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OCTOBER 2010 ♦ VOLUME 90 ♦ NUMBER 10

COLUMBIA 128th SUPREME CONVENTION ♦ Aug. 3-5, 2010

Papal Greetings Sent to the 128th Supreme Convention by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

Knights of Columbus News Order Sponsors Rosary of Guadalupan Love • Knights Provide Aid to Flood Victims in Pakistan • K of C Museum Celebrates Mother Teresa’s Birth • Supreme Assembly Meets in Washington

Above (left to right): Supreme Treasurer Charles E. Maurer Jr., Former Supreme Secretary Donald R. Kehoe, Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, Deputy Supreme Knight Dennis A. Savoie, Supreme Secretary Emilio B. Moure and Supreme Advocate John A. Marrella.

I Am My Brother’s Keeper The Supreme Convention focused on the Gospel mandate of charity toward all.

10 ‘We Are to Be Heralds of the Gospel of Life’ Selections from Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl’s homily at the convention’s opening Mass.

17 ‘A Steadfast Witness’ The eighth Gaudium et Spes Award is presented to Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana, Cuba.

20 Report of the Supreme Knight In his report to the 128th Supreme Convention, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson highlighted the Order’s charitable contributions and ongoing work.

48 The Knights and Catholic D.C. The Order has a long history of supporting Catholic institutions in Washington.

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PUBLISHER Knights of Columbus ________ SUPREME OFFICERS Carl A. Anderson SUPREME KNIGHT Most Rev. William E. Lori, S.T.D. SUPREME CHAPLAIN Dennis A. Savoie DEPUTY SUPREME KNIGHT Emilio B. Moure SUPREME SECRETARY Charles E. Maurer Jr. SUPREME TREASURER John A. Marrella SUPREME ADVOCATE ________ EDITORIAL Alton J. Pelowski alton.pelowski@kofc.org MANAGING EDITOR Patrick Scalisi patrick.scalisi@kofc.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Brian Dowling brian.dowling@kofc.org CREATIVE & EDITORIAL ASSISTANT ________ GRAPHICS Lee Rader DESIGN

Venerable Michael McGivney (1852-90) Apostle to the Young, Protector of Christian Family Life and Founder of the Knights of Columbus, Intercede for Us. ________ HOW TO REACH US MAIL COLUMBIA 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510-3326 PHONE 203-752-4398 FAX 203-752-4109 E-MAIL columbia@kofc.org INTERNET kofc.org/columbia CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-380-9995 ________ Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing) Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant or member accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and is in good standing in the Catholic Church.

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Papal Greetings HIS HOLINESS POPE BENE- dertaken by the members of local DICT XVI was pleased to learn that councils the world over. His Holiness from 3-5 August 2010 the 128th wishes before all else to express his Supreme Convention of the Knights gratitude for this great outpouring of of Columbus will be held in Wash- solidarity and love, which represents ington, D.C. He has asked me to an outstanding witness to the charity convey his warm personal greetings of Christ and the saving truth of the and good wishes to all in attendance, Gospel. “Openness to God makes us and in a special way to [Supreme open towards our brothers and sisters Knight Carl Anderson] as you cele- and towards an understanding of life brate the tenth anniversary of your as a joyful task to be accomplished in election as the a spirit of solidarsupreme knight. ity” (Caritas in VerThe theme of itate, 78), and this, From the beginning, in turn, enables this year’s Supreme Christians, in the Convention — “I this commitment concrete circumAm My Brother’s to the Gospel stances of their Keeper” — calls to daily lives, to bemind the spirit of imperative of love come convincing fraternal solidarity of neighbor has signs of God’s which inspired the goodness and the founding of the directed the attractiveness of Knights of Columthe Christian mesbus and continues various activities sage. to guide its maniand programs of His Holiness is fold activities. It personally grateful was concern for the your Order. for the generous welfare of working support which the men and their families, born of Christ’s teaching and the Knights have given him in recent Church’s long tradition of social en- months, especially through their gagement and charitable service, that constant prayers and particularly in led the Servant of God Father the Novena conducted on the eve of Michael McGivney and his associates the fifth anniversary of his election. to organize the Knights as a benevo- He remains deeply consoled by this lent and fraternal association. From testimony of fidelity to Christ’s vicar the beginning, this commitment to amid the turbulence of the times, the Gospel imperative of love of and he asks that prayers continue to neighbor has directed the various ac- be offered up for the unity of the tivities and programs of your Order, Church, the spread of the Gospel and today too, it is seen most evi- and the conversion of hearts. In a dently in the concrete gestures of particular way he expresses his apcharity and community service un- preciation to the members of your

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Order for their spiritual solidarity with the clergy throughout the recently concluded Year for Priests. Here too, your traditional spirit of faith and fraternity found ready expression in the desire to stand, as your “brother’s keeper,” alongside your priests and to confirm them in their vocation to holiness and the generous service of God’s People. In the face of often unfair and unfounded attacks on the Church and her leaders, His Holiness is convinced that the most effective response is a great fidelity to God’s word, a more resolute pursuit of holiness, and an increased commitment to charity in truth on the part of all the faithful. He asks the Knights to persevere in their witness of faith and charity, in the serene trust that, as the Church embraces this period of purification, her light will come to shine all the more brightly (cf. Mt 5:15-16) before

men and women of fair mind and good will. In the encyclical Caritas in Veritate, the Holy Father saw the present world economic crisis as a timely reminder that no area of human activity is exempt from moral responsibility (No. 2). At a time when fundamental moral norms, grounded in truth and inscribed in the human heart, are increasingly called into question and at times overturned by positive legislation, he is grateful for the efforts made by the Knights, in cooperation with other men and women of good will, to uphold the reasonableness of the Church’s moral teaching and its importance for a sound, just and enduring social order. He once more thanks your Order for its witness to the sanctity of human life and the authentic nature of marriage, and for its efforts to promote in the Catholic laity a greater con-

sciousness of the need to overcome every separation between the faith we profess and the daily decisions which shape our lives as individuals and the life of society as a whole. With these sentiments and with great affection in the Lord, His Holiness commends all assembled in Washington to the loving intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church. To the members of the Supreme Council, and to all the Knights and their families, he cordially imparts his Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of abundant heavenly graces. With personal good wishes for the success of the meeting, I remain Yours Sincerely, Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone,

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Order Sponsors Rosary of Guadalupan Love

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS from around the world and their families joined in prayer Sept. 8 with thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. In anticipation of the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence Sept. 16, a celebration of the Universal Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe honored Mary as “Shield and Patroness of Our Liberty” and “Mother of the Civilization of Love.” Organized by the Knights of Columbus, the Archdiocese of Mexico City and the Institute of Guadalupan Studies, the event featured a special rosary, as well as music, reflections and a candlelight procession led by Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City. Additionally, the faithful throughout the world were able to join those in Mexico by watching a video titled Rosary of Guadalupan Love that was distributed by the Knights of Columbus on DVD and broadcast by EWTN. Unlike the traditional five-decade rosary, the Rosary of Guadalupan Love included eight stations, in proclamation of the “Eighth Day” — Sunday — and thus the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each station included a meditation on one of the seven sacraments, culminating in the eighth station, the Church, which is the sacrament of salvation. Moreover, the stations also integrated the essential parts of the Nican Mopuhua, the original Nahuatl language narration of the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego, which makes specific reference to each sacrament. 4 ♦ COLUMBIA ♦

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Msgr. Eduardo Chávez (far left) gives a reflection during the Rosary of Guadalupan Love. Also pictured are Msgr. Diego Monroy, rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City, who led the rosary procession.

Msgr. Eduardo Chávez, postulator for the cause for canonization of St. Juan Diego, first conceived of the special rosary in 2008. He explained that the idea originated when he was a speaker at the International Marian Congress hosted by the Pontifical International Marian Academy in Lourdes, France. Later, he was inspired by the possibility of having a rosary procession using the entirety of Tepeyac Hill and the atrium of the Basilica of Guadalupe. With support from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Cardinal Rivera, plans for the project were soon underway. At the event, former Supreme Director Javier Najera read an address sent by the supreme knight. The address focused on Our Lady of Guadalupe’s role in uniting the American continent and shaping a new culture. “She came to two cultures that had recently been at war, and called them to overcome their differences and join a common cause: the evangelization of the Americas and, in this way, the building of a new civilization,” the supreme knight wrote. He affirmed that the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe is as relevant today as it was 500 years ago: “What unites us as a Christian family … is far greater than anything that divides us.”♦

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Knights Provide Aid to Flood Victims in Pakistan

Supreme Assembly Meets in Washington

Addressing the Supreme Assembly, Fernando Rivera, executive director of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Services at the VA Hospital Medical Center in Washington, D.C., presents an overview of services provided at VA Medical Centers.

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, the Knights of Columbus donated $25,000 to the Catholic Diocese of Multan, Pakistan, to assist with relief efforts there following severe flooding that killed more than 1,500 people and left about 2 million homeless. The funds, distributed at the direction of Bishop Andrew Francis (pictured above), helped to provide thousands of families with relief packages of nonperishable food, as well as cooking supplies, soap and emergency shelter tents. Flooding in the country began in late July and has since developed into a major humanitarian crisis as many have been left without access to food or clean drinking water.♦

K of C Museum Celebrates Mother Teresa’s Birth

IN HONOR of the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s birth, the Knights of Columbus Museum hosted a special stamp cancellation ceremony Sept. 8. Representatives of the New Haven Post Office were on hand as outgoing mail was sent with a commemorative Mother Teresa stamp from the U.S. Postal Service and a special Knights of Columbus postmark. An exhibition titled Mother Teresa: Life, Spirituality and Message, which opened at the museum March 25, has been extended until April 3, 2011.♦

FOLLOWING THE 128th Supreme Convention, the Supreme Assembly of the Fourth Degree gathered Aug. 5-6 in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, Supreme Master Lawrence G. Costanzo reported on membership of the patriotic degree and new assembly growth. Honored at the meeting were the winners of the 2009-10 To Be a Patriot Award. Developed in 1985, the award annually recognizes the top three patriotic programs conducted by Fourth Degree assemblies. • To celebrate the 112th Philippine Independence Day, Knights from President Emilio Aguinaldo Assembly in Cavite City, Luzon, participated in events at the Aguinaldo Shrine. • As part of a Veterans Day celebration, members of Holy Cross Assembly in Germantown, Tenn., presented an hour-long history program to students. • Our Lady of Charity Assembly in Sarasota, Fla., began a program to ensure that indigent veterans, and those with no family, have someone available at their funeral to accept the U.S. flag during the ceremony. The supreme master also announced the approval of an optional lapel pin consisting of an integrated Fourth Degree emblem and national flag, while reiterating that the official emblem has not changed. Lastly, the names of district masters who will serve a term until August 2012 were announced. The Supreme Assembly consists of the supreme knight, the supreme secretary, the supreme master and 20 vice supreme masters of the Order. Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson expressed his appreciation to the Fourth Degree honor guard for their presence at the 128th Supreme Convention. He also noted that the Fourth Degree is the public expression of the Order’s commitment to defend the Church at all times.♦

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rom Aug. 3-5, 2010, the 128th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus was hosted in Washington, D.C. The U.S. capital, whose memorials, museums and public spaces enshrine the nation’s history, previously hosted Supreme Conventions in 1932, 1985, 1993 and 2003. As the Supreme Convention opened Aug. 3 with Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the principal celebrant, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, was joined by some 88 other members of the hierarchy from around the world — including eight cardinals — and 140 priests. More than 2,000 Knights and their family members taking part in the convention, as well as hundreds of guests from the Washington area, attended the Mass. Thousands more followed the proceedings on Salt + Light TV, EWTN and CatholicTV. Delivering his annual report Aug. 3 during the convention’s opening business session, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson outlined the details of a record year for the Knights of Columbus in terms of charita-

ble giving and volunteer hours. Reflecting on the convention’s theme, “I Am My Brother’s Keeper,” he further explained that the many works of charity and the spiritual focus of the Order help Knights to live out their Christian vocation. Discussing the business aspect of the Order, the supreme knight said that the fraternal insurance program is more solid than ever, despite the poor economy. The reason for the success, he maintained, is an unwavering commitment to ethical standards and a system of insurance provided by brother Knights for brother Knights and their families. From the States Dinner to business sessions to the annual Memorial Mass, Knights gathered to celebrate 128 years of charity, unity and fraternity, and to help continue the Order’s ongoing work of building a civilization of love. In the pages that follow, you will find highlights of these and other convention events, as well as the text of the Supreme Knight’s Report. For additional photos and information, visit kofc.org/convention.♦

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In a gathering that expressed the high priority that the Knights of Columbus places on the spiritual development of its members, more than 50 state chaplains representing jurisdictions worldwide attended an Aug. 2 meeting that explored how the role of chaplain can be enhanced within the state and local council structure. Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori chaired the meeting. Supreme Knight Anderson also gave a heartfelt address on the vital importance of chaplains within the Order.

On July 30, as delegates gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 128th Supreme Convention, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson laid a wreath, on behalf of the Knights of Columbus, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Assistant Supreme Secretary Ronald J. Tracz, Supreme Secretary Emilio B. Moure and Executive Vice President (Agencies and Marketing) Thomas P. Smith Jr. were engaged by delegates’ comments during a membership seminar Aug. 2. The accumulated knowledge of K of C leaders was put to work at the seminar when board members, vice presidents, state and district deputies, and convention delegates gathered to share best practices and success stories, as well as problems and roadblocks, with regard to recruiting and retaining new members.

