind an honor guard of Fourth Degree Knights. At the start of the jubilee year, Cardinal Lacroix had re-

quested that Lavoie find and manage volunteers who wouldguide pilgrims through the Holy Door and answer their ques-tions after their passage — a task requiring more than 2,500volunteer hours. “Ninety-five percent of the volunteers for the jubilee are

Knights of Columbus,” Lavoie said. “Our spouses are also veryimportant. They get us going on the days we’d rather stayhome.” The Church in Canada welcomed the announcement of

two new saints on April 3, when Pope Francis signed canon-ization decrees for Bishop Laval and Ursuline Sister Marie del’Incarnation, who had arrived in New France 20 years priorto the pioneering bishop.

Three months later, on July 11, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi,apostolic nuncio to Canada, celebrated a Mass commemorat-ing the anniversary of the dedication of the original churchof Notre-Dame de Québec to the Immaculate Conception in1666. The procession included the same cross that St.François de Laval had used for the original dedication. In his homily, Archbishop Bonazzi asked, “Why did the

first missionaries of Canada, the Canadian martyrs, St. Mariede l’Incarnation, St. François de Laval … leave their home-lands? Because they were captivated by one person: JesusChrist. This cathedral-basilica was built in order to help usdiscover a personal relationship with the Son of God.”The event also included the presentation of a commemo-

rative plaque, honoring major donors to the cathedral, includ-ing the Knights of Columbus.Finally, August saw a celebration marking the 375th an-

niversary of the arrival of the Augustinian nuns and the Ur-suline sisters, and a novena for the feast of the Assumptiontook place Aug. 6-15. Even more events are planned throughthe close of the jubilee year Dec. 28 (see sidebar).The jubilee continues to bring a multitude of blessings to

the Church in Québec and to the many pilgrims who cometo the basilica, thereby realizing Cardinal Lacroix’s wish thatthe jubilee draw North Americans closer to their faith. As henoted at the opening of the Holy Door in 2013, “When peo-ple decide to embark on this journey toward encounteringand following Christ, anything becomes possible. A newworld can be achieved.”♦

MARTINA DE VRIES is the director of the Corporation ofReligious Heritage and Tourism of Québec.

Archbishop (now Cardinal) Gérald C. Lacroix of Québec stands with Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and more than 40 K of C chaplains before the main altar of the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec after a Mass of pilgrimage during the Order’s midyear meetingNov. 7, 2013. Above the altar hangs the image of Mary as the Immaculate Conception, the centerpiece of the Order’s current Marian Prayer Program.



THE CATHEDRAL-BASILICA of Notre-Dame deQuébec will continue to host 350th anniversary eventsthrough the remainder of 2014. For more informationon events: visit notredamedequebec.org.

September-December: Conferences and talks on variousthemes, including faith, family, history, patrimony, cul-ture and heritage.

Sept. 14: Pontifical Mass celebrated by Cardinal JaimeLucas Ortega y Alamino, archbishop of Havana, ap-pointed by Pope Francis as papal legate for the 350th an-niversary of the founding of Notre-Dame de Québec.

Oct. 19: Patronal feast of Notre-Dame des Victoires.

Nov. 30-Dec. 7: Novena to the Immaculate Conception.

Dec. 8: Patronal feast of Notre-Dame de Québec.

Dec. 28: Closing of the jubilee year and the Holy Dooron the feast of the Holy Family.

CELEBRATING THE JUBILEE

Clockwise from top: Archbishop Lacroix strikes the first hammer blowon a wall on the north side of Notre-Dame de Québec where the HolyDoor would be installed. • The bronze relief of Christ on the front ofthe Holy Door is pictured beside the glass entryway to the cathedral-basilica. • Flanked by Fourth Degree Knights, Denis Lavoie, a memberof Charlesbourg (Québec) Council 6289, carries a relic of St. AndréBessette into the cathedral-basilica. • Archbishop Lacroix, together withSupreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Supreme Chaplain ArchbishopLori, visit the tomb of St. François de Laval, founding bishop of theQuébec Diocese.



In his classic treatise, Democracy in America, the French po-litical thinker Alexis de Tocqueville observed, “Religion in

America ... must be regarded as the foremost of the politicalinstitutions of that country; for if it does not impart a tastefor freedom, it facilitates the use of it.” In surveying theUnited States, Tocqueville understood quickly that the prac-tice of religion was essential to the moral fabric of this countryand to its continued success as a democracy.Yet in a country that was founded by individuals eager to

escape religious persecution, the early years of the 21st cen-tury have given way to a newfoundhostility toward religion that threatensthe very principles upon which Amer-ica was founded — or, as the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops de-scribed it, “our first, most cherishedliberty.” It is well-known that numerous in-

dividuals, businesses and organiza-tions have challenged the U.S.Department of Health and HumanServices mandate requiring insurancecoverage for contraception and abor-tifacients. But there have also beenmany lesser-known cases that evidencea disturbing trend in both federal- andstate-level infringements on religiousfreedom and individual conscience rights.

REFUSING A BITTER PILLDr. Luke Vander Bleek, a member of St. Mary’s Council 3916in Morrison, Ill., received a foretaste of what many privatebusiness owners are now experiencing in light of the HHSmandate. On April 1, 2005, then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich is-sued an executive order requiring all pharmacists to provideemergency contraception (commonly referred to as “themorning-after pill”) on demand.

“I first thought this was a public stunt, and he’s doing thisto cater to the crowd that had helped elect him,” recalled Van-der Bleek. “He was a very pro-abortion-minded governor. Ijust didn’t think this would have any teeth until a few weekslater when we received the first notice, basically saying thatthis rule is in effect and you will need to comply. If you don’t,we’ll revoke your license.”In 1997, Vander Bleek became co-owner of Fitzgerald Phar-

macy. Less than a decade later, he was faced with a gravechoice: adhere to his conscience and refuse to comply, or po-

tentially risk the end of his pharmaceu-tical career. For Vander Bleek, thechoice was clear. He immediately con-tacted his personal attorney, a fellowKnight of Columbus. Realizing thatthis was going to be a much largerissue than his practice could take on,the attorney advised Vander Bleek thathe would look into the matter and seekout some more robust help. VanderBleek, along with his co-owner GlennKosirog, were put into contact withAmericans United for Life, a pro-lifelaw firm and advocacy group that hasreceived support from the SupremeCouncil.AUL was the first to file suit. Gov.

Blagojevich responded to the immediate protests of the ruleby stating that “pharmacists with moral objections should findanother profession” and that as part of their duties, they “mustfill prescriptions without making moral judgments.”Mark Rienzi, a law professor at The Catholic University of

America and senior counsel of the Becket Fund for ReligiousLiberty, took over as lead counsel of the case for Vander Bleekand Kosirog in 2006. Suit was filed under the Illinois HealthCare Right of Conscience Act, which provided health-careprofessionals with protection from punishment for declining

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to offer services that conflicted with their religious convic-tions. According to Rienzi, “Most states have an abortion-spe-cific protection for medical professionals to exempt, but wehave 50 states, and they all do things differently. Fortunately,the Illinois Act is very strong.”

In 2008, the case finally reached the Illinois SupremeCourt, which granted standing for the pharmacists to chal-lenge the governor’s rule. Once the case went to trial, the Illi-nois government was unable to prove that there wascompelling interest to force pharmacists to violate their con-science — even lacking evidence of a single individual whowas unable to gain access to emergency contraception fromsome other provider. As Rienzi noted, “The government hadno evidence of a single person that could not get the drug.

There was no reason to force these guys to get involved. Thiscase showed that some of the big, loud claims of the govern-ment could not trump individual freedom.”

