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Evangelizing Americain the Footsteps of Our LadyPontifical pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady ofGuadalupe unites leaders from across the continent.BY ANDREW J. MATT

Loaves of LoveWhat started out as simple bread deliveries by a local K of Ccouncil has evolved into statewide charitable outreach.BY MARYANGELA LAYMAN ROMÁN

Hope after HaiyanWith councils throughout the Philippines, the Orderoffers relief to typhoon victims.BY BRIAN CAULFIELD

Coming to the Aid ofa Brother in NeedCouncils a thousand miles apart join hands to help afamily struck by tragedy.BY MARIE ELENA GIOSSI

Education and EvangelizationThe work of evangelization helps others to see, under-stand and engage the world from the perspective of faith.BY STRATFORD CALDECOTT

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D E P A R T M E N T S

Building a better worldPope Francis urges us to radiate“fraternal communion and mission-ary fruitfulness.”BY SUPREME KNIGHT CARL A. ANDERSON

Learning the faith, living the faithLike the habits of successful coachesand business leaders, our spirituallives require the courage to face ourfears head on.BY SUPREME CHAPLAIN

ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI

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Fathers for GoodCatholic families have practical waysfor learning about and witnessing tothe beauty of the Church’s teachings.BY ANDREW LICHTENWALNER

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Knights of Columbus NewsCoats For Kids Wraps AnotherRecord-Breaking Year • SupremeKnight Receives Patronal Medalfrom CUA, National Shrine •Knights Welcome New Archbishopof Hartford • Order WelcomesBrother Knights to New LeadershipPositions • Supreme Council FundsNew Project Rachel Position atU.S. Bishops’ Conference

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WHEN ASKED by the Pharisees whatcommandment in the law was greatest,Christ answered that the whole law andthe prophets depend on loving Godabove all else and loving your neighbor asyourself (cf. Mt 22:37-40). He then gavea “new commandment” during hisfarewell discourse to the Apostles: “Loveone another. As I have loved you, so youalso should love one another. This is howall will know that you are my disciples, ifyou have love for one another” (Jn 13:35-36; cf. Jn 15:12). Christ’s new commandment demands

obedience from his followers and remainsthe cornerstone of Christian life.Nonetheless, like the rest of God’s com-mandments, Christ’s precept to love oneanother promotes rather than impedesfreedom, and like the whole of theGospel, it bears a message of universalsignificance. The Second Vatican Coun-cil’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church inthe Modern World emphasized that manbears a certain likeness to the Holy Trinityand “cannot fully find himself exceptthrough a sincere gift of himself”(Gaudium et Spes, 24). Far from being amerely private lifestyle choice, one optionamong many, life in Christ corresponds tothe deepest longings of the human heart.In his recent apostolic exhortation,

Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel),Pope Francis notes, “We become fullyhuman when we become more thanhuman, when we let God bring us be-yond ourselves in order to attain thefullest truth of our being” (8). Embracingthis “fullest truth of our being,” groundedin our creation and destiny in God, lies atthe center of the new evangelization,which has been called for by Francis and

his predecessors. Ultimately, the joyfulwitness of Christian faith, hope and char-ity is the antidote to what the pope calls a“materialistic, consumerist and individu-alistic society” and the “vacuum left bysecularist rationalism” (63).From one perspective, Pope Francis’

emphasis on “going forth from ourselvestoward our brothers and sisters” (179) isnot a new message or a change of course.Christ’s commandment of charity is theconstant teaching of the Church and hasbeen particularly stressed in recentdecades, from the Second Vatican Coun-cil and the call to become “the Church ofthe Good Samaritan” to Pope BenedictXVI’s foundational encyclicals. On theother hand, an “eternal newness” springsfrom the Gospel, as there will always be aneed to transform hearts and renew soci-eties with God’s love and grace (cf. 11).In this light, a pilgrimage and meeting

that gathered Church leaders in MexicoCity last November focused on the ongo-ing task of evangelization and renewalacross the continent (see page 8). Thistask is also manifested in the Order’s dailywork, whether by Knights in Wisconsindelivering bread and other supplies for thepoor in their communities (see page 12),Knights in the Philippines helping theirneighbors affected by Typhoon Haiyan(see page 16), or Knights in Florida andNew York supporting a brother Knightand his family after a devastating accident(see page 22). In these and so many otherways, we see how Christ’s new command-ment inspires the witness of faith and thecreativity of love.♦

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Faith Resource: A God Who Is Threefold LoveThe booklet A God Who Is Threefold Love (#404) by Michelle K.Borras is part of the New Evangelization Series published bythe Order’s Catholic Information Service. Leading us to a newappreciation of the central Christian claim that “God is love”(1 John 4:8), the booklet explores the communion of love be-tween the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and Christ’s invitationto discover the origin and destiny of our lives. To downloadthis and other Catholic resources, visit kofc.org/cis.

BUILDING A BETTER WORLD


IN MY COLUMN last month, I begana reflection on Pope Francis’ new apos-tolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium(The Joy of the Gospel). I focused on thepope’s challenge to Catholics to embracea new “missionary spirit” that brings theGospel to the peripheries of society. Atthis moment in history, the Knights ofColumbus has an extraordinary oppor-tunity and, I would add, an extraordi-nary responsibility to join Pope Francison the front line in this witness and tomeet Blessed John Paul II’s challengeto engage in a charity thatevangelizes.This month, I would like to

continue reflecting on EvangeliiGaudium and show how itshould serve as a guide for ourwork as Knights of Columbus.Our Holy Father sees the

Church opening a new chapterof evangelization, one charac-terized by “the joy of the Gospel” andcarried forward by those who “wish toshare their joy.” In this mission — echo-ing the words of Pope Benedict XVI tothe bishops of Latin America at Apare-cida, Brazil, in 2007 — Pope Franciswrites, “It is not by proselytizing that theChurch grows, but ‘by attraction’” (15). Evangelii Gaudium is the pope’s re-

sponse to the 2012 Synod of Bishops,which met on the topic “The NewEvangelization for the Transmission ofthe Christian Faith.” In his document,the Holy Father takes up a centraltheme of the synod: “In virtue of theirbaptism, all the members of the Peopleof God have become missionary disci-ples.” And he emphasizes, “The newevangelization calls for personal in-

volvement on the part of each of thebaptized” (120).In order to be faithful “missionary

disciples,” however, Pope Francis saysthat it is necessary to go beyond our“comfort zones” (20) and “abandon thecomplacent attitude that says we havealways done it this way” (33). He alsosays that places of “fraternal commun-ion and missionary fruitfulness” are es-sential in the Church today (89).Pope Francis then reminds us of the

key to this communion and fruitfulness

by again quoting Pope Benedict: “theservice of charity” is “a constitutive ele-ment of the Church’s mission and an in-dispensable expression of her verybeing” (179). Our Holy Father urges us to redis-

cover our need as Catholics “to live infraternity” and to grow in “a fraternallove capable of seeing the sacredgrandeur of our neighbor, of findingGod in every human being” (92).In this light, Pope Francis writes: “I

especially ask Christians in communi-ties throughout the world to offer a ra-diant and attractive witness of fraternalcommunion. Let everyone admirehow you care for one another, andhow you encourage and accompanyone another” (98).

Undoubtedly, some Catholics will readthese passages and ask, “What does sucha witness of fraternal communion looklike, and how are we to enter into it?” Yet it is impossible for any brother

Knight to read the words of our HolyFather and not recognize a profoundand personal challenge. We have thegreat privilege of being heirs to the spir-itual vision of Venerable Michael Mc-

Givney, who set out a path offraternal communion basedon charity and unity morethan 130 years ago.Because of our founder’s in-

spiration, we don’t have to in-vent new associations orexperiment with new structuresin order to find a fruitful formof fraternal communion. Every

Knight already belongs to an Order thatpersonifies one of the most fruitful ex-pressions of fraternal communion ever toexist in the countries where we are active.The challenge, then, facing every

brother Knight today is to ensure thatthe Order and every one of our councilsare places whose “doors are open” andwhose members invite their fellowCatholics to a life of fraternal commun-ion and charity.It is also the responsibility of every

Knight to deepen his fraternal com-munion with true charity and unity, sothat whoever encounters the Knightsof Columbus will encounter a commu-nity of brothers motivated by the joyof the Gospel.Vivat Jesus!

A Personal ChallengePope Francis urges us to radiate “fraternal communion and missionary fruitfulness”

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

We don’t have to invent new associations or experiment withnew structures to find a fruitfulform of fraternal communion.

LEARNING THE FAITH, LIVING THE FAITH


EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part four ina special series on men’s spirituality.

PAUL ASSAIANTE knows some-thing about winning. As coach for theTrinity College squash team in Hart-ford, Conn., Assaiante has won 13consecutive national championshipsand a record 252 consecutive matchessince 1998. Four years ago, he teamedup with James Zug, an award-winningwriter and widely recognizedauthority on squash, to writethe book, Run to the Roar:Coaching to Overcome Fear(2010).As the authors explain, the

roar of the lion strikes fear inthe heart, and the instinct ofother animals is to turn awayfrom the lion, a strategy thatoften leads to their demise.Even after a lion is past hisprime, his mighty roar keepsprey on the run. And when itcomes to lions, human beings don’tfare much better than antelopes. If aroaring lion confronted me, I wouldbe seized with fear and run away —and would probably become the lion’smid-afternoon snack.The roaring lion is a symbol of our

fears, especially the fears that threatento consume us, that keep us up atnight. It represents aspects of our livesthat keep us on the run from God,our spouses, our families, our friendsand even ourselves.Successful coaches and business

leaders tell us we should run to the

roar, that we should confront our op-ponent’s strengths while overcomingour fears. Instead of running from theroaring lion, only to be caught and de-voured, we should face the lion head-on with a fearless roar of our own.

CONFRONTING OUR SINSAs we head into the season of Lent, Isuggest that all of us “run to the roar”as soon as possible. This means con-

fronting the things that most threatenour spiritual lives and facing up towhat is most likely to impede ourgrowth as human beings, as followersof Christ, as Knights, and as husbandsand fathers.In fact, all sin — especially serious

sin — has a way of keeping us on therun and hiding behind excuses, alibisand pretexts that damage our relation-ships with God and others. Sin andsinful habits also have a way of con-suming us, of becoming the most im-portant thing in our lives, even moreimportant than God and our loved

ones. As followers of Christ, it isthrough the sacrament of reconcilia-tion that we “run to the roar” andconfront these barriers between usand God.Running to the roar is a counterin-

tuitive idea, like jousting without ashield or playing football without ahelmet. So what gives us the courage

to run to the roar in our spiri-tual lives? What makes us thinkthat admitting our weaknessleads to strength? What makesus think that confessing our sinsgives us the home-field advan-tage? Let us look to Scripture toanswer these questions.With Jesus’ powerful enemies

lining up against him, we readin the Gospel how the chiefpriests and Pharisees ask theguards surrounding Jesus, “Whydidn’t you arrest him?” They an-

swered, “Never has anyone spokenlike this man” (cf. Jn 7:45-46). Noone has ever spoken to us as Jesus has;no one has ever told us the truthabout God and about ourselves as hehas. Jesus speaks to us words of spiritand life in Scripture, in Mass and inour private prayer. There’s not a coachin the land that can speak to us morepowerfully than Jesus.