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(Left to right:) Dr. Robert Gailey, director of rehabilitation services for Medishare; Mike Corcoran, chief of prosthetics for Medishare; Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson; and Chris Lewis, president of the American Wheelchair Mission are pictured during an Aug. 4 press conference that provided details about the “Hope for Haiti’s Children” initiative. Through the initiative, which the supreme knight announced during his annual report, each child who lost an arm or leg in Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake will receive prosthetics and physical therapy over the course of a two-year treatment program. The Order will provide more than $1 million for the program, and the University of Miami/Medishare Hospital will conduct the rehabilitation and fittings of the prosthetic limbs. 8 ♦ COLUMBIA ♦

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OPENING MASS

‘WE ARE TO BE HERALDS OF THE GOSPEL OF LIFE’

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is selected from Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl’s homily delivered Aug. 3 at the 128th Supreme Convention’s opening Mass. The votive Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe was celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

hat began as the dream of Father Michael J. McGivney to support Catholic working men and their families in his parish has grown and flourished into a worldwide fraternity. The Order has rightfully taken a place on the national and world stage, where it addresses the great and dividing issues of our day: the sanctity of human life, the essential role of family and the true definition of marriage. The Knights have stayed true to its founder’s vision of care for others and service to the community. …

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Today, in the age of the new evangelization, the Knights of Columbus rightfully turns to Our Lady of Guadalupe so that we may be inspired by her action and strengthened by her intercession so that through our works of service, charity, kindness and compassion we might not only carry out the Gospel mandate to manifest Christ’s kingdom, but also be seen in all of our works as instruments of God’s love. … Our mission as Jesus’ witnesses takes place in a world profoundly in need of a new evangelization. The threads of an encounter with the living Lord and the love that he brings into this world need to be woven once again into the fabric of our culture, our society, our nation and our world. This, Christ and his Church entrust to us today. We are to be heralds of the Gospel of Life — from conception to natural death; witnesses to the splendor of truth

— that there is an objective right and wrong; ministers of the sacrament of charity — celebrating the memorial of our Lord’s death and resurrection; and children of the God who is Love and who calls us to manifest our love for him and our love for others — we are to be our brother’s keeper. In quiet contradiction to other lifestyles and opinions, we as champions of the new evangelization are empowered to be, through our words and deeds, through our proclamation and acts of charity, a sign — a living sign, a visible sign — of the risen Christ present in our world. In this highly secular culture in which we live, which is focused almost entirely on material things and overtly individualistic, we are still called, as was Peter, to step out and walk on the water. Peter only began to sink when he began to have second thoughts. Jesus held him up but asked him,

Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington served as the principal celebrant of the 128th Supreme Convention’s opening Mass Aug. 3 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

“Why did you doubt?” … Just as roses tumbled out from [St. Juan Diego’s] tilma to reveal the face of the mother of Jesus inviting us to embrace her Son, so too do the works of the Knights of Columbus continue to pour forth as a sign of love and an invitation to faith. Thus we pray, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of the Americas, give us courage so that we can step out onto the water, so that we can proclaim anew the Gospel that we are our brother’s keeper because we are our brother’s brother.♦

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Facing page: Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson delivers his annual report Aug. 3. • From top: Delegates review materials for Thursday’s business session. • Supreme Advocate John A. Marrella reads proposed resolutions during the closing business session. • Delegates voice their support for resolutions during the closing business session. • Msgr. Eduardo Chávez, postulator of the cause for canonization of St. Juan Diego, and Mother Agnes, Sister Mary Karen and Sister Mary Loretta of the Sisters of Life applaud during the supreme knight’s annual report.

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Left: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, holds up a copy of Armed with the Faith. More than 500,000 copies of the prayer book for military personnel, published by Knights of Columbus and distributed by the archdiocese, have been printed. • Father Robert Reed, president of CatholicTV, interviews the supreme knight Aug. 3. EWTN, Salt+Light and Sirius Satellite Radio also broadcast live from the convention.

Our holy Catholic faith, when put into practice, equals the charity of Jesus Christ. It is he who has revealed God’s love and has challenged us to return God’s love by the charity of our lives through an outreach to those in need. The four great ideals of the Knights of Columbus begin with charity — a charity that members of the Order endeavor to live in unity, fraternity and patriotism after the example of Father Michael J. McGivney, who accomplished so much for the Church. CARDINAL JUSTIN RIGALI

My old boss and mentor, James Cardinal Hickey — who was installed on this day 30 years ago as archbishop of Washington — used to tell me that he would haunt me if I ever canonized him. This very wise and loving bishop often said that he wanted most of all to be remembered in the prayers of his brother priests and the people he served. In the bond of Christ’s love, our prayers reach our beloved dead, some of whom may be in the process of being purified from their sins by the fire of God’s love — yes, they need and welcome our prayers! And the best of all things we can do for our beloved dead is to pray the perfect prayer that Christ left for us, the holy sacrifice of the Mass. The Mass makes present for us the Lamb of God who takes away the world’s sins; the Mass re-presents for us that love stronger than sin and more powerful than death. This is the love that bridges time and eternity. SUPREME CHAPLAIN BISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI

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SUPREME CONVENTION MASS, AUG. 4, 2010

ANNUAL MEMORIAL MASS, AUG. 5, 2010

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he festive States Dinner on Aug. 3 brought together delegates, families and guests who sat according to their jurisdictions, waving flags and singing patriotic songs. Sitting on the dais were the Order’s Supreme Officers and Board of Directors, and their wives, along with members of the Church’s hierarchy. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago offered the opening invocation. Remarks were also presented by Bishop Pierre Morissette of St. Jerome, Quebec; Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers; and Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales of Manila, Philippines.

Above: More than 2,000 guests fill a large ballroom during the States Dinner. Left: Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and members of the hierarchy wave flags from their home jurisdictions.

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Images of the Canadian Rockies, the Canadian flag, and St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal are shown on screens behind the dais at the States Dinner, as members of the Board of Directors, their wives, and members of the hierarchy, join in singing national anthems.

You are men of faith, men of charity, men of hope. … Through your financial charity and your individual and collective actions, you are ever-present to those who need your assistance in our Church. You teach us to be Good Samaritans in our world. Your support of the sacredness of human life and the dignity of marriage and family life move us all to positive action. BISHOP PIERRE MORISSETTE, BISHOP OF ST. JEROME, QUEBEC, PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

I think one of the problems of Christianity in our times is not being few in number but having many Christians who are inactive. I commend the Knights of Columbus for being involved and bringing many other Catholics into active Christianity. BISHOP ZYGMUNT ZIMOWSKI PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Focusing on charity, unity and fraternity, you demonstrate the critical importance of giving in imitation of Christ’s self-giving and so make present the truth, power and promise of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. ... Sustained by your faith, may you continue to grow in holiness, strengthen your family life, enhance your parish and communities, and transform our world. CARDINAL FRANCIS GEORGE, O.M.I., ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO, PRESIDENT OF U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS “In truth,” the Lord said, “I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). Be your brother’s keeper, for besides the kingdom being yours, you remain in touch with Jesus, seated at the right hand of the Father. In the end, the mystery is this: To be my brother’s keeper is to be the brother of Jesus, the Christ. CARDINAL GAUDENCIO ROSALES, ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES

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‘A STEADFAST WITNESS’

he States Dinner at this year’s Supreme Convention featured the presentation of the Gaudium et Spes Award to Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana, Cuba. The cardinal, who has served as archbishop of Havana since 1981, accepted the award with a spirit of humility and a smile. During the presentation of the award, Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., read a citation that recognized the efforts of Cardinal Ortega, as well as “the dedication and sacrifices of so many Cuban clergy and laity.” The citation read, in part: “It often has been true that the faith is more cherished when challenged. This has been the case with our Catholic brothers and sisters in Cuba, where the Church has continued to live and grow in a most challenging environment. This leader of the Church in Cuba has himself suffered for his faith, yet has remained a steadfast witness to Jesus Christ, continuing his apostolic ministry with courage and grace.” The citation made special mention of Pope John Paul II’s 1998 visit to Cuba and also acknowledged that, in recent months, Cardinal Ortega has been involved in a dialogue with the Cuban government, which has resulted in the release of dozens of political prisoners and improved conditions for others. Presenting the award to Cardinal Ortega, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson placed the ribbon and gold medal around

Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana, Cuba, accepted the eighth Gaudium et Spes Award during the annual States Dinner Aug. 3. Cardinal Ortega, who has served as archbishop of Havana since 1981, received the highest honor conferred by the Knights of Columbus for his tireless witness to the Gospel and his defense of religious freedom.

the cardinal’s neck and welcomed him to the podium for share some remarks. Cardinal Ortega thanked the Knights for the award and for constantly supporting the Church in Cuba. “Regardless of the distance and the differences in our social or political systems, you have been brothers to the Cuban Catholics and have shown us your solidarity,” he said. The Knights of Columbus founded its first council in Cuba in 1909 and in recent years has renewed activity there. The Order has also worked closely with Cardinal Ortega to provide crucial support for the new San Carlos y San Ambrosio National Seminary, which is scheduled to open in November. The highest honor conferred by the Knights of Columbus, the Gaudium et Spes Award was first presented to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 1992. Other recipients have included Cardinal John O’Connor of New York, Jean Vanier and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. A stipend of $100,000 accompanies the award.♦ OCTOBER 2010

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AWARDS SESSION Annual awards session honors outstanding Knights, council programs

he convention’s annual awards session looked back on the accomplishments of the 2009-10 fraternal year by recognizing the members and units that made extraordinary contributions. Among the most anticipated awards of the evening were the international service program winners. CHURCH ACTIVITY The church category saw a tie between Brother Anthony Council 10014 in St. Albert, Alberta, and Victoria (British Columbia) Council 1256. In celebrating the Year for Priests, Council 10014 hosted a special yearlong program of support for men studying for the priesthood at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton. Meanwhile, Council 1256 organized a large priest appreciation and vocations fundraiser dinner that raised more than $10,000 for the diocesan vocation fund, while also honoring the bishop, clergy and religious.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY Norfolk (Va.) Council 367 was honored in the community category for helping to organize a job fair and placement program for students with special needs. The initiative grew out of an annual awards banquet that is co-sponsored by the council and Norfolk public schools. COUNCIL ACTIVITY Father John Howard Council 8500 in Highland, Mich., received the council award for organizing a fundraiser for a local 12-year-old boy with major health problems. Joe Lintol developed a serious bacterial infection on Christmas Eve 2008 that eventually resulted in a heart attack, multiple organ failure, and the amputation of his hands and feet. Council 8500 organized a barbecue chicken fundraiser, which raised $35,000 for the Lintol family.

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY OF THE YEAR A FAMILY FROM SNOW HILL, Md., was honored as the K of C International Family of the Year. As foster parents since 1982, Terrance and Alison Tinker have brought more than 180 children into their home, some for days or months, others for years. The Tinkers are actively involved in their parish and in many community organizations, including the Boy Scouts, the regional medical center and the county department of social services. In addition to three grown children, the couple has four adopted daughters living at home. Terrance, who is retired from the Navy, currently serves as grand knight of St. Francis de Sales Council 3489 in Salisbury, Md. At the annual awards ceremony, the Tinkers were recognized for “their heroic openness to children and their witness to the beauty and sanctity of human life.”

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FAMILY ACTIVITY All Saints Council 11402 in Dunwoody, Ga., was honored in the family category after sponsoring an eightweek seminar titled “Embrace the Adventure of Fatherhood.” The seminar included such topics as “Loving Our Wives All Our Lives,” “Turning Our Hearts Toward Our Children” and “Protecting Our Families.” Information from the Order’s Fathers for Good website helped guide the program, and it was so successful that a second series on effective communication between spouses was conducted from March through May.

L EADING G ENERAL AGENTS Marc G. Bouchard of Alberta, Canada, finished the year at 196 percent of quota with a volume per member of $15,926. His total gross volume was $260,692,000.

Giles Duval of Ontario, Canada, finished the year at 160 percent of quota with a volume per member of $6,694. His total gross volume was $70,814,000.

PRO-LIFE ACTIVITY Mother of Mercy Council 4030 in Baton Rouge, La., received the pro-life award for its “Spiritual Adoption Program,” the goal of which was to purchase a new ultrasound machine for a pregnancy resource center. Response to the initiative — in the form of special Mass collections and a charity car wash — was so great that the council was able to purchase machines for two different facilities.

L EADING F IELD AGENT YOUTH ACTIVITY William J. Leahy Council 1307 in Astoria, Ore., was honored in the youth category for making extensive renovations to the auditorium at St. Mary, Star of the Sea School. Fifty-three council members spent approximately 900 hours raising the floor three feet to make the building wheelchair accessible. By performing the work themselves, the Knights saved the school approximately $30,000 in labor costs.♦

Neil S. Bouvier of the Marc Bouchard Agency in Alberta, Canada, met 490 percent of his quota with a volume per member of $17,983 and total gross volume of $16,868,000.

Service Program Winners, top of page, from left: Church (tie), Family, Pro-Life and Youth. Below, from left: Community and Council.

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THOSE WORDS, FROM POPE BENEDICT XVI’S FIRST ENCYCLICAL, Deus Caritas Est (God is Love), set the stage for one of the most insightful discussions ever written about what it means to be a faithful Christian. Pope Benedict goes on to observe that “love of God and love of neighbor are inseparable — they form a single commandment” (18). This realization — that there are not two commandments, but one — quickly became the hallmark of Christianity in the first century. Pope Benedict points out that “charitable activity on behalf of the poor and suffering was naturally an essential part of the Church of Rome from the very beginning” (23). For Christians, caring for those in need out of love was to be a new way of life. Moreover, it extended to those outside of one’s community. The people of Israel were accustomed to regarding themselves, in the biblical phrase, as their “brother’s keeper” (Gn 4:9). Christ taught that this concept of brotherhood is so broad that it includes all of mankind, even one’s enemies. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?” he asked. “Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same” (Lk 6:32-33). Clearly, to be a Christian is truly a very different way of living and of loving. From its earliest days, Christianity was often known simply as “The Way.” It was so unique in the first century that no further explanation was necessary. You only had to observe the manner in which the early Christians went about their daily lives — the way they cared for others — to sense that there was something very different about them. Their response to that question in the Book of Genesis, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” was an unqualified “Yes.” In some ways, our secular society seems to be a more difficult environment than the pagan society in which Peter and Paul first spread the Gospel. And yet the continuing appeal of membership in the Knights of Columbus, with its devotion to charity inspired by faith, is undeniable: During the last fraternal year, more than 74,000 Catholic men joined our ranks. In Deus Caritas Est, Pope Benedict further writes, “For the Church, charity … is a part of her nature, an indispensable expression of her very being” (25). For the men who are Knights of Columbus, we offer an opportunity to so deepen the practice of our faith, that charity becomes a part of our nature and we may truly say, “I am my brother’s keeper.”