Eventually the case went to the Circuit Court, which ruledthat the law was invalid. On Dec. 10, 2012, seven years afterthe battle began, Vander Bleek and Kosirog were granted afinal victory to continue their pharmaceutical practice with-out having to sell emergency contraception.

In reflecting on the case, Vander Bleek feels motivated bythe victory and is hopeful that it will encourage others, par-ticularly his fellow Knights, to stand up for their rights.“Every one of my brother Knights ought to ask themselves,‘Am I being called here to stand up?’ In my case, I felt like myname was being called, and it was time to do something.”

Dr. Luke Vander Bleek, a member of St. Mary’s Council 3916 in Morrison, Ill., stands behind the counter of Fitzgerald Pharmacy, the business heco-owns in Morrison. In 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in favor of Vander Bleek’s First Amendment rights, allowing him to decline fillingprescriptions for “the morning after pill.”



STANDING UP FOR TRUTHAbout 250 miles south, in Highland, Ill., another Knight hasrecently taken up a similar challenge. Cyril “Pete” Korte, amember of Highland Council 1580 and president of Korte& Luitjohan Contractors Inc., founded his constructioncompany as a small venture in 1958, installing gas lines forthe city of Highland. Since then, Korte & Luitjohan hasgrown to employ more than 80 permanent workers, withmost construction projects providing jobs to between 90 and110 workers on any given day. Recognizing that the HHSmandate would require that he violate tenets of his Catholicfaith, Korte sought judicial intervention.The case eventually made its way to the Seventh Circuit

Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of Korte, who wasrepresented by the American Center for Law and Justice.The case also set an important precedent for similar cases— including the notable Hobby Lobby case. According toEdward White, senior counsel with the ACLJ, “This is thefirst appellate court decision that says the individual ownerand the company they own each has separate rights. … Wenow have a binding court decision that evidences certainrights and violations, and this should be helpful for othersin similar situations.”The Seventh Circuit case brought temporary relief to Korte

& Luitjohan Contractors and that victory was further ce-mented by the Supreme Court’s 5-4 June ruling in the HobbyLobby case, which said that closely held corporations, suchas Korte & Luitjohan, are exempt from having to complywith the mandate under the Religious Freedom RestorationAct. In his opinion for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito Jr.wrote, “HHS has not shown that it lacks other means ofachieving its desired goal without imposing a substantial bur-den on the exercise of religion.”

Korte believes that these caseswill serve as a call to action forother Christian business owners toexercise their own rights. “The worst evil in any day and

age, in any place, is to stand by anddo nothing in the face of injusticeor poor judgment,” he said. “Myhope is that all good citizens andsmall business owners, especiallyChristians, stand up for truth andfor our rights.”

TAKING TO THE STREETSAt age 64 — when most peopleare considering retirement —

Eleanor McCullen began a new career as a volunteer side-walk counselor outside of abortion facilities. For more thana decade, McCullen has been a regular presence outside ofPlanned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.During these years, she has counseled scores of womenagainst abortion and offered assistance in all forms: emo-tional, financial, physical and spiritual. Yet in 2007, a Mas-sachusetts state law was passed that imposed a 35-feet bufferzone outside of abortion facilities, which threatened Mc-Cullen’s ability to carry out her mission. Now, at age 77, Mc-Cullen has found herself as the victorious plaintiff in aunanimous 9-0 Supreme Court ruling, which concludedthat “the buffer zones burden substantially more speech thannecessary.”Like Vander Bleek in Morrison, Ill., McCullen was repre-

sented by Mark Rienzi. According to Rienzi, “What’s wrongwith the [Massachusetts] law is that the government is takinga piece of public sidewalk and allowing abortion clinics tosay whatever they want, while not allowing other folks whowant to have a peaceful conversation to do the same.”According to McCullen’s friends and critics alike, her ap-

proach to sidewalk counseling is a non-violent, peaceful onethat is orderly and undisruptive.“We offer a story of love, gentleness, and compassion,” she

said. “There’s a myth about sidewalk people that we’reangry…. I just want to say that we can help you. We haveresources. We have a lot of ways in which we will supportyou with love.” Unfortunately for McCullen, the case was plagued by the

usual politics that dominate the abortion debate. Yet, as Mc-Cullen notes, “This is not about abortion. It’s about our FirstAmendment rights being taken away. I should be able to sayto you, ‘I can help you.’ I shouldn’t have to be 35 feet away.

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This is America. Once you compromise on one little thing,it just opens up a gateway to other violations of freedom.”In January, the case was heard before the U.S. SupremeCourt, with all of the justices appearing to show great interestin the case. “I thought all the justices were fair and honestlygrappling through the issues,” noted Rienzi.Prior to the court’s June ruling, McCullen remained optimistic. “Either way, we’ll still continue in this work,” she said at thetime. “Even if we lose, we have still won because this has pro-

vided me a chance to put a good andpositive face on sidewalk counselors.” Following the court’s ruling, Mc-Cullen has pressed on with herwork, though she has been metwith new resistance from abortionadvocates. “The unanimous decision makesclear that the First Amendment isfor everyone, including peacefulpro-life sidewalk counselors,” Rienzisaid. “The government has ampletools to prosecute anyone who en-gages in misbehavior — tools thestate hasn’t had occasion to use fordecades — and the court told themto use those tools instead of tryingto imprison peaceful speakers likeEleanor McCullen.” Both the McCullen case and theHobby Lobby case, he added, showthat the Supreme Court takes FirstAmendment rights seriously. Thegovernment cannot restrict thoserights without “real evidence of se-rious problems that cannot be ad-dressed in other ways,” he said.While the legal landscape for re-ligious believers may appear bleak attimes, religious liberty is being up-held and protected by the courts ina majority of cases, and the Chris-tian plaintiffs are offering a consis-tent witness of hope.As these vindicated warriors —Vander Bleek, Korte and McCullen— remind us, their individualcauses represent principles fargreater than themselves.“If not me, who? If not now,when?” asked Vander Bleek.

“That’s the duty of the citizen: to stand up to the govern-ment. Not only is it your option and your right as an Amer-ican citizen to express your religion in the public square, it’sa responsibility.”♦

CHRISTOPHER WHITE is a columnist for CatholicPulse.com and the co-author of Renewal: How a New Gener-ation of Faithful Priests and Bishops is Revitalizing the CatholicChurch (Encounter Books, 2013).

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Eleanor McCullen, plaintiff in a pendingSupreme Court case on free speech, offerssidewalk counseling in front of a PlannedParenthood facility in Boston.



Typhoon victims in the Philippines regain hope and employment through the Order’s Livelihood Project

by Brian Caulfield

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With an innovative program based on neighbor helpingneighbor, the Knights of Columbus is helping people

in the Philippines get back to work after the devastating effectsof Typhoon Haiyan. When the storm swept through the cen-tral portion of the archipelago in November 2013, more than6,000 people were killed and millions more were forced to fleetheir homes.

Under the Knights of Columbus Livelihood Project, spon-sored by the Supreme Council, laborers who lost their busi-nesses due to the storm are being paid to construct motorized

boats for fishermen whose vessels and equipment were washedaway by the 195-mph winds and 20-foot storm surges. The firstboats were delivered in late March, and periodic deliveries sincethen will bring the total number of boats to more than 100 bythe end of the summer. Along with the boats, the fishermen re-ceive fishing gear such as nets, hooks, lures, nylon string andheavy-duty rope.

The Livelihood Project also includes the delivery of seeds tofarmers whose topsoil was washed away by the floods andwhose land was covered by toppled trees. With financial assis-

In early June, 40 new motorized boats were delivered to fishermenin Western Samar through the Livelihood Project in the Philippines.



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tance from the Supreme Council, local Knights purchased anddistributed 10,000 coconut seedlings to help farmers replantand provided chainsaws so that they could clear their land oftrees, which could also be used for wood to rebuild their homes.