THE WAY OF CHRISTThe prophets offered a foretaste ofJesus’ admonition “to repent and be-lieve” (Mk 1:15) — to run to the roar.

Running to the RoarLike the habits of successful coaches and business leaders, our spiritual lives require

the courage to face our fears head on

by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori

As followers of Christ, it isthrough the sacrament of

reconciliation that we “run to the roar” and confront the barriers between us and God.


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GENERAL: That the Churchand society may respect the wis-dom and experience of olderpeople.

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Jeremiah, for example, foreshadowedhow Jesus would lead the way “like atrusting lamb led to slaughter” (Jer11:19). In the Garden of Olives andon the Cross, Jesus went ahead of us.Though sinless, the Lamb of Godtook upon himself the full fury ofhuman sinfulness and weakness. Itwasn’t the scourges that pained him asmuch as our sins. It wasn’t the heavycross that caused him to fall, but theweight of our sins. Yet by his woundswe were healed; by his falling we werelifted up; and by his dying we nowhave in us an imperishable life. In aword, Jesus ran to the roar so that wecould do the same.

We also have the example of thesaints and of our Holy Father PopeFrancis. Here is a man who regularlyruns to the roar. In his long experi-ence as a priest, as a Jesuit provincialand as the archbishop of BuenosAires, one of the world’s most com-plex dioceses, he has had to face manytough problems and shoulder manydifficult responsibilities. And now, hehas the most demanding responsibil-ity of all: to shepherd as successor ofPeter and Vicar of Christ the Churchuniversal at a time when the Churchfaces challenges on many fronts.The pope’s simplicity and spirit of

poverty is not a public relations front,

a style contrived to charm his follow-ers and disarm his critics. It is reallywho he is. He runs to the roar armedwith a powerful spiritual life, with theknowledge and love of Christ, bol-stered by the prayers of those he servesand strengthened by his love of thepoor and needy. As we go about our lives and work

as Catholic men dedicated to ourfounding principles of charity, unityand fraternity, we do so united withour Holy Father and strengthened bythe Eucharist to share a love that isstronger than sin and more powerfulthan death. With this kind of support,we can indeed “run to the roar”!♦

Archbishop Jan Cieplak (1857-1926)

BORN IN POLAND on Aug. 17,1857, Jan Cieplak was raised by hisgrandmother. He pursued a priestly vo-cation and was ordained in 1881. Forthe next 20 years he served as a seminaryprofessor in St. Petersburg, Russia, whilesupporting orphanages and schools. Father Cieplak was appointed auxil-

iary bishop of Mohilev in 1908, andsoon became the first bishop to traverseSiberia and the Far East. He also madepastoral visits across Lithuania and Be-larus, and his zeal earned the animosityof the czarist authorities. As a result, hewas suspended from the TheologicalAcademy in St. Petersburg. In 1919, Bishop Cieplak was named

titular archbishop of Ochrida. Whenthe Soviet Union was formed three yearslater, he was the highest-rankingCatholic official in the country. Ha-rassed by the Communist authorities forresisting the nationalization of churchbuildings, Archbishop Cieplak was ar-rested twice. In a 1923 show trial thatgained worldwide attention, he was sen-tenced to death for creating a “counter-revolutionary organization.”

Pressure from the West eventuallyforced the Soviets to commute the sen-tence to a 10-year prison term. After serv-ing a year in the Butyrka and Lubyankaprisons, Archbishop Cieplak wasabruptly released and welcomed with ju-bilation in Poland. He then traveled toRome, where Pope Pius XI asked him toprepare a report on Bolshevik Russia. In November 1925, Archbishop

Cieplak began a tour of the UnitedStates, visiting 375 parishes and alsomeeting President Calvin Coolidge. InDecember, he was appointed archbishopof Vilnius, in present-day Lithuania.While still in the United States, however,he fell ill in Passaic, N.J., and died thereFeb. 17, 1926. His cause for canoniza-tion was opened in 1952.♦

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SPREADING WARMTH and goodcheer throughout the holiday seasonwasn’t just a figure of speech as theKnights of Columbus Coats for Kidsprogram provided thousands of wintercoats to children in need throughoutcold-weather cities in the United Statesand Canada.Knights processed orders for a

record-breaking 51,000 coats, whichwere distributed by local and statecouncils at a variety of events:• Knights at six sites throughout Con-

necticut gave out 2,000 coats to childrenin need the day after Thanksgiving. Fortwo hours on the biggest shopping dayof the year, Knights distributed coats inBridgeport, Hartford, New Haven,Norwich, Stamford and Waterbury.• Teaming up with representatives of

the Denver Broncos in mid-October,Knights presented coats to schoolchild-ren at a distribution in the Mile HighCity co-sponsored by Catholic Athletesfor Christ. Two weeks later, they alsodistributed coats to children whosefamilies were severely impacted by dev-astating floods in Northern Colorado.

(For more on the Order’s response tothe Colorado floods, see page 20).• In a community-wide effort spear-

headed by Knights in the Diocese of FallRiver, Mass., eight parishes and severaldiocesan schools organized a coat collec-tion to benefit students at seven areaschools and residents at a homeless shel-ter. “We’ve collected more than 600 coats— our best year ever,” said Bill

Bouchard, Grand Knight of Bishop Cas-sidy Council 3669 in Swansea, Mass.“The parishes have been extremely gen-erous, opening their hearts wide.”Established in 2009, the Knights of

Columbus Coats for Kids program hasgiven away some 150,000 coats to chil-dren. In the past year, more than 1,000councils participated in the program inthe United States and Canada.♦

Coats For Kids Wraps Another Record-Breaking Year

Members of Our Lady of the Assumption Council 11077 in Fairfield, Conn., and rep-resentatives of Action for Bridgeport Community Development stand with some of the chil-dren who received winter coats through the Order’s Coats for Kids program.

Supreme Knight Receives Patronal Medal from CUA, National ShrineON DEC. 9, 2013, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson re-ceived the Patronal Medal at the Basilica of the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington,D.C. The medal, awarded jointly by the shrine and TheCatholic University of America, is given to an individualwho renders “distinguished service in the advancement ofMarian devotion, theology, or general appreciation of theplace of Mary in the Catholic Church.”“Carl Anderson has dedicated his life to serving the

Church and our nation,” said John Garvey, president ofCatholic University. “He embodies the qualities for whichthe Patronal Medal is awarded because his strong faith anddevotion to Mary underpin all that he does.”In accepting the medal, Anderson said the award “is an

occasion to recognize the dedication of so many countlessKnights of Columbus to the national shrine.” He called it“a privilege and honor” to work with the shrine “for thehonor of serving the Mother of our Lord.”Previous recipients of the Patronal Medal include: Car-

dinal James Hickey, former archbishop of Washington;

Mother M. Angelica, founder of the Eternal Word Tele-vision Network; and Dolores Hope, wife of entertainerBob Hope.♦

Msgr. Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of theImmaculate Conception, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington and,at right, John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America,present Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson with the Patronal Medal.

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THE U.S. CONFERENCE ofCatholic Bishops will have a powerfulnew ally in helping women heal fromthe emotional and physical trauma ofabortion, thanks in part of theKnights of Columbus.The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 12,

2013, to add a permanent staff mem-ber to work nationally with ProjectRachel, the Milwaukee-based post-abortion healing ministry founded byVicki Thorn. The position will befunded in part by the Knights ofColumbus.“While it’s encouraging that so

many dioceses are asking for help andresponding, the [U.S. bishops’] pro-life committee recognized some timeago that additional help would beneeded,” said Cardinal Seán P. O’Mal-

ley of Boston of the driving factor be-hind the creation of such a position.Established by Thorn in 1984,

Project Rachel helps women, as wellas men, recover from the aftermath ofabortion through hope, healing andforgiveness. The program is present inmost dioceses throughout the UnitedStates and receives support from theKnights at both the national andgrassroots level.“To oversee the ministry and keep

on top of things that need to be done,you really need a full-time person,”Thorn told Catholic News Agencyfollowing the announcement. “I’mjust delighted that they’re going tohave one. This is an important min-istry of the Church, and it is really keyto the evangelization of our times.”♦

Supreme Council Funds New Project RachelPosition at U.S. Bishops’ Conference

Knights WelcomeNew Archbishopof Hartford

THE END OF 2013 saw a changingof the guard in several key leadershippositions at the Knights of ColumbusSupreme Council.Chief among these was the promo-

tion of Logan T. Ludwig to serve asthe new deputy supreme knight fol-lowing the retirement of Dennis A.Savoie after more than seven years ofservice in the position. Ludwig, amember of the board of directorssince 2007, served as state advocate,state treasurer and state secretary inIllinois prior to becoming statedeputy in 2004. In 2011, he was pro-moted to supreme treasurer.

To fill the vacancy left by Ludwig’spromotion, Supreme DirectorMichael J. O’Connor was promotedto supreme treasurer. O’Connor is re-sponsible for the financial affairs ofthe Order and previously served as as-sistant supreme advocate.Finally, Supreme Director Natale

L. Gallo, a past state deputy of On-tario, was named assistant to thesupreme knight for Canadian affairs,while Patrick E. Kelly, vice presidentfor public policy and executive direc-tor of the Blessed John Paul IIShrine, was appointed to the board ofdirectors.♦

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Brother Knights Elected to New Leadership Positions

ARCHBISHOP Leonard P. Blair,64, was installed as the new head ofthe Archdiocese of Hartford Dec.16, 2013. Archbishop Blair replacesArchbishop Henry J. Mansell,whose retirement was accepted byPope Francis in late 2013.“Throughout his time in Michi-

gan, at the Vatican and most re-cently in Ohio, our archbishop-designate has shown himself to bea quintessential pastor and shep-herd,” said Supreme Knight Carl A.Anderson after Archbishop Blair’snew post was announced. “Wethank Pope Francis for this out-standing appointment and standready to assist our new archbishopin whatever ways we can.”Archbishop Blair was born in

1949 in Detroit and was ordaineda priest in 1976. He served as aux-iliary bishop of Detroit from 1999until 2003, when he was tapped byPope John Paul II to head the Dio-cese of Toledo, Ohio. He chairs theU.S. bishops’ Subcommittee onthe Catechism and is a member ofthe Committees on Doctrine andon Evangelization and Catechesis.Archbishop Blair joined the

Knights in 1994 and has servedWest Toledo Council 3122 ascouncil chaplain and faithful friar.Supreme Knight Anderson wasamong the dignitaries at the arch-bishop’s installation Mass.♦


In a powerful witness of unity and faith, eight cardinals andmore than 70 bishops from North, Central and SouthAmerica — together with K of C leaders and some 250 in-vited guests from around the hemisphere — gathered in Mex-ico City Nov. 16-19, 2013, for a pilgrimage and meetingtitled “Our Lady of Guadalupe:Star of the New Evangelization onthe American Continent.” Theevent, which was co-sponsored bythe Pontifical Commission forLatin America, the Basilica of OurLady of Guadalupe, the Knights ofColumbus and the Institute forGuadalupan Studies, includeddaily Mass and Marian devotions,keynote addresses and workgroups.In a video address Nov. 16, Pope

Francis greeted participants andurged them to make “missionaryoutreach the paradigm of all pas-toral activity.”The purpose of the four-day

event was to forge deeper bonds ofecclesial friendship, dialogue andcollaboration in the “continentalmission” called for by Pope JohnPaul II in his 1999 apostolic exhor-tation Ecclesia in America.