KNIGHTS OF CHARITY

Squires from Sum-Ag Circle 4651 in Bacolod City, Visayas, provide food to needy children in Purok Sto. Nino, a nearby impoverished community. WE ARE MINDFUL NOT ONLY OF OUR OWN 128-YEAR HISTORY AS KNIGHTS, but

of the 2,000-year history of our Church. We believe that being a follower of Christ means living lives of charity and brotherly love, of helping those in need, of being “our brother’s keeper.” For us, charity knows no national boundaries. When a devastating earthquake struck Haiti in January, we responded just as we had when Typhoon Ketsana struck the Philippines last year; when Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005; and when the terrorist attacks of 9/11 killed many thousands and left their families in financial peril. In Haiti, we provided a $50,000 donation to Catholic Relief Services within days of the earthquake. Ultimately, Knights of Columbus responded with donations of more than $600,000. These funds provided aid to hundreds of victims, including those who lost everything in the quake and are among the nation’s poorest citizens. In April, Supreme Advocate John Marrella and I joined Knights from Florida, Saskatchewan, California and the Dominican Republic in traveling to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to deliver the first of 1,000 wheelchairs that the Supreme Council donated in partnership with the Global Wheelchair Mission. OCTOBER 2010

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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Jim Nicholson, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Rome Mayor Giovanni Alemanno prepare to cut the ribbon officially opening the exhibit “Everyone Welcome, Everything Free. The Knights of Columbus and Rome, Celebrating 90 Years of Friendship.” California Knights raised funds for another 750 wheelchairs for earthquake victims in Haiti. Additionally, Knights in Florida raised funds for 375 wheelchairs, and many other states have contributed as well. But the need in Haiti remains great — especially among children who lost an arm or a leg or both as a result of the earthquake. Virtually all of these children today go without any prospect of receiving an artificial limb that would return to them the chance to live a more normal life. I am proud to report that the Order’s Board of Directors has voted to provide every child in Haiti who has lost an arm or a leg with the prosthetic device they need. Each and every one of these children will receive hope and a new start in life thanks to the Knights of Columbus. In fact, international aid is a long-standing tradition for us. Earlier this summer, the Capitoline Museum of the City of Rome opened an exhibit on the history of our charitable work in the Eternal City. It tells the story of how the Knights of Columbus first made its mark in Europe during World War I, when our KC Huts provided a respite from battle for allied soldiers in France. Two years after the end of the Great War, the Supreme Officers and other Knights visited France 22 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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and Italy, which had suffered greatly during the conflict, and where poverty was widespread. During a private audience, Pope Benedict XV welcomed the Knights, thanked them for what they had already done in Europe, and asked them to build a series of playgrounds for the children of Rome. Those athletic fields — still owned and maintained by the Knights of Columbus — have served generations of grateful Romans. Our own museum in New Haven also tells the story of our charitable work down through the years. Over the past decade, much of this work has involved natural or man-made disasters: the Heroes Fund we established when the attacks of 9/11 took the lives of so many first responders and our emergency response to Hurricane Katrina, with countless acts of service by individual Knights and councils throughout North America, and $10 million in donations. Over the past year, we have continued in that tradition, setting new records for Knights of Columbus charitable work. During 2009, Knights donated $151,105,867 to charity, exceeding last year’s amount by more than $1 million. Over the past decade, charitable giving by the Knights of Columbus at all levels totaled more than $1.36 billion, a dramatic testament to our commitment to charity. In 2009, more than $34 million — a quarter of our contributions — came from the Supreme Council. All the rest — more than $116 million — came from state and local councils, assemblies and circles. The top jurisdictions in terms of the total amount given to charity were Quebec, Texas, Ontario, Florida and Michigan. The top jurisdictions ranked by the amount given to charity per member were British Columbia, Alaska, Alberta, Virginia and New Brunswick. Working with the Global Wheelchair Mission, many local councils have held “Wheelchair Sunday” fundraising drives. One notable example came from Father McGuire Council 3851 in Covina, Calif., and California State Chaplain Msgr. Nestor Rebong. On one Sunday, in one parish, they raised $30,000 to provide wheelchairs for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Msgr. Rebong came with us to Port-au-Prince in April for the distribution of the first shipment of wheelchairs. Manitoba, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida have similarly sponsored wheelchairs for Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, Vietnam and Cuba.

Knights and their families are hardly immune to the economic downturn, but when cash contributions become more difficult, we still give of ourselves in other ways. The number of hours of volunteer time donated by Knights last year climbed by nearly half a million, to 69,251,926 hours. Independent Sector, a foundation that encourages charitable giving, estimates that the value of a volunteer hour in 2009 was $20.85. That means that the value of the volunteer efforts of the Knights of Columbus last year was more than $1.4 billion. Over the past decade, Knights of Columbus volunteered 639,854,407 hours, and the total value of those volunteer hours exceeded $11.6 billion. Among top jurisdictions in volunteer hours, Luzon led the way with more than 7 million hours, followed by Texas, Florida, Mindanao and Ontario. The top jurisdictions ranked by volunteer hours per member were Guam, Alaska, Mexico Northwest, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. And the range of projects undertaken by our councils over the past year is truly extraordinary. When Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley was seriously wounded last November at Fort Hood, Texas, while trying to apprehend the shooter who had already killed 13 soldiers, she found that recovery from her injuries would take more than a year, most of it in a wheelchair. So the Knights of San Gabriel Council 6453 in Georgetown, Texas, teamed up with soldiers from Fort Hood and a home improvement store to design and build a wheelchair ramp and a gazebo at Sgt. Munley’s home. About 200 miles north of Fort Hood, the Knights of Holy Cross Council 8493 near Dallas learned that a blind widow in their community was about to lose her home. Members of the council stepped forward to head off foreclosure and restructure her mortgage. But that depended on replacing her roof, which would cost an additional $10,000 that she could not afford. So the council obtained donations and building materials, and 40 Knights turned out one Saturday for an all-day work detail that finished the job. With a new mortgage and a new roof, the widow now has a secure future in her own home, thanks to Texas Knights. Recently, a Knights of Columbus round table was established at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, through the efforts of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Narango, with sponsorship

from St. Vincent de Paul Council 12191 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The round table distributes much-needed medical and school supplies and organizes activities for Afghan children. Finally, members of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Council 12117 in Virginia Beach, Va., recite the rosary with and provide weekly companionship to residents of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Health Center, which provides care to Alzheimer’s patients. In addition to purely local projects like these, much of our charitable work is done in partnership with national and international organizations whose goals we share.

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Knights of Columbus donated more than 227,000 hours of volunteer time last year to Habitat for Humanity projects. Saints Gabriel and John Vianney Council 12335 in Colorado Springs, Colo., helps build homes at Woodmen Vista at the Pike’s Peak Habitat for Humanity Neighborhood, and Church of the Resurrection Council 11692 in Wichita, Kan., partnered with the Catholic Diocese of Wichita in its “Apostle Build” program in the Habitat Neighborhood there. These are just a couple of the many councils that work with Habitat to help low-income families build homes of their own, giving them a stake in their futures and improving their neighborhoods at the same time. Knights have participated in other construction projects as well. Members of Pasco (Wash.) Council 1620 remodeled a convent that they converted into a rectory and donated an additional $50,000 for a new garage. Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, much rebuilding remains to be done. Recently, Knights from God’s Divine Mercy Council 14463 in Yorkville, Ill., traveled to Pass Christian, Miss., to help with ongoing reconstruction efforts there. Knights from seven councils in Connecticut got together to install new insulation at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity, helping the sisters save on future heating and cooling costs. One of the most remarkable K of C construction projects, though, took place in the Philippines, where — over the past three years — 25 homes have been built for people in need at the “Knights of Columbus Village” in Luzon. Many individual Knights and their families provided the labor to build the homes, and the Knights of Columbus Fraternal Association of the Philippines purchased the building materials. For more than 70 years, the Knights of Columbus has partnered with the Red Cross to organize blood drives. Delegates to our 56th annual convention in 1938 were invited to organize groups of blood donors, and that quickly produced one of the first national blood drives in history. By the time the next convention was held, more than 200 councils were participating; a year later, that number had climbed to 600. St. Peter Council 14590 in Haddam, Conn., is one of thousands of councils whose blood drives together drew more than 413,000 blood donors last year. Our partnership with Special Olympics began with the very first games held in Chicago in 1969. Founded by brother Knight Sargent Shriver and 24 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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his wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides an opportunity for people with intellectual disabilities to compete and succeed in an environment that respects their human dignity and builds their self-confidence. During 2009, a total of 1,408 councils in the United States and Canada provided 40,296 volunteers and financial support totaling $2,681,440 for 9,387 Special Olympics events in both countries. We continue our very successful partnership with the Global Wheelchair Mission, which is run by brother Knight Chris Lewis. Over the past year, Knights and the Wheelchair Mission have combined to provide 3,800 wheelchairs in 11 countries. Knights in and around Washington, D.C., distributed 110 wheelchairs to disabled veterans at the VA Hospital there on Veterans Day. And last February, Knights in Poland distributed wheelchairs to disabled people at three parishes in Warsaw. Finally, our long-time relationship with the Boy Scouts of America continues to benefit thousands of young men. During the past year, councils in the United States and Canada have sponsored 33,282 Scouts in 1,503 Scouting units. We know that the recession has made it difficult for the unemployed and for those on lower incomes. Last fall, we launched our Food for Families program. We collected food and provided financial support for food banks throughout the United States and Canada. A total of 1,993 local councils participated. The Supreme Council set up a $1 million fund to supplement the efforts of our local councils. Money from that fund was distributed to 31 states and provinces for use by food banks in 107 dioceses. Our Coats for Kids program entered its second winter, and more than 10,000 needy children in the United States and Canada received brand new coats. Distributions took place in more than 20 cold-weather cities, including Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Newark, Trenton, Detroit, Milwaukee, Sudbury, Windsor, East Cleveland, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. “KC Coats for Kids” is rapidly becoming one of our most popular charitable programs, and we expect it to grow significantly. A good explanation of our charitable activity comes from the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium: “The laity, by their very vocation, seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and by ordering them according to the plan of God. ... They are called there

A boy shows off his new coat during a Coats for Kids distribution at St. Francis/St. Rose of Lima School in New Haven, Conn.

by God that by exercising their proper function and led by the spirit of the Gospel they may work for the sanctification of the world from within as a leaven. In this way they may make Christ known to others, especially by the testimony of a life resplendent in faith, hope and charity” (31). These words truly serve as our mission statement. Working in this world “as a leaven” is precisely the work of the Knights of Columbus. Our first principle, charity, combined with unity — with our Church and with our neighbor — provides us with the means to fulfill the two great commandments: to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves. This is what it means to be “in service to One, in service to all.” Lives filled with charity motivated by faith and hope, are what will make “Christ known to others.” For 128 years, the Knights of Columbus has led by its example of charity. People witness our example every day as Knights work as neighbors helping neighbors in thousands of communities around the world.

It is this spirit of charity that has always inspired the Knights of Columbus. It is the reason our history is one of service: helping widows and orphans in the 19th century; providing free necessities to American and Canadian troops during two world wars; publishing books in the 1920s on the contributions of African Americans, Jewish Americans and German Americans; working to support Catholics in Mexico when the government there persecuted the Church; protecting parental rights to send children to Catholic schools; helping the hungry in Rome during and after World War II; adding the words “under God” to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance; pioneering national blood drives; supporting the dignity of people with intellectual and physical disabilities; supporting mothers and their unborn children; providing coats to poor children; providing mobility with our wheelchair distributions; and providing food to families in need. In these ways and many others, we seek to “make Christ known” through the testimony of lives “resplendent in faith, hope and charity.” OCTOBER 2010

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MEMBERSHIP WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED EXTRAORDINARY THINGS AS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS,

but we have the potential — and the responsibility — to do far more. If we are to meet and exceed that potential, we must do everything in our power to bring every eligible Catholic man into our ranks. Membership growth is an absolutely essential part of our mission. The good news in this regard is that as of June 30, our membership climbed to more than 1.8 million. This represents a net gain of more than 23,000 over the past year. It is the 39th consecutive year in which our membership has grown. We added 286 new councils during the 2009-10 fraternal year, and we now have nearly 14,000 active councils around the world. The number of round tables has grown to 4,326. Both totals are all-time records. Brother Knights in the Philippines once again had a very successful year in recruitment, as did Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Illinois. There is renewed vitality in Mexico, where all four jurisdictions will be in the Circle of Honor. Poland had one of the highest percentage gains in membership of any jurisdiction. We need to think creatively and expansively when it comes to membership growth. Demographic patterns are constantly changing; urbanization is altering the face of every country; and migration across national borders has brought millions of Catholics far from their places of birth. And it’s not limited to migration from Latin America. There are large Catholic communities throughout the United States and Canada that are predominantly Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese, as well as those from Eastern Europe, including Ukraine. These communities represent only a few of our many opportunities for growth. Always remember that as Catholics, we have the most fundamental things of life in common. The faith that unites us is far greater than anything that might divide us.

We added 286 new councils during the 2009-10 fraternal year, and we now have nearly 14,000 active councils around the world. The number of round tables has grown to 4,326. Both totals are all-time records.

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Members of St. Thomas Aquinas Council 11949 at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., prepare to distribute food bags to needy members of the community Nov. 11, 2009. Under the direction of the Franciscan Brothers of Peace Food Shelf, Knights collected and distributed more than 800 bags of nonperishable food items.

YOUTH, COLLEGE KNIGHTS AND EDUCATION YOUTH ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS span a broad range

of events, programs and ages. Last year, state and local councils spent nearly $17 million on youth activities. Among these activities were our annual basketball Free Throw Championship and Soccer Challenge contests. Many activities involve sponsorship of Boy Scout troops or Columbian Squires circles, the Order’s youth program for boys 10-18. As of June 30, we had a total of 1,483 active Squires circles, an all-time high. The number of circles grew by 23 last year, and the number of Squires grew to almost 28,000. Over the past few years, we have seen a noticeable increase in interest among Catholic high school administrators in having Columbian Squires circles at their schools. This is a very positive development.