A NETWORK OF SUPPORTThe Diocese of Borongon and the Archdiocese of Palo, the twohardest-hit areas, received more than $50,000 in emergency re-lief funds from the Supreme Council late last year, as Knightsworked to get emergency food and water supplies to storm vic-tims in remote areas that had not yet been reached by interna-tional relief agencies. Drawing on reports from Knights in localcouncils throughout the affected areas, the Visayas State Coun-cil began delivering canned food and bottled water shortly afterthe storm hit, and continued relief efforts for months withfunds from the Supreme Council (see Columbia, February2014). In total, more than 30,000 food packs were preparedand distributed, in addition to other necessities such as usedclothes, tarpaulins, corrugated metal for temporary roofing, andhandheld tools. Now, the Livelihood Project is designed to go beyond these

basic relief efforts to provide storm victims with the means toreturn to work so that they can support themselves and theirfamilies. The project is being funded by the Order’s PhilippinesDisaster Relief Fund, which grew to more than $800,000 withdonations from Knights and other donors. The Supreme Coun-cil made an initial grant of $250,000 when the storm first hiton Nov. 8, 2013.The fishermen chosen as beneficiaries were identified

through a network of Filipino Knights who walked through thedevastated neighborhoods to assess the needs of survivors.There are more than 300,000 Knights in the Philippines, wherethe typhoon was given the local name of Yolanda. Key organ-izers of the project include Supreme Director Alonso Tan,Visayas Deputy Rodrigo Sorongon, Visayas Secretary AnthonyNazario, and regional deputy Fred Lagria, whose home inTacloban was damaged in the storm.“The damage to the area has been enormous; I estimate that

it will take at least three years for things to get back to normal,”Lagria said. “Everyone has worked hard to help, with those whohave something sharing with those who lost everything, andpeople looking out for their neighbors. The Knights have beenhere all along, and I am very blessed to be part of this effort.”Hilario Ando, a team leader of the boat builders in Borongon

City, said, “All of us here in this fishing village are involved inthe work. Now that we have this project, we can buy food forour families and send our children to school.”

COMING TO THE RESCUEA delivery of 40 new motorized boats was made in Basey, West-ern Samar, in early June, with Filipino K of C leaders takingpart in a boat blessing and a ceremony for transferring the boatsto the fishermen and their families.“Typhoon Yolanda damaged our house. A big tree fell on

the roof, and I had a small boat that was also destroyed,” saidDanilo Abayan, a fisherman in Eastern Samar, near the center

of the storm. “I wasn’t able to save it because the wind wasso strong.”He added, “I feel happy and thankful for this help from the

Knights of Columbus. With my age and our current situation,I never thought I could afford to have my own boat because Ilost my source of income.”Likewise, Danilo Bihas of Samar was able to get back to fish-

ing to support his wife and their two young children.“Our situation was difficult after Yolanda,” said Bihas, who

received a motorized boat from the Livelihood Project. “I don’tknow how many coconut trees fell on our house. ThroughGod’s mercy, we were able to survive. My family is still intact.But we lost everything — my fishing equipment and our house.We saved nothing except some clothes. The rest was swept awayby the typhoon. I thought I would never find work again.”Gerardo Casilides lives on an island off the coast of Eastern

Samar that was completely flooded in the storm.“Our house was right in the path of the storm and was de-

stroyed, so I went to my neighbor’s with one of my children,”he recalled. “But that house was also destroyed. We were rightinside the house at the time and two persons were washed outby the storm surge. They were a married couple. But I was alsoable to rescue another couple and three more individuals. Wehad to hold on to anything we could find. We couldn’t cross tosafer ground because the water level was too high, so we waitedtill the water subsided.”After receiving a boat, Casilides said, “This boat is our main

source of income because we are on an island and have nowhereto go but to the sea. I thank the people of the Knights ofColumbus for this big help to our family, and not just to us butto all the other recipients.”♦

BRIAN CAULFIELD is editor of Fathers for Good and vicepostulator for the canonization cause of Venerable FatherMichael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus.

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By late June, school was not in session at Mount St. Mary’sSeminary in Emmitsburg, Md. However, the seminary’s

Memorial Gym was abuzz as 90 young men chatted over lunch,and a dozen Knights went table to table making sure they hadplenty to eat.Here, early summer brings with it hot and humid days. But

it also ushers in another climate: one of vocation discernment.For the past decade, the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., has an-

nually held the Quo Vadis Days discernment camp at the sem-inary. The five-day experience offers young men ages 15-25 achance to listen to God’s call while immersed in a schedule ofprayer, sports and recreation, and presentations from priestsand seminarians.“This time gives me a chance to listen to where God wants

me to go with my life,” said first-timeparticipant Joseph Tokar, 19, a memberof Monsignor George V. LentochaCouncil 3501 in Middletown, Pa. “I want to keep myself open to the

possibility of the priesthood and lookfor where God wants me to be,” addedTokar, who will head to St. Joseph Uni-versity in Philadelphia in the fall. First launched in the Archdiocese of

Portland in the Jubilee Year 2000, QuoVadis Days discernment camps have expanded to dioceses throughout theUnited States. In many cases, local K of C councils have supported the pro-gram and similar discernment initiatives, helping to provideyoung men and women opportunities to explore and potentiallyembrace a vocation to the priesthood or religious life.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHRISTLegend has it that as St. Peter fled the persecution of Nero,he encountered Jesus on the outskirts of Rome. “Lord, whereare you going?” (in Latin, “Quo vadis, Domine?”), Peter asked.“To Rome, to be crucified again,” came the reply. Humiliated,Peter returned to the city, where, feeling unworthy of beingcrucified in the same way as Christ, he asked to be crucifiedupside down.For more than a decade, U.S. dioceses have been asking young

Catholic men the same question: “Quo vadis?” — “Where areyou going?”

The co-founders of Quo Vadis Days, Father John Cihak ofthe Archdiocese of Portland and Father William Dillard ofthe Diocese of San Diego, first developed the program in2000 in response to Pope John Paul II’s call for a new evan-gelization. It has since spread to more than a dozen diocesesacross the country, with local councils supporting discern-ment camps in places such as Spokane, Charlotte, Allentownand Philadelphia.The Portland camp balances recreation, prayer and presenta-

tions from priests and seminarians to include a full spectrum ofactivities for participants, ages 13-18. A bonfire at the conclu-sion of each day gives campers time to talk to priests and semi-narians in a relaxed environment.This year’s event, held June 23-26, included a presentation by

Archbishop Alexander Sample, hiking,fishing and a talent show. Campers alsoprayed an international rosary togetherat the bonfire, with each decade in a dif-ferent language to celebrate their fami-lies’ countries of origin.The program consistently draws 50-

70 young men each year, and more thanhalf of them are repeat participants. Similarly, the inaugural Quo Vadis

Days camp at Mount St. Mary’s Semi-nary drew 50 participants in 2005.Within two years, the program reachedits current average of 90 young men.Approximately 70 percent of them are

repeat campers each year, and 70 percent of the diocese’s nearly40 seminarians have attended the program.Campers and seminarians aren’t the only regulars though.

Knights of Columbus have been supporting the initiative sinceit was introduced.In Portland, councils donate food and snacks, facilitate day-

time activities, and arrange carpools to take the boys to and fromCamp Howard — a Catholic camp situated on 240 acres ofOregon forests and meadows. Knights also sponsor somecampers to cover the $50 cost.“We have worked with the Knights from the beginning, so it

has developed with their help, and it is dependent upon theirhelp,” said Father Theodore Lange, a formation director andprofessor at Mount Angel Seminary and the current director ofQuo Vadis Days in Portland.