PILGRIMAGE OF UNITYThe pilgrimage and meeting began with the enthronement ofthe image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, accompanied by an imageof St. Juan Diego, in the convention hall of the Marian Plaza. Aprocession of flags from throughout the world circled around

the Virgin, symbolizing the universality of the Guadalupan mes-sage. Cardinal Norberto Rivera, archbishop of Mexico City, thenwelcomed the pilgrims to the “spiritual heart” of the Americancontinent, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for

Bishops and president of the PontificalCommission for Latin America, deliv-ered the opening address. “Our conti-nental pilgrimage is first of all anencounter among disciples, a familyreunion at the end of the Year ofFaith,” said the former archbishop ofQuébec and primate of Canada.The cardinal said that the 16th-cen-

tury apparitions of the Virgin ofGuadalupe, which inspired reconcili-ation between peoples and innumer-able conversions, “constitute thefoundational event of the New World— of North, Central and SouthAmerica.” He further emphasized that the pil-

grimage was “also a profoundly mis-sionary gesture: a response to [OurLady’s] call to build a common homefor all the Americas, a home where thepoor and rich listen to the same Wordand share the same Eucharist, a homewhere conflicts are resolved throughdialogue, patience and reconciliation.”

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, in his address Nov. 17,highlighted the unique role that Our Lady of Guadalupeplayed in unifying America’s continental identity. “Our Lady of Guadalupe is known from Alaska to Ar-

gentina because she has transcended borders, language and

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Pontifical pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe unites leaders from across the continent

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culture,” he said. “The mestiza [mixed race] Virgin appearedas ‘perfectly inculturated,’ in the words of Blessed John Paul II. She presented herself with cultural symbolism thatbrought about attraction, love and reconciliation, and ulti-mately conversion.” Reflecting on the significance of the Guadalupan message

today, the supreme knight asked, “Could it be that Our Ladyof Guadalupe, as ‘Star of the New Evangelization,’ is the surestpath for the more profound unity and cooperation among thechurches of our continent?” Other speakers affirmed Mary’s pivotal role as a source of

unity among peoples. “Our Lady of Guadalupe touches the hearts of all human

beings, irrespective of cultures, languages and traditions,” saidCardinal Rivera in his homily Nov. 16. “She knows how toplace Jesus Christ at the center of every heart, so that it maybeat with the very life of God himself.” Likewise, Msgr. Eduardo Chávez, director of the Institute

of Guadalupan Studies, explained how Our Lady ofGuadalupe, as a model of perfect inculturation, shows us that“we are all brothers and sisters, beyond languages, culturesand traditions; we are one family of God.”

MISSION OF CHARITYA recurring theme of the pilgrimage and meeting was the mis-sion of evangelization as a movement of communion — withGod and our neighbor — involving charity and the gift of self. As Pope Francis stated in his video message, “The intimacy

between the Church and Jesus is an intimacy on the move. Itrequires going outside oneself.” He added, “We must dare toleave our own communities and go out to the existential pe-ripheries where God’s presence needs to be felt.” In this context, Cardinal Ouellet underscored that the verb

“to go out” — “salir” in Spanish — “is the verb most fre-quently used by Pope Francis.” This dynamic word choice, hesaid, translates into hands-on charitable outreach: “It meansgoing out to the existential peripheries where we find loneli-ness and abandonment; indifference about one’s life and des-tiny; triviality and distraction in the face of the essentialquestions about human life; severed connections from funda-mental social relationships; dramatic conditions of poverty,exploitation and violence.” Ultimately, Cardinal Ouellet af-firmed, it means “going out to encounter everyone, with amercy which neither discriminates nor excludes, as bearers ofthe Gospel that transforms life and saves.”

Opposite page: Cardinal Marc Ouellet, president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, delivers the opening address of the pilgrimage and meeting.• Above: Participants pray the rosary in procession from atop Tepeyac Hill, site of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego in 1531.


Supreme Knight Anderson emphasized the similarities be-tween the missions of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Pope Francis.“It should come as no surprise,” he said, “that we see in our HolyFather’s pastoral approach a reflection of Our Lady of Guadalupe… who calls us to be a Church of the Good Samaritan.” Noting that the pope recently compared the Church to “a

field hospital after battle,” the supreme knight concluded bypointing to the witness of Pope Francis: “Like our new pope,we too must build a Church that is a place of refuge, a placewhere wounds are healed, a battlefield hospital where themedicine is charity — an authentic Christian charity thatevangelizes.”

COLLABORATION BETWEEN CLERGY AND LAITYThe meeting further explored how the evangelizing missionof charity depends on the fruitful collaboration betweenclergy and laity, a theme that Pope Francis stressed in his videomessage. “I believe it is important, indeed urgent,” the pope said, “to

form ministers capable of closeness, of encounter, who knowhow to stir the hearts of the people, to walk with them, toenter into dialogue with their hopes and dreams.” He addedthat “bishops cannot delegate this work; they must take it onas something fundamental to the life of the Church.”

Many in attendance noted that this kind of honest exami-nation of conscience needs to extend to the laity as well. For example, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston ob-

served, “What we are experiencing in the United States is atransition from cultural Catholicism to intentional Catholi-cism. Those who are staying in the pews today are those whoactively decide to embrace the Church and her teachings.” This assessment was echoed by Cardinal José Robles Or-

tega, archbishop of Guadalajara: “When Christianity is re-duced to mere custom, moral values or social rituals, thensooner or later it loses its vitality and existential attraction forthe men and women of our time.”Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, president of the

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, cited recent survey dataabout the Church in the United States: While more than threeout of four American Catholics claim to be proud of theirfaith, less than 23 percent attend Mass on Sundays, and ex-Catholics now make up the second-largest religious group inthe country.Nonetheless, Archbishop Kurtz added, there are encourag-

ing signs of hope amid the challenges facing the Churchtoday. He noted that recent years have seen “an increase invocations to the priesthood; a desire to deepen relationshipseven in the midst of the fall-off in sacramental marriages; anda curiosity and even enthusiasm of some young adults whoare looking for more in life.” Supreme Knight Anderson cited Blessed John Paul II’s ob-

servation that the renewal of the Church in America will notbe possible without the laity (see Ecclesia in America, 44),adding, “For this renewal to become a reality throughout ourhemisphere, a new partnership among laity, religious andclergy will be required.”

Clockwise from above left: Cardinal Norberto Rivera, archbishop ofMexico City, elevates the host during Mass at the Shrine of Our Ladyof Guadalupe. • Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson delivers his keynoteaddress. • Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston participates in a paneldiscussion on evangelization and culture.

GRATEFUL HEIRS OF OUR LADYThe final evening of the pilgrimage and meeting endedwith a Marian Vigil in honor of Our Lady ofGuadalupe. After leading a meditation, Cardinal Ouel-let presented a “golden rose” to Cardinal Rivera ofMexico City, offered on behalf of Pope Francis to theVirgin of Tepeyac. The international event concluded the next day with

presentations by representatives of the bishops’ confer-ences of Canada, Latin America, the United States andBrazil on the key priorities of the ongoing continentalmission. A closing Mass followed with Cardinal Ouelletas the main celebrant and homilist. In his homily, the cardinal made reference to

St. Juan Diego’s tilma, the cloak that was miraculouslyimpressed with the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe,now preserved at the basilica.“As grateful heirs of the tilma of Our Lady of

Guadalupe,” the cardinal reminded all participants ofthe Church’s “responsibility to protect the ecclesialtilma that has been woven over the centuries by acountless multitude of saints, known and unknown, inthis land of America.” He concluded, “May all these saints, born of the

motherhood of Mary, help us to weave deeper andstronger bonds between the more affluent and disad-vantaged areas of our continent.”♦

ANDREW J. MATT is managing editor of Columbia.


From top: Mass is celebrated in theBasilica of Our Lady ofGuadalupe. • Participants engagein discussion following a reportfrom one of the working groups.• Msgr. Eduardo Chávez speakson Our Lady of Guadalupe asthe Star of the First and NewEvangelization.


What started out as simple bread deliveries by a local K of C council has evolved into statewide charitable outreach

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Loaves of Love

The call came in as five members of Msgr. F.P. Arnold As-sembly in West Allis, Wis., were participating in an event

at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. The Fourth DegreeKnights were dressed in their regalia, complete with swordsand plumed caps, when Michael A. Czarnecki’s phone rang.The caller was a woman from an area bakery with 100 stacks

of bread available for pick-up. Could he send someone soon?Much to her surprise, the five Knights, still dressed in their

tuxedos and capes, arrived at the bakery a short time later.They loaded the surplus bread into their cars and set off to de-liver the bounty to meal programs and food pantries.With the exception of their attire, the bakery visit was all in

a day’s work for Czarnecki and the Knights of West AllisCouncil 3095, who, for the past 12 years, have connected peo-ple in need with surplus goods that would have otherwise goneto waste.

Czarnecki is the founder of Food for the Hungry, a Milwau-kee-based organization comprised solely of volunteers whopick up and deliver surplus goods, primarily bread and otherbaked goods, to local community outreach organizations.Describing their efforts as “charity helping charity,” Czar-

necki said that the group has expanded its outreach in recentyears to include furniture, bath products, books and clothing.With neither paid staff nor rented space, Food for the Hungrynow extends into central Wisconsin and to the Illinois andMichigan state lines.

MULTIPLICATION OF LOAVES The bread deliveries orches-trated by Council 3095 hadhumble beginnings. In Sep-tember 2002, Czarnecki’swife, Irene, read an articlein the Milwaukee JournalSentinel about a charity thatneeded donations. Czarnecki had recently

been forced to retire at age59 due to health problems.Rather than letting her hus-band mope around thehouse, Irene encouragedhim to volunteer.“My wife saw me sitting

at home and said, ‘Isn’tthere something you cando?’” explained Czarnecki.After working as a bread

deliveryman for 25 years,Czarnecki knew that a lotof leftover baked goods goto waste. And as a Knight,Czarnecki knew that manylow-income people couldmake good use of that “ex-cess bakery,” as he called it.So he approached his con-nections in the baking business, and they agreed to give himday-old bread and surplus items, provided the receivinggroups would not sell it.La Causa Crisis Nursery & Respite Center in Milwaukee

and Kathy’s House, a non-profit hospital hospitality house,were early recipients of the surplus baked goods. Soon, otherrequests for food began pouring in. The number of bakerieseager to donate mushroomed, and Czarnecki turned quicklyto his brother Knights for financial assistance and volunteersupport.In the early years of the program, Czarnecki made deliveries

to about 100 food pantries three times a week, as he and sixto eight council members delivered thousands of dollars’worth of baked goods annually. He put an estimated 40,000

miles on his minivan in the first two years alone.By 2005, however, the effort had become too large for the

council to manage alone, and the group incorporated sepa-rately as a non-profit organization, making donations tax de-ductible and expanding its eligibility for grants. “It would not have survived without the West Allis Knights

of Columbus council,” said John Schmitz, a past grand knightof Council 3095 who now serves as president of Food for theHungry. He added that other area councils have long sup-ported the program as well.