Our college council program continues to grow as well. Over the past year, we established 16 new college councils: 10 in the United States, five in the Philippines and one in Mexico. New college councils in the United States are located at Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Louisiana State, Drake, Loyola University in Baltimore, the University of Northern Iowa, St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, Ave Maria School of Law in Florida, and the Pontifical College Josephinum in Ohio. The new college council in Mexico is located at Universidad La Salle in Tamaulipas, and the new Philippines college councils are at Saint Joseph College in Mindanao, and four schools in Luzon: Palawan State, San Agustin College, Capiz State University and Naval State University. College council membership grew to 22,843 during the last fraternal year. OCTOBER 2010

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INSURANCE AND INVESTMENTS

IT IS SOMETIMES SAID THAT “CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME,”

and that is certainly true for the Knights of Columbus. We make certain that our families’ financial futures are secure. This year, we adopted a new theme for our life insurance program: “Knights of Columbus Insurance: Your Shield for Life.” The shield represents the protection we provide to you and your loved ones, and the strength of the program that stands behind it. This year, we climbed to number 929 on the Fortune 1000 list of America’s largest corporations. And A.M. Best ranks us 49th among U.S. life insurance companies. Last year was our best ever for insurance sales, growing by 13.3 percent, even as the industry was shrinking. By Dec. 31, 2009, our insurance in force was more than $74 billion, and as of August 2010 we had $77 billion in force. Our insurance in force has nearly doubled over the past decade. We set new records for life insurance sales in 9 out 28 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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of 12 months last year. In 2009, we issued nearly 68,000 new life insurance certificates, which was more than all other fraternal benefit societies combined. The face value of those new life certificates was more than $7.5 billion. Once again in 2009, our lapse rate was one of the lowest in the entire industry, at 3.8 percent. That kind of stability, member loyalty and customer satisfaction is one more reason why we are so successful. If our life insurance sales were exceptional, our annuity sales were spectacular. The 19,000 Knights of Columbus annuity contracts issued last year were more than double the number issued in 2008. Obviously, a tremendous amount of credit goes to our field force of more than 1,400 professionally trained general and field agents, whose expert knowledge, energy and enthusiasm combine with their strong commitment to the Knights of Columbus. At the basis of our success in the fields of life insurance, annuities and long-term care is our well-deserved reputation for strength, stability and sound investment that puts the interests of our members first. For the 18th consecutive year, Standard & Poor’s has rated us “Extremely Strong” and has given us their top rating of AAA. For the 35th consecutive year, A. M. Best has rated us “Superior” and has given us their top rating of A++. Most other insurance companies have not fared as well over the past few years. Every company has been affected by situations where investmentgrade bonds have been sharply downgraded. But economic ups and downs are a fact of life. In the 18 years that Standard & Poor’s has been rating the Knights of Columbus, there have been three recessions. In the 35 years that we’ve been rated by A.M. Best, there have been five recessions. And in every single one of those years, we have received the highest rating from those companies. The Standard & Poor’s description of our insurance program could hardly be more enthusiastic: “Extremely strong capital” “Very strong competitive position” “Unique strategic advantage” “Historically strong profitability” “Extremely strong liquidity.”

What sets us apart is what Standard & Poor’s refers to as the “very conservative” approach we take in managing our $16 billion in assets. S&P asserts that our investment portfolio “has very strong credit quality,” and our capital adequacy “is among the strongest in the industry.” We have what they call “a very low risk tolerance,” and we place “a very high value” on our reputation. What brings all these things together is that we are completely dedicated to following the vision of the Catholic priest who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Father Michael J. McGivney wanted to safeguard both the faith and the finances of Catholic families. His vision was both religious and financial, closely tied to what would soon become known as Catholic social teaching. For more than 128 years, we have never deviated from that vision, and we have shown throughout our history that it is possible to be both financially successful and ethically responsible. We don’t need a special set of “business ethics.” We simply adhere to a single set of moral standards that govern everything we do. Earlier this year, the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association recognized this fundamental fact when it renewed our certification for maintaining the highest ethical standards in the industry. And once again we were also recognized for best practices in the industry. We also have very specific guidelines governing the kinds of securities that we will not invest in. We exclude any company engaged in activity that conflicts with Catholic moral teaching: companies involved in any way with abortion, contraception, human cloning, embryonic stem-cell research, for-profit health care that pays for any of these, or pornography. There are many companies in the pharmaceutical and communications industries that would undoubtedly provide excellent returns for us, but they are not in our portfolio because they engage in research and development or programming that violates the sanctity or the dignity of human life. We find our investment returns elsewhere. We recognize that faithful Catholics have choices when buying life insurance. But they know that at the Knights of Columbus, we share their ethical values, and we are guided in all of our investment and sales practices by those values. Last year, our professional staff invested nearly $11 million every day, and the overall yield on newly issued bonds was 4.7 percent. We bought $2.7 billion in bonds in 2009, with an average OCTOBER 2010

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rating of AA, and we had no issues in default at the end of the year. A relatively small portion of our assets is invested in common and preferred stock. With the recovery of the stock markets last year, we were able to realize approximately $6 million in profits from stock sales. Our ChurchLoan program allows churches and Catholic schools to finance major construction projects at very competitive rates, and as of the end of 2009, we had outstanding ChurchLoan mortgages totaling more than $117 million. Altogether, our investment income last year reached nearly $800 million. Our total income from all sources was just under $1.8 billion. Many factors contributed to this success: an excellent, motivated and highly trained sales force, supported by a strong home office staff of insurance professionals; a shared sense of vision; efficiency upgrades at the home office; new products that have proved to be very popular; and a relationship with our members that is second to none. Finally, during 2009 we paid dividends to our insurance members totaling more than $318 million, and over the past decade those dividends have added up to $3.2 billion. And hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bottom line that really matters: Last year we paid $243 million in death benefits, and the total paid to survivors over the past decade comes to $1.7 billion. We have kept our promise of insurance by brother Knights for brother Knights. During a decade in which the stock market has been extremely volatile, and when retirement funds have fluctuated wildly, the rocksolid stability and financial protection we offer stands head and shoulders above the rest. In times like these, Knights of Columbus insurance is a shield that your family, like mine, can rely upon.

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More than 20,000 people filled the Jobing.com Arena in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale for the Guadalupe Festival held following the 127th Supreme Convention in 2009. The celebration featured musical performances, meditations and prayer.

CHURCH, VOCATIONS AND CHAPLAINS FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S SUPREME CONVENTION, WE SPONSORED a three-day Inter-

national Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe, which concluded with a Guadalupe Festival. More than 20,000 people participated in these two events, which were co-sponsored by the Diocese of Phoenix, the Archdiocese of Mexico City and the Institute of Guadalupan Studies. Speakers included experts on Marian studies from throughout Latin America and Europe. Among the presenters was Msgr. Eduardo Chávez, the postulator of the cause for canonization of St. Juan Diego and co-author with me of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love. Last December, Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori and I were honored to meet privately with Pope Benedict XVI and present him

with a check for $1.6 million, representing the earnings from our Vicarius Christi Fund. The money is given to the Holy Father each year and is used to support his personal charities. Since becoming supreme knight I have had the privilege each year to meet with our Holy Father in private audience for this purpose. Each time I have done so, I am convinced more than ever that what St. Ambrose said long ago remains true today: “Where Peter is there is the Church; and where the Church is there is eternal life.” This is what we believe as Catholics. This is where we stand as Knights of Columbus. And I wish to thank all those who participated in our special Novena for the Holy Father in April. Since our last convention, the cause for sainthood of our founder took an important step for-

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Supreme Officers and Knights of Columbus chaplains gather in St. Peter’s Square during a Knights of Columbus pilgrimage to Rome at the conclusion of the Year for Priests.

ward when a tribunal of the Archdiocese of Hartford sent a supplemental report to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints regarding a possible miracle attributed to the intervention of Venerable Michael McGivney. The postulator of the cause, Dr. Andrea Ambrosi, personally carried the report from Hartford back to Rome, where it is now under evaluation. We must continue to pray that our founder will soon be raised to the honors of the altar. Earlier this summer, the Supreme Officers joined chaplains representing 60 jurisdictions from every country in the Order on a very special pilgrimage to Rome for the conclusion of the Year for Priests. It provided a once-in-a-lifetime oppor32 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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tunity for our state chaplains to come together as brother Knights and brother priests and to stand in solidarity with our Holy Father and with thousands of other priests from around the world. I want to assure all our chaplains of our tremendous appreciation for all that they do. We pledge solidarity and support to our priests, who have remained faithful, holy and dedicated servants of God. We must not permit our priests to become isolated from the people they serve. Our priests need — and they deserve — our friendship, solidarity and support. Several of our Canadian councils are among many that have placed special emphasis on supporting priests and seminarians. Brother Anthony

Council 10014 in St. Albert, Alberta, created a special yearlong “Supporting Our Seminarians” program for men studying for the priesthood at St. Joseph’s Seminary. The program provides not only financial, but also spiritual and social support for the seminarians. In British Columbia, Victoria Council 1256 raised more than $10,000 for the Bishop’s Vocation Fund and hosted a large vocations appreciation event, at which approximately 300 people honored Bishop Richard J. Gagnon and 30 priests and sisters. I call on every one of our nearly 14,000 councils to develop projects like these to support our bishops, priests and seminarians during the coming year. For the Knights of Columbus, every year must be a Year for Priests. I am very happy to report to you that our Chaplain’s Program, directed by Father John

Grace, and overseen by our supreme chaplain, is making great strides in enhancing the work of these fine priests in the Knights of Columbus. Many of the priests who now serve as chaplains received assistance from us when they were studying for the priesthood. Our support for vocations has a history that is as long as that of the Order and has become extremely important to the Church in recent decades. We have two major vocation scholarship programs, one based on need and the other on merit. The Father Michael J. McGivney Vocations Scholarships provide $2,500 grants to seminarians on the basis of need. Twenty-four of the 86 seminarians receiving support through this program during the past academic year are Knights or the sons of Knights. The program supported seminarians at 25 major schools of theology, OCTOBER 2010

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On Dec. 10, 2009, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI met privately with Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn. During the meeting, the supreme knight presented the Holy Father with a $1.6 million donation, representing the annual earnings from the Order’s Vicarius Christi Fund. studying for 22 dioceses in the United States and four dioceses in Canada. Since the McGivney scholarship program was launched in 1992, it has provided more than $4.3 million to 789 seminarians, of whom 527 were ordained to the priesthood. The Bishop Thomas V. Daily Vocations Scholarships, named after our supreme chaplain emeritus, were established in 1997 and also provide $2,500 grants. Last year, we awarded nine new scholarships — seven in the United States and two in Canada — and renewed 22 others. All nine of the new recipients are members or the sons of members. Since its inception 13 years ago, the Bishop Daily Scholarship Program has distributed $887,500 to 147 seminarians, 98 of whom have been ordained. Our largest vocation support program, and the one that has touched the lives of more than 75,000 seminarians, postulants and novices since it was established in 1982, is our Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP). For every $500 a 34 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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council contributes annually to a seminarian, the Supreme Council provides a rebate of $100. During the past year, 2,600 councils, assemblies and circles provided more than $2.8 million through the RSVP program to those studying for priesthood or religious life. During the 28 years that the program has been in place, it has provided $47 million. Our support for the Church, and for evangelization, takes many other forms as well. Our Catholic Information Service (CIS) offers a catalog of 74 different booklets on topics involving Catholic faith, worship and life. During the past fraternal year, CIS distributed 145,000 of these booklets to Knights, dioceses, parishes and campus ministries. Through its Faith Formation Home Study Course, CIS last year brought the good news of the Gospel to more than 5,000 men and women who are incarcerated in prison. We also offer these materials online as downloadable documents, and as podcasts in English, Spanish, French and, in the very near future, Polish.

Fourth Degree Knights from the greater Washington, D.C., area participate in the annual Columbus Day ceremonies held in front of the statue of the Order’s namesake located at Washington’s Union Station.

FOURTH DEGREE MENTION THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND MANY PEOPLE THINK of the Fourth De-

gree. That’s especially true, of course, at special Masses and events like the annual Columbus Day celebration at the statue of the great explorer in front of Union Station in Washington, D.C. President William Howard Taft personally gave the keynote speech at the dedication of the statue, and we will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in just two years. Our Patriotic Degree formally became a part of the Order on George Washington’s Birthday in

1900, and I am pleased to report to you that as of June 30, membership in the Fourth Degree has grown to nearly 318,000, an increase of more than 7,200 from last year. The number of new assemblies grew by 54, bringing us to a grand total of 2,916. Members of the Fourth Degree have taken the lead in raising funds for many major projects down through the years, including the World War II Memorial on the National Mall and the Incarnation Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. OCTOBER 2010

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HAVE BEEN SOLDIERS on the front lines in all of the major

Master Chief Petty Officer Larry Forsythe, deputy grand knight of Yokosuka Council 12488 at Yokosuka (Japan) Naval Base, escorts Supreme Knight Carl Anderson on a tour of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

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wars of the 20th and 21st centuries, and our support for them, beginning with the KC Huts of the First World War, has never wavered. Today, we have programs for both active duty personnel and veterans, as well as the families of soldiers who have died in combat. There are currently 340,000 Catholics serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. They are found at 220 military installations in 29 countries. VA Medical Centers have more than 29,000 Catholic patients. All of them deserve our support. Fifty of our active councils are located at U.S. military bases. Three more are being developed in Virginia, Colorado and Germany. We have 13 overseas military councils in Europe and the Far East, and a district deputy for each region. Our European military councils are in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. In the Far East, our councils are in Japan and Korea. In some areas, including Iraq and Afghanistan, we rely on round tables. Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to visit our military Knights and chaplains at St. Francis Xavier Council 14853 and Yokosuka Council 12488, both in Japan. The deputy grand knight of Council 12488, Master Chief Petty Officer Larry Forsythe, gave me a personal tour of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, and I had the pleasure of formally installing Roger Avery, our new district deputy for the Far East Overseas Military District #2, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Fuji. Our military and overseas councils and round tables fill a real need in the armed forces. There is a serious shortage of Catholic chaplains, and we often provide the only way for military personnel to share and sustain their faith while deployed. We also work closely with Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Our support includes providing military prayer books that are printed on special paper that is designed to withstand the rigors of the battlefield. Last January, we delivered a new shipment of 100,000 copies of Armed with the Faith, bringing the total number of prayer books we have provided over the past six years to 500,000. We have also supplied 30,000 copies of a bilingual, Canadian version, titled Armour of Faith/Armure de Foi, to Catholics in the Canadian Armed Forces. Our programs for veterans rely heavily on the

men of the Fourth Degree, who are the backbone of our relationship with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its Veterans Affairs Voluntary Services (VAVS) program. During the past fraternal year, the Knights of Columbus had representatives at 125 of the 153 VA Medical Centers in the United States. Our 873 VAVS volunteers donated nearly 75,000 hours of their time to serve our veterans at these facilities. One especially ambitious project to benefit veterans involved Connecticut Knights, who raised money to purchase a specially equipped van for disabled veterans who are amputees. This new $100,000 van was delivered in December, and District Deputy Gary Thomas, who managed the project, was selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs as its outstanding Volunteer of the Year for the entire United States. Each year, we report on those who have lost their lives in the war against terrorism. Since the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan began, a total of 1,278 members of the Knights of Columbus have served there, or are serving there now. And a total of 36 Knights and two former Squires have lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan. Four Knights died in Afghanistan during the past fraternal year. Marine Corporal Matthew Lembke died in July 2009 at Bethesda Naval Hospital of injuries suffered in an explosion in Helmand Province weeks earlier. He was a member of Knights of the Resurrection Council 13851 in Tualatin, Ore. Army Captain Paul Peña, a member of Msgr. Cornelius George O’Keefe Council 8250 at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., was killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces in January. He was an officer in the 82nd Airborne Division. We also mourn the loss of Sgt. Major John Laborde, a member of our newly formed Kandahar Airfield Round Table in Afghanistan and of St. Vincent de Paul Council 12191 in Berkley Springs, W.Va., which sponsors the round table. He is survived by his wife, Lori, and five grown children. Lastly, former Army intelligence officer Harold Brown was killed in a suicide bombing attack in eastern Afghanistan. He was a member of St. Mary of Sorrows Council 8600 in Fairfax, Va., and is survived by his wife, Janet, and three young children. We honor the sacrifice that these men have made, and all those who have given the last full measure of devotion in our defense.