Knights’ support of vocation discernment programs assists youth in hearing God’s call

by Jennifer Reed | photos by Chris Heisey

“QUO VADIS DAYS IS SO

ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE IT’S A

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DESIRE TO BE HOLY IS

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A Quo Vadis Days camper wears a shirt in observance of the event’s 10th anniversary in the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., while attending Mass celebratedin the chapel at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.



Clockwise from top: Father RaymondLaVoie, director of the Diocese of Har-risburg’s Office of Vocations, preparescampers for afternoon recreation, whichincludes football, Frisbee and a waterballoon launch. • Mike Yakubick, amember of St. Joseph Council 12788in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and state Squiresdirector, welcomes participants to alunch prepared and served by Knightsin Memorial Gym at Mount St. Mary’sSeminary. • Mike Casey, a memberof Council 12788, refills a cooler withcold drinks. • Greg Mikolajczak, amember of Council 12788, serves foodto campers.


“Having the Knights here has a great impact on the youngmen at the camp, regardless of their vocation in life,” added Fa-ther Lange, a member of St. Benedict Council 15595 who alsoserves as the Oregon state chaplain.Mike Yakubick, a member of St. Joseph Council 12788 in

Mechanicsburg, Pa., and the state Squires director, coordinatesthe efforts of the various councils that support the program inHarrisburg.This year, Yakubick and fellow Knights were busy getting

lunch ready while Bishop Ronald W. Gainer, who was appointedas bishop of Harrisburg in January, celebrated Mass for QuoVadis Days participants.By the time the hungry campers raced across the field from

the chapel to the gym, the Knights had prepared a hearty menuthat included 70 pounds of pulled pork and 60 pounds of mar-inated chicken, with an accompaniment of side dishes, drinksand desserts. The following day, the Knights were also on handto man the grills for a cookout.

“We’ve become a well-oiled machine in providing these mealsfor the boys,” Yakubick said. “Everyone knows their role in mak-ing this happen.”

Each year, participating councils contribute funds for thepurchase of food and supplies, which can cost up to $1,500.Surplus funds are presented to Father Raymond LaVoie, the dio-cese’s vocations director, for the purchase of prayer books, T-shirts and water bottles for campers.

“With so many returning campers each year, we get to knowthe boys and talk to them about their discernment, or howthings are going in their lives,” Yakubick said. “We want themto see us as Catholic men serving and leading holy lives.”

Father LaVoie, who has directed Quo Vadis Days since it wasintroduced in the Diocese of Harrisburg, said that the Knightsare an integral part of the atmosphere at the camp.

“One of the goals of Quo Vadis Days is to help form youngmen into good Catholic men,” said Father LaVoie, who is amember of Our Lady of Queenship Council 4068 in CampHill, Pa.

“The Knights of Columbus are one of the finest examples ofmen in the Church who are actively serving through their sup-port of priests and seminarians, and their work to foster a cultureof life,” Father LaVoie added.

FEEDING HEARTS AND MINDSIn addition to assisting Quo Vadis Days camps, Knights are fos-tering young vocations through various council events. Onesuch example is the “Breakfast with the Sisters” and the “Break-fast with the Clergy” sessions that were launched this past winterby Sharpsburg Council 12862 in Newnan, Ga.

“The idea was to give young people the opportunity to hearabout the choices that the sisters and priests made to embrace areligious vocation,” said Grand Knight Dino Cervone.

The two events offered young men and women in grades 8-12 an intimate yet informal setting to interact with religious sis-ters and priests — four Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, a Jesuitpriest and three priests of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

The council limited the number of attendees of each break-fast to 25 in order to foster one-on-one discussion. Knights setup the gathering in the parish hall; prepared pancakes, eggs andsausage; and served refills to allow the young people to continueconversation with the clergy and religious at their tables. Afterbreakfast, the priests and sisters offered their individual vocationstories and then answered questions.“Perhaps it planted a seed in a few of the kids who attended,”

Cervone said. “Just by cooking the breakfast, serving the mealor cleaning tables, our Knights helped make that happen insome way.”Whether it’s a vocations breakfast, Quo Vadis Days camp or

a discernment retreat, the goal of each initiative is the same: toprovide an environment where young people can seriously con-sider how God may be calling them. “You’re given the opportunity to think and discern, to ask

questions and to express your thoughts,” Joseph Tokar said, re-flecting on his Quo Vadis Days experience. “The highlight of the week for me is the overall atmosphere,”

said 18-year-old Malachi Scripko, as he gestured to Mount St.Mary’s Seminary, with the grotto’s renowned statue of theBlessed Mother towering above the campus. “We’re being with priests, being able to have spiritual direction,

and being with a group of peers who enjoy the same love for theChurch,” added Scripko, a Columbian Squire with St. Joseph Cir-cle 5102 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. “I feel that here, I can be myself.”Indeed, young men commonly discover at Quo Vadis Days

camps a unique perspective about their faith and future — aperspective that speaks to the heart. “Young men need to be supported, accepted and challenged

in order to thrive. The challenge for them to grow in virtue issomething that they long for,” explained Father Lange. “One of the reasons why Quo Vadis Days is so attractive,” he

added, “is because it’s a place where the hidden and often sup-pressed desire to be holy is awakened.”♦

JENNIFER REED is managing editor of The Catholic Witness,the newspaper of the Diocese of Harrisburg.


Quo Vadis Days participants sit in quiet reflection in the chapel at MountSt. Mary’s Seminary.



After decades of diplomatic service with the Holy See,Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli was appointed to lead

the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in 2007.Under his leadership, the council has launched a number ofnew media initiatives, including the Vatican’s official YouTubechannel in 2009, the Web portal News.va in 2011 and the@Pontifex Twitter handle in 2012.The Knights of Columbus directly supported the develop-

ment of News.va as well as “The Pope App,” which waslaunched in January 2013. Following Pope Francis’ electiontwo months later, The Pope App became the most-downloadednews application in many countries, including the UnitedStates, Canada, Mexico and Poland.To commemorate the July 4 launch

of The Pope App 2.0, Columbia Edi-tor Alton J. Pelowski interviewedArchbishop Celli about the new app,the digital revolution and the implica-tions for the new evangelization.

COLUMBIA: What led the Vatican toexpand its communications efforts toinclude new media?

ARCHBISHOP CELLI: Today, with ad-vances in Internet and smartphonetechnology, communication has al-most no limits. People are intercon-nected all around the world. As aresult, new technologies are changing our culture and creatinga place where people are living.I remember when we proposed to Pope Benedict XVI the

possibility of opening a YouTube channel. He told us veryclearly, “I want to be where people are.” This is the milieuwhere people are living — hundreds of millions. We are there-fore invited to announce the Gospel to the men and womenof today on this “digital continent,” as Pope Benedict put it. The Second Vatican Council spoke about media and instru-

ments of communication — mainly radio, television, film andthe press. With these instruments we announced the Gospel.

Today, it is important for us to grasp that evangelization is hap-pening, is a reality, in the context of social networks, and thatwe are invited to bear witness to Christ there. In other words, the challenge for the Church today is not

to use the Internet to evangelize, but to evangelize from withinthis digital milieu. The mission of the Church is always the same: We are in-

vited to announce the Gospel to the men and women of today.This is our point of reference. In being present in such a con-text, we are not simply “bombing” the social networks withreligious messages. No, what we have to do is give witness —personal witness. Pope Francis said very clearly to the young

people in Assisi last year (citing St.Francis): “Always preach the Gospeland, if necessary, use words!”

COLUMBIA: How has The Pope Appdeveloped since it was first launched?