Today, Food for the Hun-gry has more than 450 vol-unteers who gather bakedgoods and other productsfrom about 250 donor bak-eries, outlet stores, super-markets, bagel and coffeeshops, furniture stores,clothing outlets, and bookpublishers. Schmitz esti-mates that weekly dona-tions are worth $3-4million. These goods aredistributed to about 1,700groups that serve the poor.The recipients include crisiscenters, churches of variousreligious denominations,homes for the elderly andsenior centers, schools,food pantries, and homelessshelters.

“There’s hardly a charityin the area that we do notserve,” said Schmitz, addingthat there is even an Amishcommunity near Erin, Wis.,that accepts donations.Food for the Hungry has

also extended its outreachto veterans in recent yearsby partnering with the Mil-

waukee Homeless Veterans Initiative. There are approximately300-400 homeless veterans in the Milwaukee area and an-other 5,500 at-risk veterans. Many seek assistance from foodpantries and similar community services.In turn, Food for the Hungry hosts two annual fundraising

spaghetti dinners and provides food for a number of commu-nity events for veterans. On the morning after Christmas Day2013, volunteers served steaming hot plates of scrambled eggsand bacon, bread, and sweet rolls to about 200 veterans. Be-fore eating, the veterans and those serving the meal gatheredin a circle to give thanks for the food and for the volunteerswho provided it. Food for the Hungry had delivered all thebaked goods for the meal, as well as piles of packaged breadsand pastries for the veterans to take home.


Opposite page: Grand Knight Donald J. Banker of West Allis (Wis.)Council 3095 and fellow council member John Schmitz, president ofFood for the Hungry Inc., prepare bread crates for delivery Dec. 24,2013. • Above: Veteran Casimer Dominak receives a meal provided inpart by Food for the Hungry.


FABULOUS VOLUNTEERSIn the years since Czarnecki began his bread deliveries, he hasreceived a good deal of local and national recognition for hisefforts. And while the accolades are nice, Czarnecki stressed,“Plaques and that don’t mean a thing. What means the mostto me are my volunteers … and the people in need that getthe product.”For example, Czarnecki cited a class at Hampton Elemen-

tary School in Milwaukee. Students sent him thank-you lettersthat read, “Dear Mr. Bread Man, we like peanut butter andjelly, we like donuts,” along with other messages that touchedhis heart.Czarnecki also credits his “fabulous volunteers,” who some-

times make up to 20 stops a day or work behind the scenes tokeep the organization up and running. For example, Charlie Ruzick, 79, is the type of guy “who

makes old age look good,” Czarnecki said. A volunteer al-most from the beginning, he is one Food for the Hungry’ssix directors. With a handful of helpers he calls “Charlie’s Angels,” Ruzick

not only packs his truck full of bread several times a week, butalso pulls his 12-foot trailer laden with “bakery” to dozens oflocations throughout Milwaukee. In between bread runs, hepicks up donated furniture.Another volunteer is Jim Luther, who experiences both sides

of the outreach as director of the St. Hyacinth Food Pantryand a member of Immaculate Conception Council 4706. AFood for the Hungry board member, he picks up a carload ofsurplus bread once or twice a week and then distributes it atthe pantry he runs on Milwaukee’s south side.“The mission of the Knights includes charity and patriotism,

and we are trying to take care of people in the community,serving the community where there is great need,” said Luther.As he delivers the baked goods, Luther sees the impact that

simple things like a loaf of bread can make.“The majority of the people are very appreciative,” he added.

“We are definitely making a difference in lives in many ways.”Likewise, Joe Senglaub of St. Bruno Council 6436 in Dous-

man began making bread runs about three years ago. A finan-cial planner who is studying to be a permanent deacon for the

Michael A. Czarnecki, founder of Food for the Hungry and a member of West Allis (Wis.) Council 3095, fills his van with loaves for the needy.


Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Senglaub knew he had time onSaturday mornings. Since then, he’s helped coordinate pick-ups in the Jefferson County area and also makes regular de-liveries to the Fort Atkinson Food Pantry.“What is amazing is how little effort it takes to make an

impact,” he said. “Anybody can drive in a car for a few miles,and unloading bread takes little effort, and yet it does makean impact. It’s amazing how easy this is, and how little timecommitment there is, but it’s just a wonderful way to openyourself to the mission of Christ and of the Church.”“I just don’t like to see people go hungry,” said Czarnecki,

explaining what motivates him even in retirement to put inan estimated 50 to 60 hours a week with Food for the Hun-gry. “Plus, I love to see the smiles on the little ones’ faceswhen they see me coming with the bread.”In spite of the wear and tear on his cars and his investment

of time, Czarnecki said it’s all worth it.“I love doing it, and I won’t quit,” he said. “It’s a giving

back for all the things I’ve been given.”♦

MARYANGELA LAYMAN ROMÁN is managing editor ofthe Catholic Herald, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Mil-waukee.

Above: Mike and Irene Czarnecki are seated beside John Schmitz at abreakfast for homeless veterans in Milwaukee Dec. 26, 2013. • Right:Dick Williams loads a truck with surplus baked goods as Jim Luther(right), a Knight and board member of Food for the Hungry, looks on.


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The destructive force of Typhoon Haiyan can be measuredin many ways: the 195-mile-per-hour winds and 20-foot

ocean surges; the 6,000-plus death toll and seaside villages re-duced to splintered piles of wood; or the millions of peopledisplaced as the super typhoon tore a gash across the center ofthe Philippines, from the Pacific Ocean to the South ChinaSea, in what experts are calling the strongest storm everrecorded to make landfall.Months after the storm of early November 2013, pain and

sorrow still mark the lives of survivors as the work of recoveryand rebuilding continues. Yet there is more to the story than nature’s unbounded fury

and the grim toll of death, destruction and grief left in itswake. There is the indomitable spirit of the Filipino people —a spirit of courage that impelled those on safe ground to ven-ture into churning tides to save friends, family and evenstrangers; a spirit of charity that prompted those who werepounded by previous storms to collect relief goods and moneyfor the victims of Haiyan; and a spirit of hope that saw familiesbanding together under makeshift tarpaulin shelters, withneighbors consoling neighbors who lost loved ones and sharingwhat little food and water they had left. All of these actions were bound together by a spirit of faith in

this predominantly Catholic country, a faith that led Archbishop

With councils throughout the Philippines, the Order offers relief to typhoon victims

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Hopeafter

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Jose Palma of Cebu, whose northern regions were battered bythe storm, to declare: “No typhoon or flood can diminish thestrength of the Filipino soul. No calamity or natural disaster canquench the fire of our soul.” Using the local name for the ty-phoon, he added, “The Filipino soul is stronger than Yolanda.”

KNIGHTS THERE TO HELPBoth during and after the storm, Knights of Columbus werethere — sometimes as victims, but also as rescuers and relief

agents with a commitment to provide long-term assistance. “As we work to assist those who have suffered so much in

the Philippines, they will also remain in our prayers,” saidSupreme Knight Carl A. Anderson. “The Knights of Colum-bus has a long tradition of charitable service in the Philip-pines, and our efforts there on behalf of those affected willcontinue in that spirit. Locally and internationally, we arecommitted to helping the people of the Philippines rebuildtheir lives.”

Opposite page: An aerial view shows a coastal village in the province of Samar three days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. •Above: Amid fallen trees and emergency tents, Knights of Columbus distribute relief packages to residents in the town of Hernani, Eastern Samar.


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The Order established councils in the Philippines in 1905,and today there are more than 300,000 Knights in some2,500 councils in the three jurisdictions of Luzon, Mindanaoand Visayas.When Haiyan hit, the Supreme Council announced an im-

mediate emergency disbursement of $250,000. In the follow-ing weeks, Knights and others sent $500,000 more indonations to the Order’s emergency relief fund. In addition tohelping the dioceses hardest hit by the storm — allowing bish-ops to continue their charitable works among their people —these funds have been used to support a K of C relief centeron the outskirts of the ravaged area, where food, water, cloth-ing and other goods are distributed to the most needy. Thefunds have also purchased basic materials for fishermen to getback to work, and for farmers to start clearing and workingtheir fields again.As international relief agencies such as Catholic Relief Serv-

ices, which has committed $20 million to recovery efforts, at-tend to the larger issues, the Knights of Columbus has beenemploying its on-the-ground council structure to identify un-derserved areas and bring direct assistance. Using Supreme Council funds, the Visayas State Council,

under Deputy Rodrigo N. Sorongon, purchased canned goods,rice, bottled water, utensils and other necessities, and packedthem in sacks for delivery to remote villages. Relief supplieswere transported along muddy roads to northern Cebu twodays after the storm. Truckloads of supplies followed, and were

distributed in areas along the Pacific coast that suffered thegreatest losses.Vicente Ballon, a Knight who lost loved ones and who

barely escaped the storm himself, offered a glimpse of the de-structive force of Haiyan. He described how three successiveocean surges carried away family members and finally left himclinging for life to a mangrove tree. His wife was in Manila atthe time, and they were reunited a few days later after he wasable to board a military evacuation plane.“The height of the water was 15 to 18 feet. The winds were

blowing really hard,” said Ballon, a member of San JoaquinCouncil 13493 in Palo. “It happened so fast, only seconds, andthey were gone.”

He paused. “It’s hard to talk about what happened. How will I rebuild?

I don’t know yet,” he added.

SIGNS OF HOPECardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila traveled to TaclobanCity for the Palo Archdiocese’s jubilee in late November 2013.He told Columbia that when he first saw the scarred hills, oncethick with coconut and palm trees, and the huge piles of woodthat had made up thousands of homes, his thoughts turned tothe human suffering. “If this is the result of the storm,” he remarked, “imagine

what the people were going through at the time all this washappening.”

Knights conduct an emergency food distribution program in La Paz on the island of Leyte, one of the areas devastated by the typhoon. Their blueshirts feature a quote from Blessed John Paul II: “A charity that evangelizes.”