Marine Corporal Matthew Lembke – Knights of the Resurrection Council 13851 in Tualatin, Ore. Army Captain Paul Peña – Msgr. Cornelius George O’Keefe Council 8250 at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Sgt. Major John Laborde – Kandahar Airfield Round Table in Afghanistan and St. Vincent de Paul Council 12191 in Berkley Springs, W.Va. Harold Brown – St. Mary of Sorrows Council 8600 in Fairfax, Va.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MUSEUM THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MUSEUM IS FEATURING A VERY SPECIAL EXHIBITION

to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa. The exhibit includes a full-size reproduction of the cell in which she lived in Calcutta and many additional artifacts and other materials from her life. Mother Teresa visited our headquarters in 1988 and accepted our first Gaudium et Spes Award at the Supreme Convention in New York in 1992. We sponsored two lectures at the museum by Missionaries of Charity Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, the postulator of her cause for canonization, and each presentation drew overflow crowds. Many of the Missionaries of Charity have come to see the exhibit since it opened, including Mother Teresa’s successor, Sister Nirmala. They have all been enthusiastic about the way in which this wonderful exhibit gives every visitor a touching insight into Mother Teresa’s life. Also on display was an exhibition of some of the finest and oldest known works representing the original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Finally, our annual displays of Christmas crèches have become a popular tradition at the museum. Last Christmas, we presented crèches from Latin America, and the display for this year is titled “Christmas Crèches from Asia.”

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Virginia Knights joined with the Supreme Council in donating a new ultrasound machine to the Tepeyac Family Center, which provides ultrasounds to women referred by a number of Northern Virginia pregnancy centers. Pictured are (left to right): Dr. Marie Anderson, medical director; Fran Black, nurse practitioner; Dr. John Bruchalski, founder and member of Padre Pio Council 10754 in Great Falls, Va.; Dr. Miriam Pereira; and Dr. Lorna Cvetkovich.

FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP THE VAST MAJORITY OF KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ACTIVITY is directed toward mat-

ters of faith, charity and family life. We are not a political organization, and partisan politics is expressly prohibited by the terms of our constitution and laws. Our members include people of many political persuasions, and our goal is unity in faith and fraternity, whatever our political differences might be. But we do take positions on a limited number of key issues that we believe are fundamental to faithful Catholic citizens and which involve matters that must transcend partisan politics. Our guides in this area are two of the great documents of the Second Vatican Council: Gaudium et Spes, which addressed the role of the Church in the modern world, and Dignitatis Humanae, with its teaching on religious freedom and the fundamental dignity of every person. Recently, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the theme for next year’s World Day of Peace — Jan. 1 — will be “Religious freedom, the path to peace.” Recalling the message he delivered before 38 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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the United Nations General Assembly two years ago, he reminded us that “Human rights must include the right to religious freedom,” which is guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “It is inconceivable,” the Holy Father said, “that believers should have to suppress a part of themselves — their faith — in order to be active citizens. It should never be necessary to deny God in order to enjoy one’s rights.” In some parts of the world today, Christians are targeted precisely on account of their faith. But even in countries where the free exercise of religion and freedom of conscience are protected by law, medical professionals too often find their rights violated. As Pope Benedict said during his visit to the United Nations, “The rights associated with religion are all the more in need of protection if they are considered to clash with a prevailing secular ideology.” In September 2009, the Order co-sponsored a major international conference on religious liberty in Mexico City. Experts from throughout the Americas participated in the two-day event,

exploring the many ways and places in which religious freedom is threatened in the Western Hemisphere. The defense of religious liberty has been a top priority of the Knights of Columbus since our founding, and we will continue to defend this fundamental right. In 1954, the U.S. Congress voted at our urging to put the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. But in recent years, these words have been challenged in federal courts. Beginning in 2005, we asked these courts to allow us to participate directly in these cases as “defendant-intervenors.” I am happy to report to you that during the past year we have won victories in two of these cases, in California and New Hampshire, where courts affirmed the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. Appeals are now pending in both the First and Ninth Circuits, and we will continue to defend the Pledge and the words “under God” all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. Laws protecting the institution of marriage are also a top priority. As with other issues, we are consistent with Catholic teaching and devote no small amount of our time and resources to advancing our position in the public square. Since last year’s convention in Phoenix, our brother Knights in Maine played an important role in winning passage of a referendum that overturned legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in that state. As was the case in California one year earlier, Knights made an important difference in the successful defense of marriage. In the United States, judges have forced samesex marriage on the people of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa, just as Canadian courts had done earlier in a majority of provinces. But wherever the people themselves have had a chance to vote, clear majorities have voted to protect traditional marriage in every single case. We stand ready to work hand in hand with the Catholic Church to safeguard marriage. We are directly supporting the U.S. Bishops’ Committee for the Defense of Marriage, chaired by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky. The committee is producing pastoral materials on the meaning of marriage. Their new initiative, “Marriage: Unique for a Reason,” is designed to help Catholics everywhere understand and articulate “why marriage is, and can only be, the union of one man and one woman.” I encourage every council to work with pastors and chaplains to en-

sure that millions of Catholics have an opportunity to view the committee’s first video on marriage, titled Made for Each Other. We have been making another important contribution to the Catholic understanding of marriage for more than 20 years. Since 1988, the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C., has been offering graduate-level education, and our support has made the Institute’s operation possible. It moved into its permanent home in McGivney Hall on the campus of The Catholic University of America in 2008, and in May it was my pleasure once again to join the graduating class at its commencement. More than 300 graduates of the Institute are now employed in various professions where their work on marriage and family is serving the Church, strengthening families and changing lives. Laws, legislative proposals and judicial decisions that directly impact human life and dignity are at the top of our list of priorities. We believe that Thomas Jefferson was exactly right when he wrote, “The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” In May, Deputy Supreme Knight Dennis Savoie and I were both privileged to join the primate of Canada, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, at the annual Canadian March for Life in Ottawa, which grows larger every year. Similarly, thousands of Filipino Knights and their families were at the heart of recent pro-life marches throughout their country. And much the same can be said for the marches in Washington, D.C., and in Mexico City. Pro-life marches and rallies are all important, because they remind everyone that the pro-life cause is here to stay — that we seek to defend the unborn until we have secured their right to life, protected in law and respected by all. We urge the U.S. Congress to enact bipartisan legislation sponsored by Reps. Daniel Lipinski and Joseph Pitts to extend needed conscience clause protection and Hyde Amendment restrictions on abortion in the new national health care program. We also urge Congress to enact the “No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act,” authored by Rep. Chris Smith, to permanently establish Hyde Amendment restrictions on taxpayer funding of abortion throughout the federal government. But legislative action and education are not enough. There is more that we must do. Recently, we launched an initiative to save the OCTOBER 2010

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Msgr. Eduardo Chávez, postulator of the cause for the canonization of St. Juan Diego, speaks about the significance of the tilma at a Guadalupe celebration in New Haven.

lives of thousands of unborn children one by one. Every day, thousands of women are making individual decisions to have an abortion under great pressure and often with little knowledge about the precious new human life within them. Modern ultrasound technology now provides clear, welldefined, color images of the child in the womb. The opportunity to see these images, and to understand in detail the development of a child even in the early weeks of pregnancy, often has a dramatic effect on a woman’s decision. 40 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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In our ultrasound program, the Supreme Council provides a matching grant for every state or local council that raises half the cost of a new machine. Since the program began in Iowa, Georgia and Florida 19 months ago, Knights in 25 states have enabled the purchase of 53 ultrasound machines. Together, we have so far donated more than $1.6 million to buy these machines, and it is the single largest and most important project being funded by our Culture of Life Fund. From Jacksonville to Cincinnati, from Baton Rouge to Los Angeles, from Boise to Dallas, these new Knights of Columbus-supplied ultrasound machines are saving the lives of unborn children each and every day. I want to thank every council that has embraced this vitally important program and to encourage every state council that is not yet involved to make it an important part of your pro-life efforts. We will help save thousands of lives this year by ensuring that women make an informed choice. I also ask that you support the important work many pregnancy centers do in helping women after their child is born. Many lower-income women not only have few resources to support a young child, but also lack a supportive family at home. They need many different kinds of help, not all of them financial. We must be prolife in the broadest sense of the term. Our effort to help change hearts takes many forms. One of them is our support for the Sisters of Life, a congregation founded in the Archdiocese of New York by the late Cardinal John O’Connor. Last fall, the Sisters of Life celebrated the fifth anniversary of the dedication of Villa Maria Guadalupe, a facility in Stamford, Conn., that we purchased for use as an international prolife retreat center. Villa Maria is a cooperative venture between the Knights and the Sisters of Life, and activities there have grown dramatically since its opening. As I said at its dedication five years ago, Villa Maria Guadalupe “is a center for all those seeking to be inspired by the culture of life and love: of women facing crisis pregnancies and those whose pregnancies have ended in tragedy; of couples contemplating marriage; of young adults seeking an authentic understanding of chastity and love; of married couples; of priests and religious; and of all those seeking to deepen their commitment to the service of life and of its defense.” Another pro-life initiative we are proud to support is Project Rachel, and I had the pleasure

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson addresses participants at the pro-life rally held on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill prior to Canada’s annual March for Life.

of helping them celebrate their 25th anniversary in Milwaukee last fall. They have done pioneering work with the often silent walking wounded, those who suffer from a decision to have an abortion. Slowly but surely, our work and that of so many others in the pro-life movement is building a culture of life and is changing hearts and minds. Our Marist College/Knights of Columbus poll was the first to measure a strong surge in pro-life sentiment in the United States several years ago. Since then, the Gallup Poll and other surveys have confirmed that there is now a pro-life majority in America. Gallup calls it “the new normal.” We must now accelerate that trend, build momentum and build a new culture of life. Still, there are those who insist that we must accept Roe v. Wade as settled law. But on this question we agree with Abraham Lincoln, who said, “The candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation … the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that

extent practically resigned their Government into the hands” of the judiciary. Abraham Lincoln could not accept that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case settled the issue of slavery. And we cannot accept that Roe v. Wade has settled the issue of abortion. As we go about this work, we must always remember that we want to persuade, not alienate, those who feel differently. As St. Paul wrote in his Letter to the Galatians, “For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ But if you bite and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another” (5:14). You may ask, then, what our strategy is. And I will answer with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons. ... As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love.” Our fundamental principle comes to us from the earliest pages of recorded history: “Thou shall not kill.” When God gives the gift of life, no one has the right to take it away. OCTOBER 2010

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Delegates to the 1897 Knights of Columbus convention.

THIS BAND OF BROTHERS MANY OF THE MEN WHO FOUNDED THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS were veterans of the

American Civil War. James T. Mullen, our first supreme knight, was a sergeant in Company C of the Ninth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, having become a soldier at the age of 18 when the war began. Less than two decades passed between the end of the Civil War and the founding of the Knights of Columbus. Our Order was unquestionably influenced by the first members’ experience of the war and its aftermath. War is always a terrible experience, but this one took more than half a million lives in a country whose total population was just 30 million. More than 8,000 were killed in a single battle at Gettysburg. In the words of historian Bruce Catton, these men were “citizen soldiers who, even after two years of war, would insist on remaining more citizen than soldier.” The men who fought were volunteers, and units were formed from local communities where the men had known one an42 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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other all their lives. North or South, blue or gray, at war’s end the survivors were determined to build a better world. It would be a world where the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence — that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights — would finally be realized. In his Second Inaugural Address, just weeks before the end of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln vowed that despite the terrible slaughter, a reunited America would rebuild “with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right,” and that we would “care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” Who can doubt that young Michael McGivney, age 12, and James Mullen, age 21, were profoundly influenced by that speech? When they joined to form the Knights of Columbus in 1882,

College Knights pose on the frame of a house they helped to build in the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

“charity for all” became our first principle. Where their young lives had been threatened by division and war, unity became our second principle. And what is “a just and lasting peace among ourselves,” but a description of universal brotherhood, also known as fraternity. Father McGivney, James Mullen and the other men who founded the Knights of Columbus were a “band of brothers” with a vision of what our world could become, a vision informed by both the experience of war and their deep faith in Divine Providence. They envisioned a society built on a foundation of brotherhood and love of neighbor, of being “our brother’s keeper.” It was no easy path in a nation that had been torn from one end to the other by war, but no doubt they felt deeply Lincoln’s words spoken during his Gettysburg address, “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” Today, we follow in their footsteps — more resolute than ever. We remain a band of brothers, working together to build a civilization of love that brings charity, unity and brotherhood to a world in desperate need. During the past year, I have walked with

brother Knights on pilgrimage in Poland and visited councils in Japan, attended our national convention in Cebu City in the Philippines and met with brother Knights in Guadalajara, Edmonton and Ottawa, as well as Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. I have heard the Knights of Columbus praised by the former prime minister of Italy for the many contributions we have made to his country, and I have heard the Knights of Columbus thanked by homeless families in Luzon and by the poor and suffering in a tent hospital in Haiti. My brother Knights, I report to you today that our Order is strong, it is vibrant and it is changing lives for the better in a thousand different ways around the globe. Our work continues. Our mission continues. Father McGivney’s vision continues. And so let us resolve that together we will continue this great work, to build a global culture of life and love where the pledge “I am my brother’s keeper” will be a reality for all — a civilization of brotherhood, unity and charity. Vivat Jesus! OCTOBER 2010

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S

Star Councils Awarded

total of 1,178 councils earned the Star Council Award (including adjustments), the highest distinction available to a local K of C council, for the 2009-10 fraternal year. These councils, led by the grand knights listed here, conducted the required charitable and fraternal programs in the “Surge … with Service” areas and also achieved their membership and insurance quotas. Each council will receive an appropriately engraved plaque from the Supreme Council in recognition of their accomplishment. Of these councils, 428 earned the Double Star Council Award for meeting 100 percent of their insurance quota and 200 percent of their membership quota. Highlighted numbers indicate councils that achieved the Double Star Council Award. Additionally, 3,477 councils earned the Columbian Award for excellence in programming; 3,090 attained the Father McGivney Award for meeting their membership quota; and 2,120 earned the Founders’ Award for meeting their insurance quota.