ARCHBISHOP CELLI: We were awareof the great success of The Pope App,and we thought that the moment hadarrived to offer people an even better,more effective way to follow the ac-tivities of the Holy Father. The sec-ond edition of the Pope App includesmuch-improved graphics and func-tionality.The app integrates with News.va,

which is an aggregator for news — a new way for the Holy Seeto be present in the field of communications. This makes keysources of information accessible, which is very important. Thecontent of News.va is updated three times per day and is avail-able in five languages.The Pope App is the best way to be near the Holy Father —

to listen to what he is saying and follow what he is doing —as well as to discover what is happening in the Church. Itsmany features, including live streaming, allow you to followthe Holy Father’s major events, such as general audiences andreligious ceremonies.

Evangelization and the‘Digital Continent’

An interview with Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, about The Pope App, the Church and new media

by Alton J. Pelowski

“THE CHALLENGE AND THE

RESPONSIBILITY ISTO BETHERE,

BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WILL

KNOW THE GOSPEL ONLY IF

WE ARE PRESENT.



COLUMBIA: Who is the audience of the Vatican’s new mediainitiatives?ARCHBISHOP CELLI: Today we have around 90,000 visitors

per day to the News.va website. It is also important for us tobe present on Facebook, where we reach millions of people inEnglish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and French.With News.va and The Pope App, Catholics can easily ob-

tain faithful, up-to-date information about what the Holy Fa-ther is saying and doing, and also what is happening in theChurch. It is especially relevant for Knights of Columbus,who are committed to the Holy Father and his teachings. News.va is even giving great support to the bishops. For ex-

ample, during the canonization ceremonies of Popes JohnXXIII and John Paul II, many bishops approached me tothank me for what we were doing, because they now have ac-cess, day to day, to all of the teachings of the Holy Father —his addresses, homilies and reflections. I remember one bishop told me that, because of the time

difference, he was able to read the Holy Father’s ChristmasEve homily and quote it in his own homily the next morning.This was beautiful.

COLUMBIA: We live in an era of sound bites and constantdistraction, which increasingly seems to be hostile to con-templation and silence. What advice do you have forCatholics trying to live and communicate Gospel valuesamid this cultural atmosphere?ARCHBISHOP CELLI: Humanly speaking, if I want to give

depth and strength to the words I convey, I need silence. Thesame goes with evangelization. In approaching Jesus Christ,we discover that he loves us first. And we need moments ofsilence to perceive this. We cannot always remain surroundedby noise. What we are also trying to do, therefore, is to help people

rediscover the meaning of silence. In his message for WorldCommunications Day in 2012, Pope Benedict stressed thatsilence is part of communication. We must rediscover this es-sential truth. To communicate effectively requires that abilityto listen effectively — receiving what Jesus is speaking deepin my heart.

COLUMBIA: In his message for this year’s World Communi-cations Day, Pope Francis described how the digital world

The Pope App, which is free and available for Apple and Android platforms, was first launched in January 2013 with support from the Knights of Columbusand soon became the most-downloaded news application in many countries. The Pope App 2.0, which includes enhanced features, was launched July 4.


can serve an “authentic culture of encounter” and that“Christian witness, thanks to the Internet, can thereby reachthe peripheries of human existence.” What does it mean tosay that digital media can serve a “culture of encounter”?

ARCHBISHOP CELLI: In today’s society, a person who is notconsidered “productive” runs the risk not only of being unap-preciated, but also of being eliminated. Pope Francis remindsus of the attitude of the Good Samaritan, which means makingourselves responsible for those we encounter.The Holy Father used the example of the field hospital after

a battle. Why? Because people are really suffering. The attitudeof the Good Samaritan is one of proximity, which means tak-ing care of the person in need. When Jesus concludes the para-ble of the Good Samaritan, he says, “Go and do the same.”This is a new style of living. In reference to communication, this means that Christians

must look to dialogue with others, listening to them and ac-companying them in their struggles. New technologies offerthe possibility to listen and receive — almost immediately —what the Holy Father is saying, as well as a means to personallyengage with others.Pope Francis emphasizes that the doors of the Church must

always remain open. This means that people can perceive thatthey are accepted and loved, no matter their condition in life;it also means that disciples must go outside and encounterother people who are suffering, feeling alone and facing diffi-culties.

COLUMBIA: Last year, the Church celebrated the 50th an-niversary of Inter Mirifica, the Second Vatican Council’s de-cree on social communications, and January 2015 will markthe 10th anniversary of The Rapid Development, Pope JohnPaul II’s apostolic letter on the same subject. How has thewisdom expressed in these documents guided the Church asthe world of communications and technology has continuedto change?

ARCHBISHOP CELLI: With Inter Mirifica, an ecumenical

council spoke about the topic of communications for the firsttime. Pope John XXIII wanted this theme to be discussed andevaluated by the council fathers. Later, in 1975, Pope Paul VI said in his apostolic exhorta-

tion, Evangelii Nuntiandi, that the Church “would feel guiltybefore the Lord” if she did not use these instruments to spreadthe Gospel. Pope John Paul II wrote The Rapid Development,one of his last documents, in 2005, when the new technologiesand social networks were already present. We are therefore taking advantage of the technology that

comes into our hands. Today, we have Twitter, Facebook, In-stagram, Flickr. Tomorrow, these instruments will change. The mission, however, is always the same: to announce the

Gospel, to announce Jesus. For us, the challenge and the re-sponsibility is to be there, because many people will knowJesus and the Gospel only if we are present. Many people willnever enter a church, so the only chance for them to hear theGospel is if Christian disciples announce Jesus where they are.I think this is a challenge for us, but also a great opportunity.

COLUMBIA: What additional advice would give you ourreaders regarding new media and the new evangelization?

ARCHBISHOP CELLI: I know many of your readers are presenton Facebook and elsewhere. My invitation to the Knights ofColumbus is to be witnesses of Jesus in the social networkswhere they are already present, but do not proselytize. Rather,bear witness to an authentic synthesis of life and the Gospel.Paul VI had a wonderful expression: “Modern man listensmore willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does lis-ten to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.”All Catholics, Knights included, first need to nurture

themselves with the Gospel of Jesus. The new Pope App alsoallows them to be nourished with the words of the successorof Peter.♦


Pope Francis meets with Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the PontificalCouncil for Social Communications, July 7 to observe the features of ThePope App 2.0. Also pictured is Thaddeus Jones, project coordinator.

On July 4, the latest version of The Pope App was re-leased to iTunes and the Google Play store. A free, dig-ital gateway to the latest news and information aboutPope Francis, the app features:

• Top headlines from Vatican TV, L’Osservatore Romano,Vatican Radio and more.

• Content from News.va, the official hub of Vaticanmedia.

• Official papal texts from vatican.va and tweets fromthe @Pontifex Twitter account.

• Latest photos, videos, webcams and live feeds of Vat-ican events.

THE POPE APP 2.0



A runner competes in the“Mission Run” held in thewalled city of Intramuros andhosted by Padre Burgos As-sembly in Manila. The runaimed to nurture in local youtha deeper interest in the na-tional history of the Philippines;strengthen the fraternal bondamong brother Knights; rein-force awareness of theKnights of Columbus as aCatholic and patriotic organi-zation; and raise support forthe construction of the San-tisimo Sacramento Chapel inBaseco. With more than 1,260runners participating, the runwas an exercise that success-fully combined charity, historyand patriotism.

Bob Wilson (left) and WillChichenoff of Yakima (Wash.)Council 894 hold their caulkguns while working to weath-erize the exterior of a Habitatfor Humanity home that thecouncil helped to build.Knights donated $5,000 toSt. Paul Cathedral in order tokick-start the church’s Habitatfor Humanity project. Sincethe start of the project, theKnights have volunteeredmore than 100 hours in con-struction help.

more than $900, approxi-mately half of which was do-nated to the council for itscharitable fund.

BOCCE TOURNAMENTJames D. Hart Council 9673in Woolmarket, Miss., heldits annual charity bocce balltournament at St. MaryChurch to benefit SpecialOlympics. The event raised$800 to support athletes withspecial needs.