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After Mass, a woman approached the cardinal to discuss theneeds of the people. He asked how she and her family wouldcelebrate Christmas amid so much destruction. “She said thatmaybe with everything that they had lost, this would be thefirst time they will be able to appreciate the true meaning ofChristmas,” Cardinal Tagle recalled. “Without the lights andthe wrapped gifts, they would truly know how simple Christ-mas can be, like the poor Christ Child in the manger.”Archbishop John Du of Palo offered another sign of hope

when he decided to conduct previously scheduled priestly or-dinations in the cathedral — even though parts of its roofwere gone. A tarp was placed over the altar and the shell ofthe cathedral was filled to capacity with people seeking thestrength and solace of their Catholic faith. Archbishop Dusaid that to postpone the ordinations would be to depriveparishioners of new priests in a time of crisis.Likewise, Pope Francis showed his solidarity with the victims

with prayers and a monetary donation immediately after thestorm. At the end of December, his apostolic nuncio to thePhilippines, Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, stayed with Arch-bishop Du to celebrate Christmas Mass and to bring the pope’sblessing, prayers and best wishes to the Filipino people.

ROY LAGARDE, a member ofManila Council 1000 who works inthe media office of the Catholic Bish-ops’ Conference of the Philippines,traveled to the devastated areas withother journalists a few days after thestorm. He spoke to Columbia in lateNovember.

COLUMBIA: What were your firstthoughts when you reached thestricken area?

ROY LAGARDE: When we enteredPalo, Leyte, I wasn’t able to recognizethe town anymore. It was so differentfrom what I remembered. I also hadthe same reaction when we enteredTacloban City, a place that is close tomy heart because I spent my collegeyears there. It was like I was on an-other planet. The damage was just somassive, like an area struck by ty-

phoon, earthquake, flash floods andwhirlwind all at the same time. Inhospitals, I saw long lines of injuredpeople.

COLUMBIA: How did you getaround?

ROY LAGARDE: In Tacloban, we dida lot of walking and sometimes I justtagged along with photographers whohad their own car. In Eastern Samar, Iborrowed a motorcycle for two days,going to towns battered by the ty-phoon up to Guiuan, the southern-most tip of Samar Island, whereHaiyan made its first landfall.

COLUMBIA: What did people saywhen you spoke to them?

ROY LAGARDE: Talking to survivors,whose lives were shattered, and lettingthem narrate their experience was the

hardest part for me. Most people Italked to said they had to live throughthe ordeal of seeing their loved onesdie, their homes damaged and theirdreams torn apart. Around 200 metersaway from the city hall was a pile ofdead bodies wrapped in cadaver bags.

COLUMBIA: Where did you stay?ROY LAGARDE: I stayed at the

Tacloban City Hall the whole five daysthat I was there, together with someManila-based journalists and photog-raphers. I slept on a chair. We were justeating biscuits from breakfast to din-ner and we had to conserve our drink-ing water. The lack of toilet facilitieswas a big problem for all of us, too.The stay in Tacloban taught me im-portant lessons in life and skills forsurvival, and it made me understandthe real meaning of camaraderie.

A PERSONAL VIEW OF HAIYAN

Above right: In Balangiga, Eastern Samar, a grateful woman receives abag of goods from Visayas Deputy Rodrigo N. Sorongon as other residentswait their turn in line. • Right: Two days after the storm hit, peoplepray inside a damaged church in the battered coastal city of Tacloban.


WATER CAN BE just as destructive asit is life-giving. That’s what residents ofthe Philippines discovered during Ty-phoon Haiyan when their neighbor, thesea, rose up into one of the most devas-tating storms ever recorded. NorthAmerica saw its own share of water-re-lated disasters last year as well, includingflash floods in Colorado.From Sept. 11-15, 2013, heavy rains

inundated much of Colorado’s FrontRange, creating floodwaters that de-stroyed homes, businesses and roads.More than 16,000 families were lefthomeless or with property damage, es-pecially in Boulder County, one of thehardest-hit areas.On the national level, the Supreme

Council authorized $10,000 in imme-diate aid to flood victims. As with otherdisasters that took place last year,Knights were on the front lines in partbecause of the Order’s Second Respon-ders Program. Working in conjunctionwith the American Red Cross, Knights

from Colorado and surrounding stateshelped care for flood victims by provid-ing basic necessities like food, shelterand cleanup services.“Our brother Knights from Wyoming

and Kansas have come in to assist withthe mass care and feeding,” said DennisHughes, operations section chief of theSecond Responders Program for theDenver Metro Area.In Wyoming, Supreme Director Ken-

neth E. Stockwell organized a group ofvolunteers to help their neighbors to thesouth. Members of Bishop Patrick A. Mc-Govern Council 801 in Cheyenne, Wyo.,traveled to Longmont, Colo., to help res-idents remove debris, mop out their base-ments and combat the growth of mold.“When we arrived, the damage was

beyond description, and those affectedneeded any and all the help we couldprovide,” reported Past State DeputyThomas Enright (1998-2000). Meanwhile, in Greeley, Colo., about

60 miles northeast of Denver, Knights

volunteered at a distribution center atSt. Mary’s Church. Working with thearchdiocese’s Catholic Charities service,Knights began helping at the center inlate September, unloading food, blan-kets, cleaning supplies, toiletries andmore.“Most of [the victims] are kind of

traumatized from the flooding and theyneed whatever help they can get and wetry to give it to them,” said Dan Smith,a Catholic Charities volunteer and amember of Father Bud Raney Council2160 in Greeley.According to Catholic Charities, re-

covery from the flood will take any-where from 18 months to five yearsbecause of the widespread area that wasaffected. In the meantime, volunteersand donations are still needed as resi-dents brace for what is sure to be a longroad ahead.Catholic News Service and Catholic Chari-

ties of Denver contributed to this article.— Reported by Patrick Scalisi

KNIGHTS ASSIST AFTER COLORADO FLOODS

Archbishop Palma, who recently served as president of theCatholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, has a specialconnection to the area. He was archbishop of Palo before beingnamed to the Archdiocese of Cebu in 2010. In an interviewat his residence, he said, “It’s so inspiring to see from here inCebu and from all over the world, caravans of aid being deliv-ered to people. It’s so inspiring to hear the testimonies of chil-dren, like one little child celebrating his birthday, and instead

of asking for gifts for himself, he said to his father that he willsend his gifts to the children in Leyte. It is inspiring to knowthat in Iligan, which suffered the typhoon and flood the otheryear, together with Cagayan de Oro, the bishop said that theyhave more than 5,000 sacks of rice for Leyte.” Second collections in dioceses throughout the Philippines

for Haiyan relief have consistently been larger than the usualMass collections, Archbishop Palma also noted.Almost forgotten in Haiyan’s aftermath was the 7.2-magni-

tude earthquake that struck the Visayas region in mid-Octo-ber, causing heavy destruction and toppling the bell tower ofthe historic Basilica of Santo Niño de Cebu, near the site whereFerdinand Magellan planted a cross for Christ in 1521 duringhis trip around the globe.Archbishop Palma said the people have good reason to feel

weary from disasters, and many are in need of counseling andencouragement. Yet the prayers, outpouring of aid and soli-darity from around the globe have provided much consolation.The archbishop added, “It may cost us millions, and we will

need help from all over, as we have already seen, but the faithof the people will rebuild, sooner than many expect.”♦

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

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“Never before has proclaiming the Gospel on theFamily … been more urgent and necessary.”

These words mark the beginning of the Preparatory Doc-ument for the upcoming Extraordinary Synod of Bishopson the Family, to be held in October at the Vatican. Thedocument contains a series of questions for bishops to usewhen they consult the priests and laypeople of their dioce-ses. The first set of questions considers “the diffusion of theteachings on the family in Sacred Scripture and the Church’sMagisterium.” Topics include the knowledge and accept-ance of the Church’s teachings; thedifficulties and cultural factors hin-dering the reception and practice ofthese teachings; and opportunities forformation and catechesis. The synod is a call from Pope Fran-

cis to consider the family and what theChurch teaches about its meaning andbeauty. By responding to this call, andseeking to understand and embrace theChurch’s teachings on marriage andfamily life, we will grow in God’s graceand our families will become closer inholiness and joy. In the comingmonths, what can we laypersons dowhile our bishops ponder these ques-tions with the Holy Father? I offer fourpractical suggestions for Catholics tobecome ever-stronger witnesses to theGospel in relation to the family.First, let us make the Word of God

in Scripture a daily reference in ourlives. This could be as simple as praying and reflecting onthe Mass readings of the day or taking a few minutes dailyto read and meditate upon a particular Scripture passage.Catholic men need to be courageous leaders in this regard,especially with all the temptations to distraction that canenter the home and our lives. When we know and savorSacred Scripture, we discover how interwoven marriageand the family are within the Lord’s plan of salvation —from the account of creation itself, to the words of theprophets, to the mystery of Christ and his Church as theBridegroom and Bride.Second, let us make the Catechism of the Catholic Church

a trusted resource. How wonderful it would be if every

Catholic man owned a copy of the Catechism and shared itwith his family, for it is an essential resource for learning theChurch’s teaching. Of particular interest related to marriageand family are the sections “Male and Female He CreatedThem” (nos. 369-373), “The Sacrament of Matrimony”(1601-1666), “The Fourth Commandment” (2197-2257),and “The Love of Husband and Wife” (2360-2379). Theteaching here is concise and understandable, with referencesto Scripture and other Church documents. Let’s challengeourselves and set aside the time to read and reflect upon the

Church’s wisdom. How are we livingand handing on this teaching withinour families and beyond?Third, let us pray and fast for strong

marriages and families, for healing ofthose that are struggling, and for PopeFrancis and our bishops as they preparefor the synod. We know the challengesare significant, but we also know thefreedom that Christ’s truth and mercybrings. Consider taking up the bish-ops’ “Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage,and Religious Liberty” (seeusccb.org/pray). Fourth, let us resolve to be champi-

ons for marriage and the family, lead-ing with mercy and unafraid towitness to the beauty of the Church’steachings. What areas of God’s plan formarriage and the family need work inmy life? Do I see my marriage as a vo-cation and mission? As a Catholic man

and a Knight, what resolution can I make to take the nextstep when it comes to witnessing to the Gospel on the familyin my own marriage and family; in my parish, communityand workplace; and in the public square?Remember, “Never before has proclaiming the Gospel on

the Family … been more urgent and necessary.” Let us not re-main on the sidelines. Ask the Holy Spirit for guidance as youseek to live out the faith within the context of your family.♦

ANDREW W. LICHTENWALNER is executive director of theOffice of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth of the United StatesConference of Catholic Bishops. He is a member of Sacred HeartCouncil 2577 in Bowie, Md.