ALABAMA

2736 4083 7679 8551 9550 10354 10731 10903

David L. Worsley Timothy G. Didyoung Ibrahim H. Abril David W. Hester Richard Alan Cannon Kenneth T. Friedrich Charles C. Smith Dominick A. Monteleone 11672 Robert A. Spuhl 12270 Roger M. Carreker ALASKA

8308 Mark S. McGovern ALBERTA

3241 4788 5116 7374 12353 12658

David E. Hurta Joseph Bacac Brian A. de Jong Daniel W. Klein Michael David Ho Paul L. Cavaliere

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John M. Mayer Juan L. Villafane Norman M. Rimbey Todd A. Huffman James V. Pitten Jr. Thomas K. Mohr Brian A. Landry Patrick H. Pelland David R. Cassone Kenneth E. McDonald Carl W. Hooks, Jr. Robert A. Julien Mark E. Warren Charles O. Weber Kenneth F. Stosel III Larry A. Duke Oscar R. Gallardo Anthony Wojturski Mario Vassallo Drew L. Porro Douglas J. Cook

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Leroy J. Anderle Norbert E. Steck Gerald Bodensteiner James E. McClain Trey M. Willis Gaylord K. Jackson Godwal J. Viera

BRITISH COLUMBIA

1256 4253 4712 6767 6855 8853 9479 9844 10500 10681 11359 12202 13072 13356 14652

ARIZONA

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7258 9396 10208 11604 12458 13829 14609

Stephen J. Wauthy Bernie Musto Blair C. Van Leur Rui J. Carrao Americo C. Silva Herme M. de Vera Joel T. Salvador Andres Markwart Koon‐Ming Lau Edgardo R. Panes Theo B. Vanden Hoven Dale D. Hofer Gabriel S. Sta. Maria John Vukovic James D. Mathieson

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621 977 1067 1684 1740 1842 1849 1990 2692 3474 3517 3518 3668 3851 4060 4229 4398 4488 4540 4567 4588 4901 4922 5568

John R. Angol Lucas R. Carrasco John T. Stopkowicz Mark R. Wietstock Nicholas R. Vilicich Walter A. Raymundo Robert J. Dobbs Joseph McGrath Thomas V. Loretan Michael L. Seixas Mark E. Padilla William A. Katen Stan L. Walker Manuel V. Jaramillo Jack Martin Vincent A. Calderon Joseph M. Kristofl Vincent J. Padilla Larry B. Halsey Gregg C. Profozich Vaughn P. Brugman Michael P. Foley Joe Venegas Michael A. Curry

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6039 Robert C. Sausedo 6095 Michael J. Kovacs 6288 Ronald Krzyzanowski Sr. 7069 David C. Nolte 7467 Ronald C. Lopes 7759 Ernesto M. Soldevilla 7985 Edward Naranjo 8207 James A. Hart 9065 Erich K. Loechner 9111 James J. Donovan 9202 Robert D. White 9206 Timothy W. Starkweather 9594 Thomas R. Ryan 9710 Phillip T. Taylor 9799 Jose E. Olmos 10067 Michael Kipp 10590 John J. Leahy 10644 Matthew D. Iorns 10948 Leocadio P. Garcia 11033 Eduardo C. Villanueva 11260 John C. Carlson 11338 Juan R. Santana 11465 Daniel J. Turocy 11632 Bryan E. Dolejs 11790 Rodolfo V. Soriano 12221 Rolando C. de la Cruz 12489 Andrew B. Garcia 12805 Danny I. Flores 12834 Herman Indra 12887 Richard E. Castle 13179 Richard S. Milward 13237 Eduardo P. Francisco 13403 Keith R. Morlock 13672 Charles J. McDermott 13756 Niceforo Albino Prado 13765 Richard Nichols 14445 Kenneth K. Nguyen 14541 Gerardo H. Barinque 14550 Allen Rosker 14554 Castrenze D. Lombardo 14581 Barry G. Crawley 14660 Timothy J. Trapany 14699 Albert O. Lee 14772 Primo M. Sumagaysay COLORADO

557 Frank G. Romero 625 Martin C. Cook 1498 Jonathan D. Herskovits 4627 Richard K. Clise 4699 John L. Bonato 5064 Ian J. Buljung 7502 Mourice J. Befort 7880 Robert C. K. White Sr. 8909 John P. Hayes 10937 Christopher J. Kennedy 11732 Martin J. Golden Jr. 12020 David A. Layden 12228 Charles C. Czarniecki 12392 Larry A. Ottele 12567 Jesse Taitano 12720 John E. Saenz 12979 Thomas M. Dedin 13021 Herman T. Perez 13221 Randolph J. Stimac 13729 Robert W. Super 14235 Bret A. Kramer 14338 William G. Galvan CONNECTICUT

4 Robert J. Falkevitz 7 Antonio C. Hernandez 30 Robert D. Lamontagne

44 2883 2968 3688 4313 5633 5806 6107 6376 9358 9921 10705 11835 14209 14216 14546 14590 14600 14664

Salvatore E. de Cola Andrew J. Langevin Richard J. Feil Albert J. Gombar Jr. David James Imhof Robert E. Hurd Theodore J. Pacanowski Jeffery L. Fiducia Peter J. Dlubac Alan E. Fecteau Anthony J. Bozzuto William J. Long Philip P. Sutton Frederick E. Dauser Jr. Paul A. Messier Andrew C. Ancel Peter A. Sonski Jr. Raymond H. Bishop Scott D. Nugent

DELAWARE

3182 Francis P. Pedelini 6543 Kevin F. Corcoran 7297 Col. Louis H. Anderson 7990 Henry F. Kordik 11384 Ismael Prado 12104 Mark D. Goldberg 12374 John Thomas Murray Jr. 13348 Andrew M. Palumbo DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

417 David I. Merriwether 433 Patrick E. Kelly 11302 Scott Benjamine Shiller FLORIDA

2505 3599 4444 5131 5618 5635 5737 5960 6265 6344 7109 7210 7408 7414 8037 8074 8510 9924 10377 10513 11046 11211 11220 11483 12155 12240 12306 12456 12664 12956 13240 13307 13338 13527 13571 13639 13654 13743 13900 13996 14084

Steve V. Jones Michael E. Carinhas Edwardo Villarreal Leonard J. Romano Robert W. Rasch John P. Mills Peter F. Rocca Jr. Denis J. Moeder William A. Gamble Jose E. Granda John R. Papa Albert J. Martinsky Robert S. Burgess Kennard E. Jones James J. Malley Raymond L. Lozano Terry M. Booth Matthew M. Soldano Frank V. Mancuso John T. Jones Allen J. McCaffery Tony J. Romano Michael E. Curtis Roger Chavez Thomas E. Murray Alain J. Fradette Frank J. Dillon Charles P. McLaughlin Carlos Irene William E. Fink Robert Britten Peter Pezzati Jr. Donald C. Galloy Joseph W. Purka Jr. Thomas J. Pawlicki Dennis A. Warren Humberto C. Yero Arturo A. Trujillo Richard F. Reich Christopher W. Grant Julio L. Alvarez Jr.

14132 14178 14215 14278 14391 14456 14485 14573 14730

Gary R. Govanus Charles A. Bryan Ramon Arcas Felipe A. Cuesta Eugene A. Dolecki Wayne D. Clegg Victor J. Jamnik Richard P. White James A. Buzzella Sr. 14815 Randolph S. Dolce

GEORGIA

660 8495 8731 9458 9923 10355 10579 10633 10821 11402 11676 11746 11768 12126 12386 12905 13204 13217 13491 13808 14181 14348

Michael P. Vonck Aaron P. Wahus Paul O. Aust Patrick J. Beer Thomas J. Schuler Steve P. Liuzza Jr. Jeffrey E. Ducey Angelo M. Sampona Thomas J. Cooney Louis F. Hlad Richard Dennis George W. Clendaniel III Michael R. Zenchuk II Robert C. Sherman Michael E. Carlin Mike F. Planovsky Richard E. Holcomb David McCullough Steve A. Dunlap Gerald F. Farnell Harrell R. Newbury Oren E. Compton

GUAM

3710 Alexander P. Buella 11507 Peter F. Aguon 11629 Lester M. Whitley Jr. HAWAII

11485 11636 13227 14663

Gilbert K. Jose Ben G. Adona Gary M. Davis Clyde R. Sauget

IDAHO

1363 Joseph J. Drobnock 1389 Joseph E. Didier 1663 Ronald A. Fernandez 3085 Duane D. Clark 4058 Clarence C. Carson 8283 John S. Williams 12172 Eduardo L. Herrera 12560 John M. Adcox ILLINOIS

661 731 860 1143 1580 1911 2782 2964 4179 4372 4483 4849 5025 5866 6993 7624 8002 8087 8229 9959 10556

Roger L. Newenham John K. Willard Sr. Matthew A. Sullivan Jerry A. Kapp Martin H. Klostermann Peter J. Alfini Andrew Shallcross Mark F. Kabat Sean M. Fink Timothy L. Berry Edward A. Wendling Chris P. Spinelli David J. Herrmann Edward J. Henschel Sr. James W. Peppmuller James P. Watson Urban T. Oen Steven L. Skaggs Jakub Pietkiewicz Michael J. Cameron Daniel L. Horn Sr.

S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 10858 11091 11110 11232 11361 11666 11758 12014 12302 12801 13123 13448 13476 13598 14171 14283 14284 14463 14553 14562 14649 14795 14825

Donald J. Ward Mark E. Halper Corey S. Huegan Robert J. Stephens Michael W. West Thomas J. Lentz Raymond J. Resch Amando Zamora Henry R. Kaht James R. Kaltinger Paul M. Valenti Daniel Minarik Robert C. Marks Philip J. Schaub Timothy J. Rogers Kenneth M. Hinkle Camilo A. Trujillo Jerome T. Heitschmidt Henry F. Montoya Richard G. Prete Dea J. Kozar Timothy J. Higgs Edgar A. Gonzalez

INDIANA

3631 3840 6323 6989 7053 7473 7839 8052 8487 9114 10371 10596 10811 11927 12379 12510 12951 13105 13142 13968 14673

Paul Barenie Joseph J. Bachan David W. Ganz Andrew J. Miller Carl J. Geimer Robert M. Marchina James D. Mueller James M. Cozart William J. McDonald Gilbert E. Spisak Maynard W. Jones Jr. Thomas E. Alexander Edward Nordmann Mark E. Stevens Ronald Charles Dekoninck Michael J. Weber Gregg J. Scott Karl K. Knight Thomas E. Wyss Mark A. Scheller James M. Durchholz Sr.

IOWA

707 James E. Horst 1164 Eugene A. Topolewski 6249 Lawrence L. Christensen 11643 Paul L. Longfield 11942 Richard K. Zettler 12422 Dennis J. Hagedorn 12432 Karl D. Ehlers 13084 Robert A. Hammill 14385 Richard D. Anderson 14494 Mark E. Lynch 14678 Bradley J. Lemen KANSAS

826 900 976 1066 1149 1901 2133 2365 2408 3018 3114 3146 3828 4166 4458 5050 6660 6671

Walter Hodge Jr. Brad D. Murray Kyle K. Kientz Nick Gonzolas Kevin W. Schasteen Anthony E. Hermreck Wade A. King Robert M. Berland Brian R. Stephens Craig R. Evans Matthew T. Baalmann Thomas E. Steinmetz Sr. Robert J. Grant Loran C. Zimmerman John M. Washburn Nickolas W. Zerr Jeremy C. Sauer David L. Abramovitz

6673 7446 7486 7674 7909 8059 8505 9350 10211 10279 10321 10407 10408 10834 10932 11067 11352 11661 11692 11735 12093 12437 12546 12577 13019 13087 13354 13394

Steven A. McGuire Chris J. Martin Matt F. Van Boening Francis L. Mahoney David M. Tout Michael J. Mcguire Anthony J. Stueve Richard L. Devine Dustin G. Roths James M. Bradbury Robert M. Chew William M. Sutton Jr. Philip J. Frangenberg Dennis G. Huffman Robert J. Ruthig Rodney W. Carson Edwin F. Standish Francis M. Noonan Bernard L. Wolters Frank M. Fuentes John C. Smeltzer John A. Heinen James L. Thompson Thomas A. Cavaliere Jarrod D. Taylor Robert J. Deters Dennis L. Barba Thomas L. Niehues

KENTUCKY

1290 1320 1955 11132 12774 13196 13917 14130 14372 14471

Tommy H. Shouse James A. Hill James L. Baber William L. Jungblom Charles J. Walter Robert M. Stoss Michael K. Ward Edward J. Quinn Jr. Cameron G. Peck Michael A. Kuchenbrod

LOUISIANA

1317 1357 2732 3872 4874 6873 6958 7856 8342 8703 9294 10293 13145 13296 13425 14614

Kell J. Luke Jason O. Methvin Edward H. Barber Jr. Darryl J. Rabassa Gary Ronald McLin Denis Wayne Stevens Richard J. Vidrine Sr. James B. Rabalais Rev. Eric V. Gyan Preston C. Parker III Tommy Guillot E. Richard Yandle Rafael F. Sanabia Kenneth R. Antee Larry L. Jones Erie J. Hebert Jr.