HAITIAN K OF C RALLY

Msgr. John J. O’LooneyCouncil 6590 in Margate,Fla., hosted the first all-statemembership rally to bring to-gether Haitian councils inFlorida. The Florida StateCouncil Membership Teamarranged the rally, which wasattended by approximately 60people and presented in Cre-ole. The event included threevideos documenting the sup-port given to Haiti by theKnights of Columbus after the

devastating 2010 earthquake,including the Healing Haiti’sChildren program and a clipfrom the 2013 Supreme Con-vention about the HaitianAmputee Soccer Team. Atten-dees shared ideas and literatureon fundraising and ways tobuild further momentum forHaitian Knights in Florida.

PARISH FESTIVALSan Pedro and San PabloCouncil 15218 in Mata-moros, Mexico Northeast,participated in a parish festivalorganized at Our Lady ofGuadalupe Church. Knightsran the food booth for the fes-tival, providing stew and otherMexican dishes for sale. Thebooth raised 5,500 pesos (ap-proximately $425), which wasdonated back to the parish.

MILITARY PACKAGES Our Lady of the WatersCouncil 12544 in Bushnell,Fla., and its ladies’ auxiliarycollected toiletries, candy andprayer cards for U.S. troopsserving in Afghanistan.Knights and their ladiespacked the goods into 55 carepackages, which the councilshipped overseas at a cost of$800. When Knights andtheir families gathered to as-semble the care packages,each person was asked tobring a dish of food. After thejob was done, the council cel-ebrated with a potluck.

SCRAP DRIVESFather Van Poppelen Council7233 in Birch Run, Mich.,has been sponsoring semi-an-nual scrap drives since 2011.By collecting unwantedmetal, tools and appliances,the council has raised morethan $10,000 for a variety ofcharitable initiatives, includ-ing maintenance equipmentfor local parishes, signage tosend children on mission

USED TOOL SALESt. Mark Council 13491 inClarkesville, Ga., held a usedtool sale to assist two localparishioners with unneededtools to sell. The sale raised

KNIGHTS ACTION REPORTS FROM COUNCILS, ASSEMBLIES AND COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLESIN

A mother looks on as Steve O’Malley of Gilmary Council 3868in Pittsburgh presents a new coat to her daughter during acouncil-sponsored Coats for Kids distribution. Knights gaveout 120 coats to needy children throughout the area with theaid of local food banks and religious education classes. Council3868 typically distributes at least 100 coats each year as thecold-weather months approach.

trips and support for areafood pantries.

ROOF REPAIREDSt. Volodymyr Council15743 in Winnipeg, Mani-toba, volunteered to repairthe roof of the parish centerat the Ukranian CatholicMetropolitan Cathedral ofSts. Volodymyr and Olga.Several council members, allfrom the roofing and con-struction trades, completedthe job over two weekends,saving the cathedral a signifi-cant sum of money.

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festival. More than 250 peo-ple attended the event, in-cluding 55 children, who allreceived rosaries from thecouncil. The day also in-cluded children’s crafts, facepainting, a magician andhayrides. Knights also gavecomplimentary tickets to theevent to about 20 needy fam-ilies. Proceeds from the festi-val were added to thecouncil’s charitable fund.

BUDDY WALK PHOTOS

St. Pius X Council 8901 inLafayette, La., volunteered atthe Down Syndrome Associa-tion of Acadiana’s annual“Buddy Walk,” which pro-motes acceptance and inclu-sion of people with Downsyndrome. Specifically, Knightstook memory photos of walk-ers and their friends, distribut-ing more than 300 pictures toattendees.

SUPPLIES FOR MISSION SCHOOL

St. Michael Council 13799in Sterling Heights, Mich.,was prompted to hold aschool supply collection for a

paired and replaced the lightsand ceiling tiles in the gym atSt. Philomene School.Knights secured use of a scis-sor lift to replace brokenglobes, bulbs and starterlamps. Council members alsoswapped out or securely fas-tened ceiling tiles to preventthem from falling.

FUNDS FOR BUILDING

St. Helena Council 7965 inSan Antonio donated $5,000of its bingo earnings to St.Helena’s Church to open achecking account for thechurch’s building fund.Knights presented the fundto Father Lénin Náffate, pas-tor of the parish.

A SPAGHETTI FIESTABremerton (Wash.) Council1379 hosted a spaghetti fiestathat raised $1,100 for theOlympic Peninsula KidneyCenter.

FAMILY FESTIVALHoly Family Council 15056in Parma, Ohio, hosted apancake breakfast and family

mission school in Martin,Ky., after a visit from the Pi-arist Fathers, who work withpoor children in Appalachia.Knights collected more than1,500 pounds of school sup-plies, in addition to $120 incash, a box of candy, aportable radio, a camera andan electric keyboard.

FIGHTING MSEpiphany Council 3485 inCamden, N.J., hosted a ben-efit for Edwin Ferraro, theson of longtime memberGabriel Ferraro. The eventfeatured food, a silent auctionand door prizes donated bylocal merchants. The eventraised more than $14,000 forEdwin’s medical expenses ashe battles multiple sclerosis.

SCHOOL PREPARATION

St. Cecilia Council 11356 inCoatesville, Pa., spent severalmonths painting an unusedparochial elementary schoolto prepare it for new stu-dents. At the request of Fa-ther John Oulds, pastor of St.Joseph Church, the schoolwas reopened to accommo-date a large increase in thenumber of religious educa-tion students at the parish.Knights painted the interiorand exterior of the buildingand made several repairs toensure that the facility wasready for learning.

FUNDS FOR MISSION TRIP

Father Dubois Council 7092in Okotoks, Alberta, donated$500 to students from HolyTrinity Academy who willtake a mission trip to CostaRica later this year. The fundswill help the students pay fortheir trip and make a directdonation to the mission inCosta Rica.

GYM BRIGHTENEDFather O’Dea Council 8424in Sacramento, Calif., re-

Don Bangay, culture of life director for the New Brunswick StateCouncil, Richard LeBlanc and State Deputy Armand T. LeBlanclead the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event, a men’s march tocombat rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Approxi-mately 200 men — including several Knights of Columbus —donned women’s shoes to raise money for the organization,which hopes to open a shelter or safe house in Shediac. StateDeputy LeBlanc and his team netted $2,000.

John Haase of Mount Carmel(Ill.) Council 1343 adds corn toa batch of chowder that thecouncil sells each year for char-ity. Preparations for making theannual 400 gallons of chowderbegin months in advance whenKnights and their family mem-bers plant and harvest some ofthe ingredients for the recipe.From there, volunteers contin-uously stir the chowder duringthe cooking process to ensurethat none sticks to the massivecooking pots. Chowder salesand donations raised $6,200,which the council uses to sup-port various church and schoolfunctions.

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Students in grades 1-3 fromBalanti Unit I ElementarySchool crowd around K of Cvolunteers to receive riceporridge with beef during afeeding program sponsoredby Marikina Valley (Luzon)Council 6178. Knights pro-vided a nutritious meal forabout 120 students duringthe program.


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which was followed by re-marks by one of the local or-ganizers of 40 Days for Life.

CEMETERY CLEANING

Members of Dalton Council1448 in Harbour Grace,Newfoundland, joined withparish volunteers to clean anold cemetery in their commu-nity. Knights removed grassand brush to make the ceme-tery — which dates from1802 — more presentable.

WHEELCHAIR DRIVESt. Stephen the MartyrCouncil 13374 in Renton,Wash., held collections afterfour Masses and two Sundaybreakfasts to raise money forthe Global Wheelchair Mis-sion. The council netted$9,200 to purchase wheel-chairs for the needy. Parish-ioners also donated fourwheelchairs for use in thechurch and parish hall.