The Gospel and Your FamilyCatholic families have practical ways for learning about and

witnessing to the beauty of the Church’s teachings

by Andrew Lichtenwalner


Carlos Malave joined the Knights of Columbus a dozenyears ago because he admired the Order’s commitment

to charity and he wanted to help people in his communityof College Point, Queens, N.Y.Never did he expect to be on the receiving end of that

charity.Then tragedy struck the Malave family as they returned

home from a Florida vacation on March 30, 2013. As theydrove from Clearwater along U.S. Route 301, a car travelingthe wrong direction collided head-on with the family’sminivan.Carlos, 43, sustained life-threatening injuries, while his

wife, Hilda, 42, had shattered several bones. Their eldestdaughter, Melissa, 20, suffered a concussion and head trauma,and their younger daughter, Alyssa, 15, broke her foot. Theiryoungest child and only son, Cristian, 11, did not survive.“Cristian was awesome,” said Carlos, a member of St. Am-

brose Council 1463 in College Point. “It’s going to take a longtime to get used to not having our little man with us.”Amid the heartache, this Knight and his family found hope

and healing through the overwhelming support of brotherKnights, their families and communities in two states.

A NETWORK OF SUPPORT Sitting in his living room on a recent Saturday, Carlos admitsthat he remembers very little of the weeks he spent in criticalcondition and rehabilitation at Shands Hospital at the Uni-versity of Florida, Gainesville, where ambulances took the fam-ily after the accident.

Carlos suffered severe “seatbelt damage” when the impactcaused the safety strap to shift his internal organs. He enduredeight surgeries, lost 50 pounds and had skin grafted from histhighs to his abdominal area “to keep my intestines in,” he said. Wincing as he stands up, Carlos lifts his tan sweater to reveal

the surgical scars and an ileostomy bag to the right of his ab-domen. The bag bypasses his large intestine, which is not func-tioning as a result of the accident. News of the family’s misfortune spread quickly through the

tight-knit community of College Point. Carlos is the localFedEx deliveryman. Hilda grew up in the area and is a familiarface at the dancing school the girls attend. Cristian attendedreligious education classes at the family parish of St. Fidelis

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Councils a thousand miles apart join hands to help a family struck by tragedy

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Church and played baseball for College Point Little League. Since the family was 1,000 miles away at the time of the ac-

cident, Robert P. Graziano, past grand knight of Council 1463and district deputy of New York District #27, knew he andother area Knights could not offer hands-on assistance. So hereached out to a network of men he knew — not in name, butin spirit — who stand for the same principles of unity, charityand fraternity.Graziano sent an urgent e-mail appeal to councils in and

around Gainesville, alerting them that a brother Knight and

his family had been seriously injured and asking if they couldoffer support. The response from the Knights in Florida farsurpassed what Graziano expected from “a simple e-mail.”Joseph Solenski, then-grand knight of Pope John Paul II

Council 13900 at the University of Florida, immediately wentto the hospital and then to the local Ronald McDonald House,where Hilda and Alyssa were staying. “I promised them they would be taken care of,” said Solen-

ski. “As Knights, there’s a sense of fraternity. We come togetherto answer the need of a fallen brother.”

Carlos Malave of St. Ambrose Council 1463 in College Point, N.Y., holds the baseball glove once worn by his son, Cristian, before a car accidenttook the boy’s life March 30, 2013. Carlos wears a memorial wristband that bears his son’s name.

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True to his word, Solenski recruited neighboring councilsto the cause. He estimated that at least 100 Knights and theirfamilies across Florida District #12 contributed in variousways. More than a few took time to stop by the hospital. “I have no idea who they all were,” Hilda said, recalling the

Knights from Gainsville, Ocala and Tampa who visited Carlos.“The magnitude of help was unbelievable. They brought cook-ies and rosaries. They prayed by [Carlos’] bedside, and they al-ways asked if we needed anything.” Jerry Woodward, then-grand knight of Father Patrick J.

Lynch Council 6108 of St. Patrick Church, Gainesville, spoketo his council members about the situation. Moved by theMalaves’ experience, Andrew Mitchell offered the family useof his rental home, where Hilda and the girls stayed for almosttwo months, rent-free with all utilities included. “What they did for my family was amazing,” said Carlos,

who spent a week at the house after his release from rehab.“They gave my family thecomforts of home withoutbeing at home.” Those comforts included

mattresses and box springs,furnished by Catholic Char-ities through the efforts ofJohn Barli, a member of Fa-ther John H. Patrick Coun-cil 13207 and regionaldirector of Catholic Chari-ties Gainesville. Meanwhile,Woodward’s friends atDumas Discount Furnitureprovided bed frames and adining room set. Knightsand parishioners from St.Patrick’s Church inGainesville cleaned thehouse, set up furniture andtried to meet the Malaves’ every need. Area eateries also do-nated meals, and The Home Depot provided supplies to builda wheelchair ramp.Beyond material assistance, local clergy and lay ministers

visited the couple and their daughters to ensure their spiritualwellbeing.

COMING HOMEKnowing his family was in good hands, Carlos made substan-tial progress and was well enough to fly home in early June2013. Before leaving, Carlos and Hilda visited Council 6108to personally thank the Knights for all they had done. Carloswished he could have done the same at every council that hadhelped them through this difficult time. “They didn’t know me, but they knew I was a brother

Knight so they took care of my family,” Carlos said. “Whatcan I say? I feel good about that. It makes me proud to be partof this organization.”That pride deepened when he arrived home and was em-

braced by his brother Knights from St. Ambrose Council, in-cluding Hilda’s uncle, Arthur Ferony, who first introducedCarlos to the Order. The Knights turned out in full force forCristian’s funeral Mass at the family parish and were part ofthe escort to St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farming-dale, N.Y. Besides offering love and support, the council had also col-

lected $40,000 to assist with the family’s substantial medicalexpenses.When Knights across New York heard about the accident,

they responded with the same zeal as their Floridian counter-parts, with various councils and individual Knights contribut-ing to an emergency relief fund for the family. Carlos’ councilheld a charity pasta night that raised $12,000, and local resi-dents made additional donations.Graziano and Grand Knight John Quinn of Council 1463

delivered the donations to Carlos and Hilda when they re-turned home.“We sat and listened

to their entire story,”said Graziano. “It wasvery hard to fight backthe tears. … I was soproud that we couldhelp, and they knewthey didn’t walk throughthis alone. They had oursupport.”In addition to the

Knights, College Point-based organizations pro-vided further financialassistance, with an on-line fundraiser nettingmore than $54,000 indonations for the familyfrom 795 supporters.

Looking back on the past year since the accident, Carlos andHilda know how much they have lost.“We still cry every day. We grieve every day,” Carlos said as

he gazed into Cristian’s room, which remains exactly as his sonleft it the day they went on vacation nearly a year ago. But this family also knows how much they’ve been given as

they count their blessings and learn to move forward. “We give thanks because we’re still here, and we’ve been very

blessed with all the Knights have done for us,” Carlos said.Carlos will undergo additional surgeries to rebuild his ab-

dominal wall later this year. He hopes one day he will be wellenough to go back to work and to begin volunteering againwith his council.“I’ve never done something of this magnitude for someone

else,” he said. “It feels great but I also want to find a way topay it forward one day.”♦

MARIE ELENA GIOSSI is a staff writer for The Tablet, thenewspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y.

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The call for a new evangelization — what PopeEmeritus Benedict XVI called the “urgent need to

proclaim the Gospel afresh in a highly secularized en-vironment”— has huge implications for Catholics ineducation, at home and at school. Both are places ofevangelization. According to the Congregation for Catholic Educa-

tion, “The mission of the Churchis to evangelize, for the interiortransformation and the renewal ofhumanity. For young people, theschool is one of the ways for thisevangelization to take place.” Thehome is the first and most impor-tant school we attend, and our par-ents remain our primary educators,no matter where we go later.The Catholic understanding of

evangelization places a priority onpersonal conversion and “interiortransformation.” In this sense, it isradically distinct from proselytism,which aims at exterior measuresand effects, such as putting people in pews and moneyin the collection basket. This is something we need toget right, as Pope Francis keeps insisting. If we do,fewer of our children will lapse in their faith as theygrow older, and more will find themselves able to reach

out and speak about their Catholic faith with confi-dence to the world around them.

“PRE-EVANGELIZATION”The process of evangelization has three dimensions, aswell as another very important stage, sometimes called“pre-evangelization,” that must take place beforehand.

This initial phase corresponds tothe call to discipleship. The Gospelsshow us that the disciples werecalled to Christ not by abstractspeeches, but by an encounter ei-ther with Christ himself or, afterPentecost, with men and womenwho were on fire with the HolySpirit. The Apostles taught doc-trine, of course, but it was the firmfoundation of a living faith thatcarried the words into the hearts oftheir listeners, showing that they,too, could be transformed. Whatevery Christian convert eventuallycomes to realize is that he or she is

being offered not just a list of rules or a set of doctrines,but also the secret of true happiness. If a person does not feel drawn toward Christ and

does not appreciate the need of salvation, he or she canhardly be expected to listen to the Church’s teaching


with real attention — just as an academic subject that appearsto have no connection with one’s own life will always seemboring. We have to find ways of presenting that call of Christand nurturing interest into a desire to follow him.Sometimes a longing for the joy and happiness that only

God can give can be aroused through a work of fiction — theNarnia stories of C.S. Lewis would be a good example (in fact,the author said that they were written partly with this inten-tion in mind). Lewis himself felt that inner joy and discovereda way to communicate it to others. Likewise, works of art,music, song, poetry and biography are all vitally important inopening our hearts to the call of God. This is sometimes calledthe “way of beauty.”The witness of individuals who have lived their faith in dif-

ficult circumstances, or who worked in the service of the poorand sick and found joy in doing so, is also a powerful meansof making audible the call of Christ. Personally meeting sucha witness can sometimes be a life-changing experience. And itgoes almost without saying that an exemplary parent or

teacher, one with a living faith and real integrity, may have themost powerful and lasting effect of all. Of course, sometimes the best we can accomplish by our at-

tempts at “pre-evangelization” is to arouse someone’s curiosity.Making him or her an apostle may take longer, but that’s fine.Curiosity is better than indifference.

MEMORY AND REASONChrist’s call is followed by a “sending” (missio) to others thatcorresponds to evangelization. It is helpful to think of evan-gelization as having three elements or dimensions: remember-ing, thinking and communicating. These elements, in turn,relate to the trivium of classical education: grammar, logicand rhetoric.The first dimension of evangelization is an initiation into

the memory of the Church, or the transmission of doctrine andtradition. “Do this in memory of me,” Jesus said at the LastSupper. The original Greek word (anamnesis) implies not justa going back into the past, but a gathering together into the

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present. This is not just learning, then, but initiation — aprocess by which we become familiar with the tradition andbegin to inhabit it as our home, becoming a part of the chainof transmission ourselves. For many people, this first part of evangelization appears to

leave us with nothing more to do, as if the whole point ofevangelization is to make people part of our tradition. True, itis an essential step, but it is not nearly enough by itself. As wehave seen in the past, faith based on memory, doctrinal in-struction or familiarity alone cannot survive the challenges ofmodern life. Many children grow up knowing their faith andremembering Bible stories and rituals, but they still fall awaybecause it does not really mean anything to them apart from avague nostalgia.Therefore, the second, equally important dimension of

evangelization is an awakening of intelligence. Doctrine, ritualand Scripture have to be understood as ways of apprehendingand progressing in truth. They are not just motions we gothrough or affirmations we make because we are part of agroup. What we learn must not sit there in our minds unex-amined, until it is worn away or castaside under the pressure of modern life.This second step is to help the inquirerto engage with the faith, and to do sowith both mind and heart alert. Thisrequires mental discipline in the pur-suit of truth throughout a person’s life. Truth in its totality, as an overarch-

ing unity, always lies just beyond ourgrasp — once we think we have finallyattained it, it has slipped through ourfingers. And yet we cannot give up thesearch, except at the cost of our hu-manity. A growing faith should be astimulus to reason and intelligence, notan obstacle or alternative. This is thelesson of Pope John Paul II’s great en-cyclical, Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason). There are alwaysquestions, puzzles, enigmas and mysteries to contemplate, newdepths to penetrate.