LUZON

3888 3939 3941 4073 4104 4640 5018 5234 5338 5576 5622 5681 5922 5973 5996 6080 6081 6178 6185 6259

Arturo B. Matias Edwin C. Alcantara Fernando Sulit Galsim Bonifacio C. Enriquez Marcial G. Villanueva Jr. Arthur B. Saquilayan Crisologo P. Domingo Francisco T. Tabuloc Ismael N. Layag Leonito C. de Gala Federico G. Merced Maximino E. Fernandez Estelito C. Casal Elpidio Z. Caagbay Mariano T. Machacon Bernardo M. Cambe Ernesto A. Calaguas Gimar H. Lopez Paterno Zagala Cardenas Ruben P. Inocencio

6303 Cecilio C. Silvino 6387 Guillermo M. Liwanag 6613 Silvestre A. Liwanag 6681 Dionisio C. Marasigan 6737 Renato M. de Leon 6843 Ruben R. Aldea 7286 Lope T. Trajeco Jr. 7400 Albert Agunaldo 7686 Jose B. Oyco 7844 Nicanor C. Felix 7876 Ricardo D. Ebbay 7957 Mario S. Peralta 8014 Cezar M. Ronquillo 8210 Victor H. Torres 8444 Terence V. Abueva 8565 Eduardo E. Cabrera 8618 Eleno B. Calongui 8688 Raul S. Cubar 8708 Rolando D. Bambilla 8751 Arnaldo O. Benjamin 8922 Eugene A. Baltazar 9006 Enrique C. Lucas 9057 Patricio D. M. Manalili 9160 Jose R. Balete 9348 Marcelito G. Talabong 9353 Wilfredo S. Santos 9366 Alfredo O. Abellera 9414 Paul Gaffud 9440 Eduardo T. Arriesgado 9489 Casimiro J. Tinio 9491 Abito C. Lim 9582 Bobby R. Paulo 9786 Jose Umali Manalastas 9934 Raul S. Venturina 10399 Rogelio P. de la Cruz 10582 Gonzalo R. Malonzo 10639 Pedrito Mendez Alvarez 10695 Jeff S. Nacario 10971 Raul E. Enriquez, Jr. 11124 Dante N. Macaibay 11183 Virgilio M. Gonzales 11289 Peter C. Taberna 11297 Fernando P. Salcedo 11791 Melvin P. Nechaldas 11852 Armando C. Ravina 11931 Mariano M. David 12125 Bernardino C. Pacheco 12204 Gil D. L. Palcone 12259 David R. Montenegro Jr. 12549 Roger T. Cabanilla 12714 Nichol N. Reyes Sr. 12755 Renato B. Capinpin Sr. 12794 Ricarte E. Idago 12810 Rustino R. Borja 12890 Marvic E. Bergania 12892 Diosdado V. Alvarez 12908 Mario F. Malacad 13137 Donailo M. Agravante 13618 Jimmy D. Lee 13722 Jenny V. Antioquia 13725 Reynaldo G. Balingit 13751 Gerald A. Galila 13776 Teodoro G. Manez 13919 Benigno V. Cruz 14137 Hermogenes S. Cruz 14160 Alejandro R. Alcantara 14194 Virgilio A. Hernandez 14323 Willie S Veridiano 14353 Manuel R. Cabungcal 14405 Ruben C. Cruz 14424 Reymundo S. Lopez III 14466 Eduardo B. Joson 14467 Francisco G. Buenaobra 14708 Baltazar L. Valdez

14779 Eduardo G. Santos 14876 Florentino S. Tenorio MAINE

1423 Michael R. Buring 7300 Robert M. Bizier 13861 Daniel J. Rooney MANITOBA

1107 Lawrence A. Caron 14734 Melvin F. de Paz MARYLAND

1384 1442 1965 3489 5263 5564 7025 7914 8159 8736 9462 9815 11304 11341 11372 11898 12127 12180 13294 14011 14297 14451 14455 14534 14572 14612 14775

Lee R. Heath Robert J. Sweitzer Peter J. Shaw Edward Weirick Steven P. Andrzejewski Elmer A. Eley William J. Harris Jr. Thomas M. Dillow Jr. Paul J. Zimmerman Thomas D. Zaegel Nestor A. Ugalino Thomas W. Wetzelberger Joseph O. Thomas Jeffrey M. Forsyth Lee E. Eder Donald J. Enright Terry J. Waters Thomas G. Lauth Charles E. Gunter Sean T. Kelly David J. Marshall Stephen A. Siwinski Terry M. Reinhart Jeffrey R. Denzel Kevin M. Bissell Willard M. Kraft Larry J. Clark

MASSACHUSETTS

202 365 396 1078 1182 1562 3745 4225 5004 6064 7834 11020 11080 11510 12710 13575 13637 13845 14298 14557 14725 14757

Robert J. Conrad John L. Brouillard Roger W. Guitar Patrick T. Curley Charles P. Thibault Tim Orr Russell J. Cartolaro Paul J. Demers Timothy J. Cosgrove Matthew P. Lewis Jose N. Genao William J. Lucier Robert P. Conlon David M. Le Clair Richard E. Person Pasquale Totaro Joseph J. Butler, Jr. Frank W. Chillemi Daniel T. Durocher Steven N. Guillotte Richard R. Dube Edwin L. Hiester

MEXICO SOUTH

4214 Gerardo Mendoza‐ Verastegui 13910 Benito Alberto Dominguez‐Javi MICHIGAN

305 575 744 2113 2515 2959 3823 3830

Jason L. Thornton Gregory M. Finnila Randall S. Lentini Gerald R. Corey Leo T. Cassidy Daniel G. Vencil Lawrence R. Roth Mariano Louis Sabatini 4064 Thomas M. Convery

5436 6824 6865 7341 7585 7586 7761 7796 7816 7869 8043 8117 8392 8659 8669 9568 9711 9937 9979 11099 11658 12850 12985 13035 13319 13340 13391 13419 13450 13453 13485 13600 13641 13673 13810 13939 13942 13950 13958 14211 14213 14404 14586 14642 14729

Daniel C. Fuller Gary L. Schafer Michael J. Krotche Paul E. Harris Ronald E. Karp II Marc W. Daniels Bryan T. Galloway Donald W. Leveille Jason W. Johnson John R. Nowak Robert J. Yahrmarkt Arnold C. Zueger Timothy M. Powers Jeffrey J. Meyers Robert O. Jacobs Stephen C. Bayer Michael E. Czajka Christopher A. Pemberton Charles D. Elsenheimer John C. Gordon Thomas J. Trompics Gerald L. Sweeney William G. Snowdin Earl J. Schaub Jr. Christopher J. Pawloski Michael S. Shelton Richard E. Frazine Jr. James J. Kelly Terrance M. Spellicy Gary J. Parent Joseph J. Salvador William J. Brown Paul B. Hermann Richard E. Smith David T. Zmudczynski Ronald M. Carrozza Ned A. Wollenslegel Edward G. Ratzenberger James M. Hanes Michael T. Ambroziak Timothy L. Zobl II Terrance J. Kelly Julius A. Horvath Robert C. Grove Jr. Robert D. Kowalewski

MILITARY OVERSEAS

8792 Robert A. Gwinner III MINDANAO

3417 4409 4576 4639 5121 5831 6512 6835 6960 6974 7391 7658 7690 7830 7892 8006 8068 8167 8202 8206 8330 8389 8406 8764 8812 8824

OCTOBER 2010

Cesar G. Escano Norberto O. Lorente Nestor I. Villanueva Eugenio A. Rellin Jr. Virgilio R. Llorente Jr. Pablo R. Gonzales Jr. Adrian B. Boston Edgardo C. Sipalay Rogelio C. Domile Arnel M. Ladio Rey L. Plaza Norlan A. Yap Hendrito M. Sudaria Pascual Morala Sheldon L. Calonzo Guillermo T. Malabon Jr. Martin M. Atilano Antonio O. Garado Paciencio S. Bagotsay Virgilio Santiago Nelson A. Basa Merlito D. Paciente Elias A. Alimboyong Romeo G. Pandapatan Jose C. Decamotan Sr. Gregorio P. Dublas

♦ C O L U M B I A ♦ 45

S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 8890 9063 9480 9566 10261 10338 10359 10440 11842 11863 12109 12723 12977 13546 13558 13648 14438 14468 14564 14672 14813

Gilbert G. Planas Yobolo B. Tabaranza Anselmo L. Lepon Romeo L. Verano Mauricio P. Abrao Wilfredo B. Tinoy Adelberto G. Samuya Ignacio A. Wee Arturo D. Cinco Alan V. Gingco Eleuterio Edahon Amora Renato Maybuena Miguel E. Villanueva Samuel R. Gabut Henry S. Pizana Feliciano F. Ababon Jr. Wendell C. Catam‐Isan Agerico P. Dablo Magno P. Porticos Jr. Antonio L. Piguerra Alberto L. Ponce

MINNESOTA

945 3949 4374 4967 9601 9905 10031 12029 13529 14145 14420 14616 14752 14832

William D. Lawrence George A. Hoene Arnold R. Kaiser Frank J. Schultz Duane L. Schlosser Terry G. Meyer Brian A. Rome Gerald A. Mader Ronald E. Schmitz David B. Silker Joseph A. Rabaey James J. Sinclair Allan B. Rohweder John J. Roemer

MISSISSIPPI

6872 8760 10216 11934

Richert P. Mahony Claude L. Vinson Sr. Kevin M. O'Donnell Thomas P. Weisenberger 14051 Joseph J. Suhanin MISSOURI

855 1339 1376 1698 2951 3375 4613 6018 7119 7133 7841 9272 10746 11139 11146 12631 12992 13178 13604 13823 13901 13908 14163 14264 14270 14575 14719

Joseph C. Heim Mark A. Dwyer Paul J. Pieper Paul E. Ruhlman Charles M. Karnik Theodore Evans Jr. Vern J. Baran Edward P. May Larry D. Janecek Carl G. Marks Ronald R. Huss Timothy W. Hindman Craig A. Sehnert Gregory C. Kozakiewicz Sr. 13015 James P. McBride 13576 Craig A. Arent 14077 Michael J. Matukewicz NEVADA

13456 13924 13944 14544 14784

Antonio F. Pascua Gene L. Kinney Thomas R. Schmenk Thomas M. Dowd Anthony J. Perrella

NEW BRUNSWICK

7334 Guy M. Lavigne 8213 Murray J. Hayes 8431 Lucien J. A. Dumont NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR

1930 3742 6638 8749 9464 9789 10599 11577

William Ford Irving M. Campbell Patrick J. O’Keefe Kevin J. Mcdonald Roland Castillo Austin W. Wall Paul J. Shallow Harold A. Clarke

NEW HAMPSHIRE

2179 4875 9058 11868

Glen E. White Jr. Brady T. Randall Nickolas C. Sarbanis John T. Bruno

NEW JERSEY

Steven M. Eilertson Richard E. Rogers Joe M. Poelker Mark S. Blanck Sr. Richard F. Harrod IV William R. Crnic Robert J. Lawrence Sr. Bobby R. Hayes Gregory T. Stadnyk Nathan A. Veltrop Brad W. Kempker Fahren J. Green Kenneth R. Klingele Bernard Schmidt Brian E. Rasch Michael W. Nations Brian D. Johnson Mark B. James William C. Meirink Robert J. Goeke George D. Heib Charles E. Paquette John D. Dougherty Gary R. Kramer John M. Ryan Robert J. Barquero Robert C. Smith

MONTANA

13093 Antone E. Norman NEBRASKA

1233 Jimmy E. Christensen 1723 James W. Lancaster

46 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

2388 2411 2681 4979 6192 6750 10047 10510 10795 10913 10923 11001 11280 11312

355 474 1778 2560 2853 2976 3495 3512 3680 3826 5170 5427 5959 6139 6196 6277 6343 6364 6380 6504 6572 6735 7333 7755 8718 8982 9021 9193 10206 10627 11378 11498 11529 12092

Gino A. Melone Jr. James W. Martin Jr. Bernard D. Germanio William G. Flynn Giuseppe Soriano John D. Brady Vincent P. Marchese George B. Tutwiler John W. Walsh Frank Ingrassia William G. Wargin Jr. Edward J. Garland Stanley J. Serafin Daniel A. Janelli Eduardo V. Vineque Sr. Paul E. Sullivan Kenneth L. Riva Joseph P. Gehousky Philip P. Oddo Ronald J. Angelo Salvatore P. Benanti Maurice C. de Feo Jr. Joseph R. Gruca Raymond F. Eveland William J. Murphy Jr. Stephen Hutnik Rudolph J. Richter Robert A. Stefano Thomas S. Baldyga William F. Cerwinski John T. Petrikonis Louis M. Barnes George Becker James T. del Rocini

OCTOBER 2010

12430 13259 13677 14493 14615 14712

Edward G. J. Suhy Jr. Jon A. Dilliplane Joseph R. de Luca Jr. Joseph Hofmann Arthur R. Midgley Steven M. Picciano

NEW MEXICO

1783 8741 9105 10517 10697 10835 12282 12981 13699

Ronald O. Skolte Robert J. Kaplar Gilbert F. Martinez Gerald J. Magyar Gilberto Vargas John R. Brault Joseph M. Rodriguez John P. Ortega Edward D. Gonzales

NEW YORK

60 Charles F. Beehn 267 Joseph R. Hennessey 312 Andrew R. Giacomazza Jr. 1463 Cmdr. Robert P. Graziano 2122 Theodore C. Newkirk 2672 John P. Gillespie 3357 George Cavanaugh 4661 James A. Barreca 4884 James C. Lasalle Sr. 5001 Joseph E. Camolli 5091 Russell G. Kendall 5252 Michael J. Cohen Sr. 5314 Thomas J. Martin 5419 Charles J. Clements 5817 James J. Tuite 5917 Daniel J. Clifford 6607 Patrick A. McKee 6911 Bernard T. Hennelly 7220 Daniel P. Gerrity 7236 Carlo A. Bergonzo 7551 Peter J. Stafford 7980 Mark C. Mitschow 8888 Anthony J. Murty 9042 Donato A. Di Renzo 9254 Russell P. Ladka 10709 James V. Moore 10904 Vann N. Dristle 11064 Joseph P. Walko 11227 Anthony J. Vota 11428 Francis X. Sause 11449 Joseph Marino Sr. 11950 Richard C. Distefano 13588 Albert F. Napoli 14259 Manuel O. Ariza 14269 Frank V. Carone Jr. 14279 Jose F. Maldonado 14556 James E. Hurley 14666 Kevin M. Lyons 14686 Leodoro A. Fernandez 14687 Thomas J. Behan 14771 Paul Ojeda 14991 James A. Tornello NORTH CAROLINA

770 1695 2829 3390 3574 6600 7186 7232 7547 8680 8684 8857 9030 9499 9709

Jason C. Murphy John E. Kabel Patrick J. O’Doherty James R. Storey Sr. Dale E. Graf Richard B. Styers Christopher J. Losack Barry L. Van Scoyoc Douglas S. Gardner James M. Sabo Anthony C. Maturo Stephen W. Byrnes Daniel F. Coulter Robert V. Duckworth Thomas W. Du Pree Jr. 9847 Christopher J. Kendziera

10504 William Byron West 10910 James B. Boyd 11265 Wayne H. Hammerberg 11266 Thomas K. Koch 11817 David A. Lunger 12017 Tim R. Niggel 12455 Terrance E. Whalen 12481 Grover C. Roland Jr. 12610 Peter J. Falk 12921 Thomas Wilders 14422 Anthony J. McWilliams 14632 Jose I. Santos

12067 Simon Ignatius Mendes 12582 Fidel C. de Guzman 12706 Michael P. Kavanagh 12782 Brian S. Pinto 12859 Claude Bruneau 12865 Andre Larocque 13630 Tony Genco 13701 Peter D. Lebrun 13781 Roger J. Richard 13896 Alberto D. de Luca 14201 Brendan J. Barrett 14540 Michael A. Rodriguez 14676 Anthony P. Ciufo

NOVA SCOTIA

OREGON

2024 Brian K. Dandy 6417 John R. MacDonald 7077 Claude B. Cajolais OHIO

1569 3123 3304 3376 5534 5621 5628 5776 5899 6373 7970 10183 10765 11207 11275 11287 11311 11445 11550 12772 12912 14093 14344 14400 14406 14457 14502 14504 14545 14551 14769