SPAGHETTI FOR RADIO

Our Lady of Lourdes Coun-cil 12404 in Enola, Pa.,teamed with parishioners tohost and serve an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner to bene-fit Holy Family CatholicRadio AM 720 WHYF. More

CROSS REPLACEDMsgr. Desmarais Assembly inAmos, Québec, built and in-stalled a metal cross at the en-trance to the village ofVillebois in Abitibi. Themetal cross replaces a woodenone that had deteriorated overtime and was beyond repair.

WHEELCHAIRS ON LOAN

Our Lady of the Lake Coun-cil 10463 in Lago Vista,Texas, donated three wheel-chairs to the Lago Vista Vol-unteers, a local group thatprovides medical networkingand loans medical equip-ment at no charge to needyrecipients.

FILM SCREENINGEl Paso (Texas) Council 638hosted a corporate Commun-ion at St. Joseph Church fol-lowed by a lunch and ascreening of the film Blood-money: The Business of Abor-tion. About 50 peopleattended the screening,

cally nets approximately$1,000 for the council’s char-itable fund.

CONTRIBUTION TO SHELTERS

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. MaudeCouncil 10292 in Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany, do-nated six bags of food andother goods to the Women’sShelter in Mainz. Since 2006,Knights have provided ongo-ing support to sheltersthroughout the region, provid-ing food to help feed the needyin Germany.

ABUSE ALTERNATIVES

Msgr. James J. Hickie Coun-cil 6695 in Bristol, Tenn.,purchased and donated $500worth of household, kitchenand personal care productsfor infants and children toAbuse Alternatives Inc., ashelter for women and chil-dren who have suffered do-mestic violence.

SHELVES REPLACEDFather Francis Koch Council6343 in Echo Lake, N.J., re-placed 15 sagging shelves atthe St. Joseph Cares FoodPantry. The pantry serves bothparishioners at St. JosephChurch and the community.

than 180 people attended theevent, which raised approxi-mately $1,800 to supportCatholic radio for centralPennsylvania.

ROOF REPAIREDFather Shine Council 1966in Plattsmouth, Neb., cameto the aid of a parishionerwith disabilities who neededrepairs made to the roof ofher house. Knights strippedoff old shingles, replaced rot-ted plywood and installednew roofing paper before fin-ishing the job.

GARAGE REPAIREDSilver City Council 2 inMeriden, Conn., repairedthe garage doors at St.Joseph Church. Knights vol-unteered 100 hours and do-nated $600 in materials torepair, paint and stain thenew garage doors.

BUS TRIPFather Stephen T. BadinCouncil 4263 in Granger,Ind., hosts a yearly bus tripto see a Chicago Cubs base-ball game. Organized for thepast 14 years by diehardCubs fan Joe Stackowicz, thetrip includes food and bever-ages for attendees as well asdoor prizes. The event typi-

Members of Father Vilarrasa Council 7268 in Benicia, Calif., grill up hamburgers and hot dogsduring the annual “Mass on the Grass” at St. Dominic Church. Some 800 parishioners and guestsattended the outdoor Mass, which was followed by games and a council-sponsored lunch.

District Deputy Jules Moquinof Florida District #45 andRichard Mauch of FatherGabriel Council 3746 in Mel-bourne install piping to ac-commodate the wiring for avideo security system at OurLady of Lourdes Church. Afterseveral thefts, Knights re-sponded to an urgent need formore security at the church.The council donated $5,000raised at a charity luau andpancake breakfasts to pur-chase the system and volun-teered 300 hours to install it.


SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS


Squires, the son or daughterof a Knight in good stand-ing, or the son or daughterof a Knight who was ingood standing when hedied. Contingent on satis-factory academic perform-ance, these scholarships arerenewed for a total of fouryears.This academic year, 20

new scholarships wereawarded and 77 were re-newed. The following arefirst-time recipients: Erica R.Catanoso, Vicky L. Cons-bruck, Michael S. Coughlin,Alexis B. Edwards, RobertM. Gallant, Rowan M.Hornbeck, Joseph A. Huff,Claire S. Kramer, John P.Martz, Sarah V. Narus, LisaL. Nguyen, Hannah M.O’Connell, Daniel J. O’Ha-gan, Brendan F. O’Leary,John S. Puszcz, Phineas J. Re-ichert, Bridget M. Ryan,Craig M. Schmerbauch,Michael C. Singleton andJames P. Walsh.

FOURTH DEGREE PRODEO AND PRO PATRIA

SCHOLARSHIPS(CANADA)

These scholarships are forstudents entering collegesor universities in Canada,with requirements regardingK of C membership that isthe same as for their U.S.counterparts. Ten new schol-arships were awarded and 29renewed for the current aca-demic year. New recipientsare: Lauren A. Boudreau,Heidi N. Bouwman, JennaM. Cahill, Courtney M.Chiasson, Peter A. Johnson,Martine P. Jomphe, Zora Z.Lacroix, Connor B. Liv-ingston, Natalie R. Pouliotand Whitney Willcott-Benoit.

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

FUNDSThe Percy J. Johnson Schol-arships are awarded to

young men attending U.S.Catholic colleges or Catholicuniversities and are fundedby a 1990 bequest of PercyJ. Johnson, a member ofSeville Council 93 in Brock-ton, Mass. Seven scholar-ships were awarded and 15renewed for the current aca-demic year. New recipientsare: John P. Arkfeld, GabrielW. Goehring, Timothy A.Hamling, William A.Hawkins, Adam C. Kneep-kens, Jacob D. Sessions andChristopher J. Turley.In 2000, Knights of

Columbus Charities Inc. re-ceived a $100,000 donationfrom Frank L. Goularte. Ascholarship fund in hisname was established toprovide $1,500 in need-based grants that are admin-istered, in general, accordingto the rules of the Pro Deoand Pro Patria Scholarships.Three new scholarships wereawarded for the current aca-demic year and four were re-newed. The new recipientsare Mary E. Hinze, ClaireC. Hull and Liam W.O’Connor.From 1995 to 1997,

Knights of Columbus Chari-ties Inc. received bequests to-taling nearly $200,000 fromthe estate of Anthony J. La-Bella. In his will, LaBella re-membered the kindnessshown to him by Knightswhen he was an orphan inFarmingdale, N.Y. The be-quests have since been used toestablish a scholarship fund inLaBella’s name. Earningsfrom the fund provide schol-arships for undergraduatestudy in accordance with therules and procedures of thePro Deo and Pro Patria Schol-arships. Four new scholar-ships were awarded, and sevenwere renewed for the currentacademic year. First-time re-cipients are Patricia M. Lom-bardo, Emily A. Newsom,Jennifer L. Pittman and AnnaL. Wyatt.

Supreme Council Awards $1.2 Million in College Grants

FOR THE 2014-15academic year, theKnights of Columbusawarded scholarshipstotaling more than $1.2million to 546 students.Most recipients are thechildren of Knights orKnights themselves at-tending Catholic uni-versities or Catholiccolleges in the UnitedStates, Canada, Mexico,Puerto Rico or thePhilippines. These fig-ures include $287,500in grants to 115 semi-narians in the UnitedStates and Canada. For more information about the Order’s scholarship

programs, visit kofc.org/scholarships.

JOHN W. MCDEVITT(FOURTH DEGREE)

SCHOLARSHIPSThis scholarship was estab-lished in 1998 in honor ofthe Order’s 11th supremeknight. Recipients must beenrolled at a Catholic col-lege or Catholic universityin the United States and bea Knight, the wife of aKnight, or the son or daugh-ter of a Knight. Widows andchildren of members whodied in good standing arealso eligible. In addition tothe 30 new recipients listedhere, 77 scholarships wererenewed. New recipientsare: James C. Berrigan,Mark D. Cerutti, BenjaminJ. Coble, Christopher F.Coles, James T. Coyne,Jacob E. Crapps, Adam N.Desseyn, Anne M. Dolan,Luke R. Douglass, Lucille R.Finnegan, Benjamin S.Giles, Colleen M. Halpin,Robert P. Jacques, John F.