THE CATHOLIC ETHOSThe third dimension of evangelization prevents it from be-coming a merely intellectual — and eventually exhausting —obsession. We need community, which implies a set of relationships

within which truth can be communicated. No one can learnor teach in a vacuum. This third dimension of evangelizationinvolves the cultivation of an ethos — the sense of belongingto a community of shared values and ideals, a moral environ-ment where the individual person is valued, supported andcherished. The word ethos originally meant “custom” or “habit” or

“character,” and so the “ethos” of a Christian community —such as a school — refers to a way of living, a way of relatingto one another, a way of being together (and being with God,

together). It refers to the way we treat each other, and it de-pends on the quality of our attention and respect for one an-other. It supports and stimulates both imagination andintellectual inquiry, but is distinct from both. The ethos of a school is sometimes expressed in a mission

statement, but that can be no more than a point of reference.Ethos requires us to actually behave, not just speak, in accor-dance with the faith and intelligence we profess. It is a matterof the “spirit” rather than the “letter.” It shows itself in differ-ent ways, from an almost tangible mood or atmosphere to var-ious concrete signs, such as the close integration of liturgy,prayer and religious instruction with the rest of life; the moralexample set by teachers and parents; the encouragement givento courtesy and kindness; special care for those with specialneeds, and so on.To some it may sound excessively Catholic to say so, but a

Christian ethos is essentially Marian. The “atmosphere” of aCatholic school or home will tend to reflect that of the HolyFamily, since this is the educational environment in which ourLord himself grew up.

It is the work of the Christianteacher or parent to help bring Christto birth and to maturity in each mem-ber of the community, and to that ex-tent to help extend the ethos of theHoly Family throughout the world.This is only possible with the helpinggrace of the sacraments, which transmitthe living presence of Christ himself. Evangelization does not stop with re-

ligious instruction or liturgy, but affectswhat is taught and the way it is taught,no matter the subject. The Incarnationis not some piece of historical informa-tion that, once communicated, can beforgotten while we turn our minds togeography or biology or mathematics.

If true, faith changes everything, even the way we view thecosmos. Once that primary lesson is learned, there are no“boring” subjects. Nothing can be ugly or pointless unless wemake it so. G.K. Chesterton once quipped, “Is ditchwaterdull? Naturalists with microscopes have told me that it teemswith quiet fun.”In the end, faith alters the way every subject is taught as well

as the relationships between them. It connects them severallyand together to our destiny, to the desire of our hearts forunion with infinite truth — what used to be called the savingof our souls.♦

STRATFORD CALDECOTT is a director of Second SpringOxford (secondspring.co.uk) and the author of Beauty in the Word:Rethinking the Foundations of Education (2012). He is also the ed-itor of the online journal Humanum (humanumreview.com). InSeptember 2013 he received an honorary doctorate in sacred the-ology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Mar-riage and Family in Washington, D.C.


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its members and the parishcommunity. Knights servedpopcorn and lemonade tothose in attendance.

SHELTER HELPFather Michael J. McGivneyCouncil 10705 in NewHaven, Conn., worked withmembers of the youth groupat St. Rita Church in Ham-den to prepare a chicken din-ner for residents at theImmanuel Baptist Shelter inNew Haven. Knights and theteens cooked dinner for ap-proximately 70 men.

SUPPORTING FAMILIES

Every week, members of SanJose De Zapotlan Council3338 in Guzmán, MexicoCentral, prepare breakfast forthe families of patients whoare hospitalized at local med-ical facilities. Knights feed50-80 people each Saturday.

MEDICAL & DENTALCLINIC

Santo Rosario de DampalitCouncil 15656 in MalabonCity, Luzon, co-sponsored amedical and dental missionfor needy members of thecommunity with the St. Mar-tin’s Foundation. Knightsand volunteers served morethan 500 patients at theevent.

NEW TABLESFather Widmer Council7877 in Stafford, Va., and itsladies’ auxiliary each donated$2,500 to St. William of YorkChurch to purchase new ta-bles for the parish and itsschool. The new tables willreplace old ones that are usedby parish and school organi-zations year round. Funds forthe donation were raisedthrough breakfasts and bakesales sponsored by theKnights and their ladies.

$1,750 to San Juan BautistaChurch to have a new reliefof Christ’s baptism placedabove the main entrance.Knights also volunteered toremove the church doors dur-ing the installation of theglass relief, which was craftedby the church’s pastor, FatherLarry R. Brito, and bronzedin Santa Fe.

ANNIVERSARY TABLES

St. Dominic-Delhi Council15533 in Cincinnati cele-brated its first anniversary bypurchasing $800 worth of ta-bles for the St. DominicChurch Parish Center. Thenew commercial tables arelightweight and replace old,heavy wooden tables inmeeting rooms and theparish’s gathering space.They are also easier to move,store and reconfigure for avariety of purposes.

NEW SHRINEAll Saints Council 9441 inClinton, Ind., donated$1,200 to the Sisters of Prov-idence of Saint Mary of theWoods to help fund a perma-nent shrine to St. MotherTheodore Guerin. MotherGuerin and five companionsestablished the Sisters ofProvidence in 1840. PopeBenedict XVI canonizedMother Guerin in 2006.

FILM SCREENINGSKnights of the ResurrectionCouncil 13851 in Tualatin,Ore., hosted a screening ofthe film Restless Heart: TheConfessions of Augustine forcharity. The screening netted$2,000 and various baby sup-plies for the Father TaaffeHomes for teenage mothers.Likewise, Itasca Council2840 in Grand Rapids,Minn., hosted a screening ofthe film For Greater Glory for

ENTRY RELIEFSan Juan de los CaballerosCouncil 13684 in San JuanPueblo, N.M., donated

KNIGHTS ACTION REPORTS FROM COUNCILS, ASSEMBLIES AND COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLESIN

Representatives from St. Norbert Council 12107 in Paoli, Pa., present a check for $500 toDonna Kurtz of St. Joseph House and some of the clients that the organization serves. St.Joseph House was founded in 1999 to assist widows, single mothers, orphans, families andchildren in need and in crisis situations. The funds will help St. Joseph House continue itsmission of offering Catholic-based services to these families.

Members of St. Peter Council13988 in Kansas City, Mo.,participated and volunteeredat the “Putting the Boots toALS” 5K run and walk. In ad-dition to raising money forALS research, Knights offeredsupport to council memberPaul Melland, whose wife isbattling the disease. Picturedfrom left: Ryan Duffy, TravisCurran, Pete Hutchison,Shannon Beecham, AnthonyMeyer and Matthew Mulhern.

KNIGHTS IN ACTION


Father Patrick Brosamer ofSt. Benedict Council 12290in Anchorage, Alaska, ex-changes the sign of peacewith Archbishop Roger L.Schwietz of Anchorage dur-ing Father Brosamer’s ordi-nation to the priesthood atOur Lady of GuadalupeChurch. Council 12290 sup-ported Father Brosamer dur-ing his formation through theRefund Support VocationsProgram (RSVP). ArchbishopRyan Assembly in Anchor-age and Father David Mel-bourne Assembly in Palmerprovided an honor guard forthe ordination Mass.

HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY

Pope Pius XII Council 4691in Rochester, N.Y., servesdinner every month at the St.Joseph House of Hospitality,a homeless shelter and soupkitchen. Knights and theirwives serve approximately 80people, making sure that themeals are nutritionally bal-anced and sourced as muchas possible from local farmersand vendors.

BOOK DISTRIBUTORSHoly Cross Council 5423 inBurnaby, British Columbia,donated $6,000 toward theediting, printing and distri-bution of a book titled Lettersfrom Tanzania by FatherZenon Zgudziak, former pas-tor of Holy Cross Church.Originally written in Polishand translated into English,the book follows FatherZgudziak’s experience as amissionary and educator inAfrica for 18 years.

HAMBURGER BARBECUE

Holy Family Council 9085 atBarksdale Air Force Base inLouisiana teamed withBroadmoor Council 3407 inShreveport and BossierCouncil 4873 to host a ham-burger barbecue for HAP, astate program that provides asafe work environment forpeople with intellectual dis-abilities. At the event, Coun-cil 9085 presented theproceeds from its annualfund drive — a total of morethan $1,700 — to HAP rep-resentatives.

FUNDING TECHNOLOGY

St. Charles Borromeo Coun-cil 5399 in Port Charlotte,Fla., delivered a pledge of$10,000 to help fund newequipment for the technol-ogy department at St. CharlesSchool. Knights raised thenecessary funds through a

PLAY SET BUILTSt. Benedict Council 4208 inDecorah, Iowa, constructedan outdoor wooden play setfor a local family. The familyrequested assistance from thecouncil after realizing thatthey would not be able to as-semble the play set them-selves.

CHURCH ADDITIONSAlamo Council 4298 in SanAntonio donated $10,000 toSt. Pius X Church to helpwith the construction of anew gym, cafeteria, technol-ogy center, library and musicroom. Funds for the dona-tion were raised through a va-riety of donations andcouncil fundraisers.

ceeded $1,400, which wasdonated to the Sisters of Life.

STATUES PLACEDSt. Clare of Assisi Council12851 in Surprise, Ariz.,helped unpack and positionstatues of St. Francis of Assisi,St. Clare of Assisi and twoadoring angels that were de-livered to St. Clare Churchafter being hand carved inItaly. Knights pledged anddelivered $14,500 to have thestatue of St. Francis created,while other donors fundedthe remaining statues.

TRUCKS UNLOADEDMembers of Pope John PaulII Council 13808 in Greens-boro, Ga., help unload thedelivery truck at the GreenCounty Food Pantry eachmonth. Knights generally un-load between 15,000 and20,000 pounds of food forthe pantry, which feeds about350 families per month.

number of casino trips, bingogames and raffles.

NOTHING WASTEDRochester (N.Y.) Council178 collected surplus foodfrom the LPGA golf tourna-ment and donated the goodsto the food pantry at St.Theodore Church.

PAYING FOR RENOVATIONS

St. Andrew Council 8001 inPleasanton, Texas, donated$11,000 to St. AndrewChurch to help pay for reno-vations. Funds for the dona-tion were raised through avariety of council activities.