Thomas J. Rodrick Mark E. Hudak Eric M. Charmley Paul F. Brackmann Duane K. Lord Anthony G. Redden Mark D. Boyer Donald S. Coffey Roland G. Couture David L. Lewis Theodore A. Lapponi John E. Crawford Herbert L. Thorndal III Thomas E. Deliduka George A. Jones Scott E. Melroy George K. Falkenbach John M. Greve J. Anthony Pagano Robert J. Loula Thomas J. Lauber Adam J. Bangert Jr. Daniel H. Peacock Donall G. Spears David B. Zuber Donald E. Postiy Wayne T. Vreeland Michael D. Freil John E. Brannon Thomas L. Bader Bruce A. MacMeans

OKLAHOMA

962 Charles R. Mutch 4026 Brother John F. McCarthy 5168 Roger D. Carney 6477 James P. Ward 8523 William V. Huntington 10822 Roger F. Williams 11237 Dennis R. Kunnanz 11959 Ronald D. Berger 12108 Robert J. Winstead ONTARIO

1467 2004 4915 5135 8008 8661 8682 9235 9447 9544 9612 10009 10283 10436 11500

Timothy S. Buchanan Tim J. Dunlop John E. Sherrer Michael Martin Hickey Michael P. McCarthy Benjamin Aguilar Charles J. Dube Aurel H. Chiasson Brian D. Anthony Clarence P. Maheral Joseph Zielinski Julian D’Angela Gaetano Turcarolo David K. Bondy Felix Da Matha Sant'anna

1634 1785 6266 6602 9137 14802

Jeffrey A. Bryant Douglas E. Johnson Jeremy B. Young Richard C. Petrone Sidney M. Thiel James R. Currie

PENNSYLVANIA

431 George F. Halcovage Jr. James H. Snitger Scott E. Tomasik James E. Mogush Joel F. German George J. Ferrante Craig J. Traverson Stephen E. Rash Gerald L. Cain Jr. Patrick T. Cagnoli William L. Hilderhoff Chester S. Hickey Louis A. Odorizzi Thomas R. Vanasco Jr. 14395 Michael J. Moglia 14397 Victor Mazziotti 14654 John N. Cocco 14731 Thomas E. High

4226 5947 6299 7549 10409 10921 12043 12811 13826 14078 14081 14161 14392

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

824 G. David Abbott PUERTO RICO

1543 Edmundo Nevarez‐ Ortega 3944 John A. Gonzalez‐ Leon 11706 Felix J. Fuentes‐ Torres QUEBEC

284 1813 9885 11221 13585

Brian O. McBrien Denis Fillion Raynald Audet Jean-Paul Tremblay Raymundo G. Foz

RHODE ISLAND

21 113 1472 2011 5787 11087 12613

Joseph P. Stowe David G. Bebyn Gerald C. Ferguson Vincenzo J. Simonelli Cameron T. Durant Michael D. Duhaime Edward J. Misiolek

SASKATCHEWAN

5479 Wesley W. Dombroski 6169 Edward J. Young 11307 Ken J. Dumont SOUTH CAROLINA

724 5194 6847 7531 8123 8900

Ralph J. Giangrandi Douglas B. Amon Stephen M. Klejka Joseph M. Dumovich Scott A. Chenard Roy L. Massey

S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 9575 10668 12263 12472 12554 13713 14475

Daniel F. Schramm F. Bradford Simpson Joseph E. Bast Robert K. Poyer James J. Corbett Isaac R. Shelley Jr. John P. Hall

SOUTH DAKOTA

5029 Patrick J. Powers

10720 11023 11238 11293 11423 11438 11472 11620 11716 11759

TENNESSEE

3537 6645 7449 8781 14041 14482 14521

Antonio J. Amadeo Philippe A. Violette Vincent C. Morelli Richard W. Hughes Donnis L. Edwards Henry Cocozza Thomas T. Tidwell Jr.

TEXAS

799 Patrick J. Vlk 1202 Stephen R. Richardson 1422 David H. Zeigler 1450 Maj. Larry V. Gray 2123 Charles D. Rener 2461 Joe A. Graffagnino 2597 Juventino R. Alaniz 2698 Isidro Sanchez Jr. 2701 Jose A. Hernandez 2776 Travis L. Taylor 2801 Michael Stavinoha 3071 Joseph A. Baca 3203 Joe Jacobo 3205 Russell V. Kellen 3910 Dan Moras 4157 Bill R. Klepac 4370 Danny J. Chavez 4550 Ernest J. Arredondo 4577 David R. Lassen 4724 Daniel E. Anglin 5052 Anthony A. Leto 5243 Albert C. Becerra 5538 Francisco Hernandez Jr. 5656 William E. McMullen 6269 Ken E. Johnson 6366 Jerry D. Zavodny 6527 Matthew B. Kirsch 6557 Daniel J. Armbruster 6878 Grant I. Chapman 7036 Syl B. Riel 7347 Howard G. Robinson 7445 Martin A. Gibula 7600 James R. Poche 7850 Paul J. Krebs 7965 Raul A. Soria 7983 Richard Delgado Jr. 8096 Ronald E. Seidel 8156 Bruce R. Wilkinson 8417 Hugh F. Reynolds 8482 Peter H. Craney 8512 Manuel Pasillas 8548 Felix P. Nunez 8771 Rudolph Zajac 8807 Juan M. Martinez Sr. 9291 David D. Colton 9310 Jaime A. Unabia 9600 Brother Thomas P. Martin 9902 Eulalio A. Gamboa Jr. 9903 D. Scott Shaw 9930 Charles D. Fitzpatrick 9997 Alex F. Rodriguez 10181 Thomas C. Harrod 10245 William S. Morris 10373 Joseph Panketh 10420 John R. Plote 10426 Frank A. Castillo 10463 John H. McMahon Jr. 10555 John Sifuentes Jr. 10574 Gregory T. Treacy 10624 Christopher M. Drury

11862 11866 11980 12327 12480 12484 12632 12657 12748 12803 12927 12955 13005 13044 13255 13520 13572 13825 13927 13940 14055 14190 14426 14512 14549 14617 14679 14700 14776

Clyde J. Harper Donald G. Payne Enrique E. Perez Michael E. Steffens Troy E. Hines Pedro S. Torres Henry J. Ostermann III Antonio Martinez John A. Beck Christopher R. Nugent Gary F. Labac Ronald R. Kmiec Armando Gonzalez John G. Buck Henry M. Frye Thomas P. Germino Jr. Roy Rodriguez Cody W. Wilson Paul D. Sanchez Gregory L. Shehan Michael C. Palmatier Sr. Darren T. Hoy James J. Rieger Mark R. Claster Robert E. Dechene Christopher J. Diaz Frank R. Acosta Jr. Charles D. Trahan Dennis A. James Alan Llanas Leonard Magallanez Ignacio B. Salazar Jared L. Coffelt Mark San Miguel Jimmy W. Maness Gary G. Bentz Joe M. Govea Raymond F. Sylvester Paul L. Rick

UTAH

602 5214 6739 10304 11246 14399

Paul A. Yribar Kevin B. Miller Ty J. Burden Paul J. Williams Tim C. Richards Michael F. McDonough 14764 Dominic R. Jones

6048 Isidoro M. Espinosa 6990 Restituto A. Guangco 9466 Antonio T. Orpilla 11517 Arden N. Taroballes 12198 Anvinoli P. Garong 12363 Nicholas D. Asparen 13261 Kenneth C. Rivera WASHINGTON

1379 1460 1643 3645 4196 4367 7528 7908 8079 8137 8150 8201 8297 8455 8476 8872 9238 9617 9637 9833 10543 10653 11134 11253 11357 11762 11789 11906 13374 13395 13560 13794 14394 14689

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To owners of Knights of Columbus insurance policies and persons responsible for payment of premiums on such policies: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of Section 84 of the Laws of the Order, payment of insurance premiums due on a monthly basis to the Knights of Columbus by check made payable to Knights of Columbus and mailed to same at PO Box 1492, NEW HAVEN, CT 06506-1492, before the expiration of the grace period set forth in the policy. In Canada: Knights of Columbus, CASE POSTALE 935, Station d’Armes, Montréal, PQ H2Y 3J4 ALL MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOS, ARTWORK, EDITORIAL MATTER, AND ADVERTISING INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MAILED TO: COLUMBIA, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901. REJECTED MATERIAL WILL BE RETURNED IF ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND RETURN POSTAGE. PURCHASED MATERIAL WILL NOT BE RETURNED. COLUMBIA (ISSN 0010-1869) IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 1 COLUMBUS PLAZA, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510-3326. PHONE: 203-752-4000, www.kofc.org. PRODUCED IN USA. COPYRIGHT © 2010 BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT NEW HAVEN, CT AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO COLUMBIA, MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901. CANADIAN POSTMASTER — THIRD-CLASS POSTAGE IS PAID AT WINNIPEG, MB, PERMIT NO. 0100092699. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 1473549. REGISTRATION NO. R104098900. RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 505 IROQUOIS SHORE ROAD #11, OAKVILLE ON L6H 2R3 PHILIPPINE S —FOR PHILIPPINES SECOND-CLASS MAIL AT THE MANILA CENTRAL POST OFFICE. SEND RETURN COPIES TO KCFAPI, FRATERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1511, MANILA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES — IN THE U.S.: 1 YEAR, $6; 2 YEARS, $11; 3 YEARS, $15. FOR OTHER COUNTRIES ADD $2 PER YEAR. EXCEPT FOR CANADIAN SUBSCRIPTIONS, PAYMENT IN U.S. CURRENCY ONLY. SEND ORDERS AND CHECKS TO: ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901. OPINIONS BY WRITERS ARE THEIR OWN AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

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The Knights and Catholic D.C. The Order has a long history of supporting Catholic institutions in Washington THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS has supported relationship with the Basilica of the National Shrine of prominent institutions of the Catholic Church in Wash- the Immaculate Conception. A Fourth Degree honor ington, D.C., for more than 100 years. In addition to guard was present at the cornerstone-laying ceremony, ongoing financial assistance for the U.S. Conference of presided over by Cardinal James Gibbons in 1920. Catholic Bishops and the Archdiocese for the Military When construction of the basilica was finally completed Services, USA, the Order maintains strong relationships in 1959, the Knights provided $1 million to erect the with The Catholic University of America (CUA) and campanile, known as the “Knights’ Tower.” Five years the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate later, the Order donated a carillon of 64 bells. Many other instances of support followed. In 1979, Conception. When thousands of Knights and their families gathered for the Supreme Convention’s opening the Knights established a $1 million endowment in Mass Aug. 3 at the basilica, which is located adjacent to honor of Past Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart to promote the CUA campus, evidence of the Order’s support was Marian devotion and to preserve and maintain the all around them. Shrine. In 1989, the In its first national iniKnights’ Tower was rededtiative, the Order donated icated after the Order more than $55,000 to funded the restoration of CUA in 1904 to establish the existing bells and the a chair of American Hisinstallation of several new tory, and soon after doones. Since that time, the nated $25,000 for general K of C has also regularly funded television broadsupport of the university. casts of special liturgies Ten years later, the and other Shrine events. Knights established a $500,000 endowment to A stained-glass window provide for fellowships of Father Michael J. Mcand operating costs. Givney located in the Following the 128th Supreme Convention opening Mass, Archbishop In 1965, the Order esCrypt Church sacristy, as Donald W. Wuerl of Washington blesses a plaque commemorating the tablished the Pro Deo and well as the Shrine’s Our Knights of Columbus Incarnation Dome in the National Shrine. Pro Patria Scholarship Lady of Africa Chapel, Program to assist Knights which was funded in part and their family members attending CUA. The Knights by the Knights, were both dedicated in 1998. later created the $2 million Bicentennial of the U.S. HiSince 1982, local Knights have formally coordinated erarchy Fund in 1989. Proceeds from this fund helped and staffed the Shrine’s usher ministry, and the basilica to finance the construction of the Columbus School of serves as a place of pilgrimage for members throughout America. More than 12,000 Knights and family memLaw building. Most recently, the Knights funded the renovation of bers attended the K of C Jubilee Year Pilgrimage at the a 35,000-square-foot academic building at the univer- Shrine on April 1, 2000. Two years later, the Shrine sity. Renamed in honor of the Order’s founder, Mc- hosted the first K of C Eucharistic Congress. Givney Hall was dedicated in September 2008. Today, And thanks to a $1 million donation, the Knights of it houses the classrooms and faculty offices of the North Columbus Incarnation Dome was constructed and dedAmerican campus of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute icated in 2007. for Studies on Marriage and Family, which the Knights Ultimately, the Order’s support of the Catholic instiestablished in 1988. The Order also maintains a fellow- tutions in Washington demonstrates its solidarity with ship program endowment and provides regular support the Church throughout the nation. It is this solidarity for the Institute’s operation. that has characterized the Knights of Columbus since The Knights of Columbus has likewise shared a close its founding and will continue to do so in the future.♦

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Building a better world one council at a time Every day, Knights all over the world are given opportunities to make a difference — whether through community service, raising money or prayer. We celebrate each and every Knight for his strength, his compassion and his dedication to building a better world.

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Capt. Michael Loconsolo presents Stan Serafin of Our Lady of the Hills Council 5959 in Martinsville, N.J., with a U.S. flag and a council flag that flew over Special Forces 7233 “Los Desconocidos” Firebase Price in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The flags were raised at the base in honor Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Lobosco, the son of council member Robert J. Lobosco, who was killed in action Aug. 22, 2009. The flags were returned to the council in 2010 in honor of Andrew’s sacrifice. Previously, Knights worked with the soldiers of Firebase Price to collect 1,000 pairs of crutches for injured civilians in Afghanistan.

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‘I WANTED THAT KIND OF ZEAL IN MY LIFE AS A CATHOLIC’ i always wanted to make a difference in the world, to serve God and the Church. At the University of Portland, i got to know the Congregation of holy Cross, and i was powerfully drawn to their way of life. There was something different about these men — they had a passion for ministry that was contagious. i wanted that kind of zeal in my life as a Catholic. After i graduated, i got involved in my home parish. There, i met the Knights who encouraged me to listen to the ways God was working in my life, and to consider becoming a priest and religious. They supported me personally, spiritually and financially. in september 2007, i had the privilege of traveling to Le Mans, France, for the beatification of Father Basil Moreau, the founder of holy Cross. There i saw thousands of religious from around the world, men and women filled with the same zeal i first encountered years earlier. Through my priesthood, Christ is counting on me to continue making God known, loved and served wherever i go. FATheR DAn PARRish, C.s.C. Congregation of Holy Cross Notre Dame, Indiana