Did you know this about the IW Knights of Columbus?
Recently Gerald Korson wrote an article which appeared on the KofC web site (i.e. the weekly Knightline column) entitled: ‘Live the Virtues of a True Leader – Leadership is not primarily giving orders, but about serving others.’ The following is the introduction of the article. Over the next several weeks we will expand on the author’s ‘key character traits of a leader’.
“Men of faith are called to be leaders in their families, their communities, their workplace, and the Church. Leadership, however, is poorly understood. Too often it is equated with barking orders or occupying a position of power. Leading others may involve these elements, but that’s not what true leadership is all about.
Moreover, there are no ‘born leaders,’ despite the common expression, because to become a true leader requires work, development and formation.
‘Leadership is not about temperament, but about character,’ said Alexandre Havard, author of Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence. ‘Leaders are not born, they’re made because they have practiced character.’
And what are the key character traits of a leader? Service, humility, magnanimity and self-control.
That’s the perspective of Havard and other Catholic leaders interviewed for the ‘Leadership’ episode of the Into the Breach video series, produced by the Knights of Columbus. The series and its accompanying study guide are based on the 2015 apostolic exhortation of the same name by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix. In that document, Bishop Olmsted challenges all Catholic men to ‘do the work of Christ’s soldiers in the world today.’”
To find the link to our feature story - and other information about the Knights of Columbus - can be found at IWKnights9981.com/bulletin or on facebook.com/IWknights9981 and NOW on Twitter at twitter.com/IwKnights.
Links Related to this week’s column:
Live the Virtues of a True Leader
Leadership is not primarily about giving orders, but about serving others.
By Gerald Korson (9/27/2021)
Click here for Article
Prayer for Protection in Time of Pandemic
A Novena which seeks Our Lady’s Intercession for Protection in Time of Pandemic
- By His Holiness, Pope Francis (3/2020)
- (Click on the image on the right to view video.)
- A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC (PDF Version)
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