FAMILY BARBECUEBlessed Trinity Council11681 in Toronto hosted afamily barbecue at its parish.Knights served more than750 hamburgers and ac-cepted goodwill donations atthe event. Contributions ex-

Herb Yang of Coquitlam (British Columbia) Council 5540 andHansel Yang of Holy Cross Council 5423 in Burnaby, alongwith their sister, Heidi, stand with their bikes during the Rideto Conquer Cancer from Vancouver to Seattle. Councils fromthroughout British Columbia and the Yukon donated fundsto help the siblings raise more than $18,000 for the B.C.Cancer Foundation. The Yangs rode in memory of their fa-ther, Knight Bill Yang, who died of cancer.

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CAR SHOWQueen of Angels Council10118 in Alpine, Calif.,hosted a charity car showthat raised $2,000 for theGlobal Wheelchair Mission,the Alpine CommunityCenter and the council’sscholarship fund. Knightsprepared breakfast andlunch at the event, which at-tracted nearly 100 classiccars. Likewise, St. BarbaraCouncil 11736 in Black Di-amond, Wash., hosted itsannual car show. With sev-eral classic cars on display,Knights held a raffle thatraised $300 for the BlackDiamond Food Bank. Thecouncil also collected a tubof food at the event.

MARIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Blessed Father JerzyPopieluszko, Martyr Council15239 in Tarnobrzeg, Poland,

organized a Marian music fes-tival at Our Lady of PerpetualHelp Church. A number ofchildren in attendance per-formed songs and chantsabout Mary.

COFFEE & DONUTSSt. Mary of the AssumptionCouncil 14531 in Stockton,Calif., serves free coffee anddonuts to parishioners afterall Masses on the first Sundayof each month.

VOCATIONS IN EL SALVADOR

In response to the growingneed for vocations in SouthAmerica, John Paul I Council7165 in Dale City, Virginia,donated $4,000 to BishopElías Samuel Bolaños Avelarof Zacatecoluca, El Salvador,to help build a new seminaryfor 125 students in thatcountry. Funds for the dona-tion came from a council-sponsored pancake breakfast.The seminary, which is pro-jected to cost $3 million, willinclude two dormitories, achapel, classrooms, and arecreational field.

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Paul Elmer Jr., the son ofcouncil member Paul ElmerSr. of Marquette Council1437 in New Orleans, holdsa fish that he caught during acouncil-sponsored fishingtrip in the Gulf of Mexico.Funds raised through the tripwill help Notre Dame Semi-nary build a new barbecuepit after its outdoor gatheringspace was damaged duringa hurricane.

CORRECTIONSIn the December 2013 issueof Columbia, the CatholicMan of the Month columnshould have indicated thatFather Corby was a chap-lain for the Union Army'sIrish Brigade “in the 88thNew York regiment.” Duringthe Civil War, the IrishBrigade consisted of threeregiments. Father Corbywas one of seven chaplainsto serve the Union Army.

Page 15 of the December2013 issue incorrectlystates that the Order’s pri-vate audience with PopeFrancis took place Oct. 20,2013. The audience withthe board of directors andtheir wives took place Oct.10, 2013.

Registered Nurse Juliana Mannino shows volunteer coun-selor Melissa Thompson an ultrasound of her baby at 17weeks on a new ultrasound machine that was donated to theMother & Unborn Baby Care Clinic in Southfield by MichiganKnights. Bishop Gallagher Council 2569 in Royal Oak led aneffort among five other councils to raise funds for the ma-chine through the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative.Knights raised more than $24,000 to purchase the machine,which was dedicated last summer.

UPDATE ON THEULTRASOUNDINITIATIVE

The January issue ofColumbia exhibited thecontinued growth of theKnights of Columbus Ul-trasound Initiative. Here’show local Knights aremaking the program asuccess:

• Father John Jay Jack-son Council 1101 inJackson, Tenn., raisedmore than $18,500 topurchase a new ultra-sound for Birth Choiceof Jackson. The newmachine replaced a veryold unit that the facilityhad been using forsome time.

• Msgr. James R. JonesCouncil 3303 in NewBern, N.C., Msgr. FrankHoward Council 6648 inHavelock and St. Pius XCouncil 11101 inGreensboro joinedforces to host severalfundraising activities —including a communitydinner — to purchase anew ultrasound machinefor the Havelock Preg-nancy Resource Center.

• Bishop Edward T.Hughes Council 15540in Three Bridges N.J.,donated nearly $9,500to two pro-life charities.Knights donated $4,900to purchase an ultra-sound machine for alocal pregnancy re-source center. Thecouncil also donated$4,500 to other preg-nancy centers in theDiocese of Metuchenfrom a pro-life baby bot-tle drive.


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KNIGHTS MOBILIZE TO AID THE PHILIPPINES

cil 4107 in Winnipeg, Man-itoba, held a pancake break-fast that raised $500 forrelief efforts. Members ofthe council grilled sausagesoutside in wind chill tem-peratures that were -41 de-grees Celsius.

LOADED FOR TRANSPORT

Members of Pateros (Luzon)Council 4640 and SantaMaria Assembly loaded reliefgoods for transport to themost severely affected areas ofthe island nation. Knightsloaded boxes of clothes andgoods for victims, and col-lected 30,000 pesos (approx-imately $675) for reliefoperations.

FROM ONE COUNCILTO ANOTHER

St. Paul Council 10775 in In-abanga, Visayas, received re-lief goods from their brotherKnights in Fatima Council7101 in Mandaue City.Knights immediately distrib-uted the goods to residents oflocal villages.

RICE AND MOREMary, Help of ChristiansCouncil 14039 in Cebu City,Visayas, packed 2,000 pack-ages of relief goods for victimsof Typhoon Haiyan. Knightsdistributed the relief packages,which contained rice, noodles,canned goods and sugar, toresidents on a small island inthe archipelago nation.

SENDING ‘CARDS OF HOPE’

San Jose de Agudo Council12878 in Calcoocan, Luzon,coordinated a “Cards ofHope” project with a local el-

EVER SINCE TyphoonHaiyan made landfall in thePhilippines Nov. 8, 2013,Knights around the worldhave rushed aid to theirstricken brothers and sisters.In the aftermath of the storm,the Supreme Council pledged$250,000 in immediate aid,while local councils and as-semblies got to work in manyunique ways.

K OF C BREAKFASTSFather Vilarrasa Council7268 in Benicia, Calif., heldan omelets-to-order parishbreakfast to benefit victimsof Typhoon Haiyan. Morethan 200 parishioners at-tended the event, whichraised about $1,000. Mean-while, East Kildonan Coun-

Members of San Jose deAgudo Council 12878 inCaloocan City, Luzon, loadrelief goods onto a handtruck while coordinating thedelivery of supplies for thevictims of Typhoon Haiyan.Knights collected reliefgoods and helped repackthem for distribution to stormvictims.

MASS AND DONATION

Mary, Cause of Our JoyCouncil 8447 of SoldiersHill, Luzon, donated 20,000pesos (approximately $450)and offered a Mass for thevictims of Typhoon Haiyan.Members of the council alsovolunteered to repack reliefgoods, such as food, clothesand more, for those impactedby the storm.

ementary school to benefitvictims of Typhoon Haiyan.Students made heartfelt cardsthat were included in reliefpackages bound for areas af-fected by the disaster.

FARMERS MARKETFUND DRIVE

Mary Immaculate Council12769 in Secaucus, N.J.,hosted a fund drive at a localfarmers market that raised$750 for relief efforts.

A JOINT EFFORTSto. Nino de Molino Coun-cil 9926 in Bahayang,Luzon, and Bishop FelixPerez Assembly conducted ajoint relief effort for ty-phoon victims. Variousparish organizations in theprovince of Leyte con-tributed donations.

Augusto Catacutan, Grand Knight Alfonso Muglia and ZenyLarino pack relief goods for the Philippines at an event co-sponsored by All Saints Council 9485 in Mesa, Ariz. Knightsjoined with parishioners at All Saints Church under the lead-ership of Father Robert Caruso and Dr. Benedicto Dayrit topack 95 boxes full of clothing and other supplies for typhoonvictims. Council 9485 also donated $1,000 toward the esti-mated $5,000 shipping fees to send the boxes overseas.

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KNIGHTS IN ACTION


Created Equal

Vice Supreme Master Angelo Catucci (far right) and Father Marcellus McCarthy(far left) congratulate Bernard Johnson, Andrew Edelen and Louis Casator afterthey joined Carroll Council 377 in Washington, D.C., in 1961. Under the adminis-tration of Supreme Knight John W. McDevitt, the Order reinforced the admissionof African Americans and began several initiatives to promote racial equality.

AS WE CELEBRATE Black History Month, it is important to reflecton past initiatives by the Knights of Columbus to fight racial inequalityin the United States. In 1924, when Jim Crow laws were still in effect in many parts of the

country, the Knights of Columbus commissioned and published TheGift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America by civil rightsleader W.E.B. DuBois. This book was part of a larger project adoptedby the Knights of Columbus Historical Commission to combat the re-visionist history of the time, which excluded minorities from historicalrecords. Forty years later, at the height of the civil rights movement, the Order

continued to advance the cause of racial justice. In 1964, SupremeKnight John W. McDevitt amended the Order’s bylaws to prevent localcouncils from discriminating against potential members on the basis ofrace. In April 1965, the Order co-sponsored with the Archdiocese ofHartford a conference on human rights at Yale University, which drewmore than 2,000 people. Finally, in 1967, the Order collaborated withthe John LaFarge Institute in New York City to promote social justiceand racial equality through dialogue and research. As the Knights of Columbus continues to fight for racial equality

today, these past efforts serve as an important reminder of the Order’ssecond principle: unity for all.

- Reported by Kaitlyn Landgraf

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Visayas Deputy Rodrigo N. Sorongonhands a food package to a woman duringa Knights of Columbus emergency relief ef-fort in Hernani, Eastern Samar, in the af-termath of Typhoon Haiyan, which struckthe central Philippines Nov, 8, 2013. In along-term effort to help typhoon victims,the Order has committed funds to deliverfood and other necessities and support pro-grams to help people get back to work tosupport themselves and their families.

Building a better world one council at a time

Every 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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KEEP THE FAITH ALIVE

‘I SAW THE NEEDFOR SPIRITUAL

FATHERS.’Ever since I was a little boy, I knew I wanted

to be a priest. The more I learned about thefaith, the more I saw Christ in my pastor, Fa-ther John Phuc. Tragically, Father John died ina boating accident when I was in fifth grade.What I witnessed at his funeral was the greatneed people have for spiritual fathers. From that moment on, I knew in my heart

that the Lord wanted me to take on this mis-sion. However, I spent the following years shy-ing away from the call because I wanted to be“normal.” I decided to attend college and be-come a permanent deacon after marriage, if theLord continued to call me. I then attended a Knights of Columbus

meeting at which I was to receive a collegescholarship, and my heart was transported backto Father John’s funeral. I knew I was makinga mistake; I was called to be a priest. I have God to thank for finally uniting my

head and my heart. After a long journey withthe Lord, I have come to know my own back-yard as my mission.

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