Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Peter Nelson and his son, Peter, are pictured outside their Tennessee home. Nelson asked for prayers to Blessed Michael McGivney when they found themselves stranded in the woods on a freezing night last winter. Photo by Spirit Juice Studios “Blessed Michael McGivney is known especially […]
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IWKnights Corner For August 15, 2021
– Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Peter Nelson and his son, Peter, are pictured outside their Tennessee home. Nelson asked for prayers to Blessed Michael McGivney when they found themselves stranded in the woods on a freezing night last winter. Photo by Spirit Juice Studios “In his lifetime, Father Michael McGivney […]
IWKnights Corner For August 8, 2021
– 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? A Columbia cover from July 1932 honors James Connolly, the Olympic champion. The issue also featured an article from Connolly about his time in the Olympics. “One of the most distinguished — and improbable — victories in Olympic history occurred 125 years ago, when James […]
IWKnights Corner For August 1, 2021
– 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Etched into the steep hillside, a set of steps offers a shortcut — once the only pedestrian path to the St. Thomas Cemetery in Thomaston, Conn. with a rather famous pedestrian. Photo courtesy of Columbia Magazine. Below is another story by Andrew Fowler featured on […]
IWKnights Corner For July 25, 2021
– 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Etched into the steep hillside, a set of steps offers a shortcut — once the only pedestrian path to the St. Thomas Cemetery in Thomaston, Conn. with a rather famous pedestrian. Photo courtesy of Columbia Magazine. The following story is a companion to the one […]
IWKnights Corner For July 18, 2021
– 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? This is part two of: A Stairway to Heaven – written by Maureen Walther – from a recent post in the Columbia online magazine about Father McGivney over the next few weeks. THE WORK OF A PASTOR: One wonders what the several hundred parishioners of […]
IWKnights Corner For July 11, 2021
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? + + + We would like to pass along a few interesting stories about Father McGivney over the next few weeks. The following story, A Stairway to Heaven – written by Maureen Walther, from the recent Columbia online magazine will need a couple of weeks […]
IWKnights Corner For July 4, 2021
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time / USA Independence Day
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Detail of Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (c.1450-1452) by Fra Angelico/Wikimedia Commons. “Jonathan Reyes, senior vice president of communications and strategic partnerships, interviewed Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly for KnightCast, which premiered online April 29. Visit kofc.org/knightcast. The following is a portion of text which is […]
IWKnights Corner For June 27, 2021
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Retired Capt. Gary M. Rose, a U.S. Army medic and member of the Knights who served in the Vietnam War, is pictured wearing the Medal of Honor. Credit: Spirit Juice Studios. The following is the opening to a recently published article in the Knights of […]
IWKnights Corner For June 20, 2021
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Target on Your Back Why should YOU join the Knights of Columbus? As a Catholic, Christian man in America, the “Target on your Back” gets ever larger. We live in a culture that increasingly opposes the principles of Charity, Fraternity, Unity and Patriotism. Actual believing, […]