Kill Jr., Paul A. Kozhipatt,Anna M. Krah, Ryan P. Lee,Brian R. Long, Kristofer P.Muzzi, Michael F. Nicholas,Emily C. Nichols, HunterD. Peterson, Camille L.Puthoff, Matthew J. Reha-gen, Teresa A. Roach, JacobF. Shore, Catherine A. Spale,Sarah M. Stefanski, KathrynA. Stein and Amanda L.Vocelka.

FOURTH DEGREE PRO DEO AND PRO PATRIA

SCHOLARSHIPSA total of 97 U.S. studentsreceived Fourth Degree ProDeo and Pro Patria Scholar-ships of $1,500 each. Thesescholarships are awarded onthe basis of academic excel-lence to incoming freshmenin bachelor’s degree pro-grams at Catholic colleges orCatholic universities. Therecipients are Knights ofColumbus or Columbian


SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS


Educational Trust FundTHE FRANCIS P. MATTHEWSand John E. Swift Educational Trustoffers scholarships to the children ofmembers who are killed or perma-nently and totally disabled by hostileaction while serving with the armedforces during a covered period of con-flict. In 2004, the Order declared thatmilitary conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistanand Pakistan would be covered underthe trust fund. Also eligible are thechildren of members who are killed asa result of criminal violence directedagainst them while performing theirduties as full-time law enforcementofficers or full-time firefighters. Anapplication must be filed within twoyears of the member’s death or the de-termination of his total and permanent disability.As of June 30, a total of 818 children have been

recorded as eligible for benefits from the trust fund sinceits establishment in 1944. Thus far, 345 eligible childrenhave chosen not to use the scholarships, three have died,and 125 who began college either discontinued their stud-ies or fully used their scholarship eligibility before gradu-ation. There are 48 future candidates. To date, 289students have completed their education through the fund.During the 2014-15 academic year, eight students

will pursue undergraduate degrees through theMatthews-Swift fund — five renewals and three newscholarships. The new recipients are Mitchell J. Atkin-son, Patrick L. Barta and Kristen M. Merchant.

FOR MOREINFORMATION

Scholarship applications forthe 2015-16 academic yearwill be available after Oct. 1,2014. To obtain an applica-tion or request more infor-mation, contact:

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Dept. of ScholarshipsKnights of ColumbusP.O. Box 1670New Haven, CT 06507

PUERTO RICOSCHOLARSHIPS

For the 2014-15 academicyear, two new scholarships of$500 each were awarded and14 were renewed. New recip-ients are Ángel I. Rivera-Jimenez and Giancarlo E.Ventura-Muñoz.

PHILIPPINESSCHOLARSHIPS

For the 2014-15 academic year,nine new scholarships of $500each were awarded, and 27were renewed. New recipientsare: Theresa Q. Andam, JohnL. Añover, Clyde A. Baguio,Senly A. Camen, Jade A. Ju-malon, Gleden K. Luzada, Jessa

T. Pojas, Princess P. Postreroand Merlito R. Reyes.

In 1997, Knights ofColumbus Charities Inc. re-ceived a bequest from Dr.Arthur F. Battista to estab-lish scholarships for gradu-ates of the Cornwall(Ontario) Collegiate and Vo-cational School. These$1,500 and $2,000 annualscholarships are awarded onthe basis of academic merit,financial need, communityservice and extracurricularactivities. Preference is givento Knights; to the childrenor grandchildren of mem-bers; to students recom-mended by the OntarioState Council; and to stu-dents bound for Catholiccolleges or Catholic univer-sities. For the current aca-demic year, 21 new scholar-ships were awarded and 25grants were renewed. Newrecipients are: Breanne Cald-well, Atia Chaudry, MikaelDobson, Katrina Douglas,David Gellately, DaynaGreen, Zachary Jones, JavenaKhan, Jeffrey Lavallee,Shelby McLean, AlexanderOlszewski, Danielle Poirier-Froats, Jessica Regnier,Christopher Seguin, JanahanSelvanayagam, Fareha Sul-tan, Mahnoor Sultan, Rhy-land Taylor, Andrew vanVliet, Tyson Villeneuve andAaron Wilson.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

The Order has an endowmentat The Catholic Universityof America in Washington,D.C., that provides Knights ofColumbus Graduate Fellow-ships. Two new fellowshipswere awarded and four re-newed. The new recipients areRichard Raymond andBrooks Zitzmann.Three new fellowships for

the John Paul II Institute forStudies on Marriage andFamily at The Catholic Uni-versity of America wereawarded for the current aca-demic year. The first-time re-

cipients are Brian Hanson,Gabriel Milano and JamesStanley.Full-time students in a

master’s degree program tobecome teachers for peoplewith intellectual disabilitiesare eligible for the BishopCharles P. Greco Fellowship,named for the formersupreme chaplain. One newfellowship was awarded forthe current academic year.The new recipient is TravisM. Wilkinson.

SISTER THEA BOWMAN

FOUNDATION - K OF CSCHOLARSHIPS

This scholarship is named forSister Thea Bowman (1937-1990), an African-Americanreligious who inspired manypeople with her urgent anduplifting call for better edu-cation for children of theblack community.In December 1996, the

Knights of Columbus Boardof Directors, in partnershipwith the Sister Thea BowmanFoundation, authorized afour-year grant in theamount of $25,000 per yearto support deserving African-American students pursuinga Catholic college education.Periodically, the board has

approved continuation of thegrant program. In August2005, the amount of thefour-year grant was increasedto $37,500 per year.For the 2014-2015 aca-

demic year, two new scholar-ships have been awarded andtwo scholarships will be re-newed.

MEXICO SCHOLARSHIPS

Three new scholarships wereawarded in the amount of$500 each, renewable for upto four years. In addition, 14were renewed. The new recip-ients are: José Aranda-Cuevas,Alicia López-Sahagún and Ar-lette Vega-Ibarra.

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Members of Holy Name of Mary Council14201 in Rockwood, Ontario, stand withchopped wood and chainsaws ready whileclearing brush from Camp Brebeuf, a localCatholic youth camp. Knights volunteeredto clean fallen trees from the camp follow-ing a particularly harsh winter.

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at a timeEvery day, Knights all over the world aregiven opportunities to make a difference— whether through community service,raising money or prayer. We celebrateeach and every Knight for his strength,his compassion and his dedication tobuilding a better world.

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PLEASE, DO ALL YOU CAN TO ENCOURAGE PRIESTLY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

KEEP THE FAITH ALIVE

‘I KNEW THAT THISWAS WHAT GOD

WAS ASKING OF ME.’Looking back, it is amazing to see how God

has worked in my life. During high school, Igrew in my faith and became increasingly in-volved in parish activities. I read St. Therésè’sStory of a Soul when I was 15 and felt very at-tracted to Carmelite spirituality. While visitingthe sisters, I was overwhelmed with the peaceand joy they had in their deep prayer life andservice to the children and elderly. I knew thatthis was what God was asking of me.

I am thankful for the support of the Knightsof Columbus as I discerned my vocation. Bothmy father and my grandfather are Knights, andthey believed in the importance of praying forvocations every day.

Every young person should pray each day todiscover God’s plan for his or her life. Throughprayer, God speaks in the silence of your heart.Daily Mass and the sacrament of confession aregreat aids in coming to know your vocation, andthe advice of priests and sisters is also invaluableduring discernment. When you surrender toGod, it is incredible what he can do.

SISTER MARY GABRIEL NELSON

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