Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Mosaics depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary and saints of particular significance to America adorn the Trinity Dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The central and largest dome of the basilica, it was completed in 2017 with […]
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IWKnights Corner For February 21, 2021
(1st Sunday in Lent)
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Supreme Knight Carl Anderson addresses more than 20,000 people gathered for the Guadalupe Festival in August 2009. The historic celebration, which the Order hosted in Glendale, Ariz., followed the 127th Supreme Convention in Phoenix and the first International Marian Congress dedicated to Our Lady of […]
IWKnights Corner For January 10, 2021
(The Baptism of the Lord)
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? We hope you will participate in the IW Knights Roses For Life event next weekend (January 16/17). January is the pro-life month so the Knights of Columbus annually provide Catholic parishes with an opportunity, through this event, to help end abortion in our country and […]
IWKnights Officially Donate Set of Vestments to St. Luke’s Hospital
On Tuesday. November 24, 2020, the IWKnights officially presented a set of vestments (Solivari 620 Chasubles) to St. Luke’s hospital for use by all priests celebrating masses in the Hospital Chapel. Emerson Auditorium The presentation of the vestments took place at the 12-noon mass on Tuesday. November 24, 2020 in the Emerson Auditorium in the […]
IWKnights Corner For November 29, 2020
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Official tapestry Image of Blessed (Fr.) Michael McGivney as it hangs behind the Altar of Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, CT. (Photo courtesy of Cathedral of Saint Joseph) “HARTFORD, CONN. — Attendees at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford, Conn., erupted in applause and church […]
IWKnights Corner For November 15, 2020
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? +++ “They are the Knights on Main Street, the men you probably envision when someone says Knights of Columbus to you. They’re present in their distinct regalia at civic and Church events, acting as honor guards and color corps, or standing in respect at the […]
Official Presentation of the Vestments being donated by the IWKnights to St. Luke’s Hospital (UPDATED)
Solivari 620 Chasubles (Photo courtesy of Catholic Supply) Dear fellow IWKnights, It is with great pleasure that I can announce to you that the details have been set for the official presentation of the vestments (Solivari 620 Chasubles) being donated by the IWKnights to St. Luke’s hospital for use by all priests celebrating masses in […]
IWKnights Corner For November 8, 2020
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Father James Sullivan is the current rector of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, Conn., where Father McGivney grew up in the 1800s. (Image by Christopher Beauchamp) In this Part 2, we pick-up the story of a Connecticut priest named Father James Sullivan […]
IWKnights Corner For November 1, 2020 (Solemnity of All Saints)
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? Father James Sullivan is the current rector of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, Conn., where Father McGivney grew up in the 1800s. (Image by Christopher Beauchamp) “This column is part one of a 2-part presentation of a story about a man named […]
IWKnights Corner For October 11, 2020
Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus? The Cardinal Gibbons Institute, a Catholic school dedicated to serving African Americans, is dedicated in Ridge, Md., on Oct. 18, 1925. Photo courtesy of St. Mary’s County Historical Society The following is another of the resolutions published at the recent Knights of Columbus 138th Supreme […]