If St. Joseph had played football, Matt Birk is convinced he would have been an offensive lineman. Birk, himself a former center for the Baltimore Ravens, said the saint is all about protecting Mary and Jesus.
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Knights of Columbus put ‘faith into action’ with new winter coats for children
Children from across the Baltimore area were all smiles Nov. 10 after receiving brand-new winter coats from Archbishop William E. Lori and members of the Knights of Columbus.
Knights’ state deputies urged to follow Blessed McGivney as ‘man of action’
“St. Joseph’s vocation to foster the earthly life of Jesus is, of course, unique, but all of us have been called to the obedience of faith. Father McGivney envisioned his Knights, above all, as men of obedient faith, who, with their wives and children, would live their vocation to the fullest.”
Online baseball exhibit pays homage to Blessed McGivney’s love of the game
The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center in New Haven has opened an online exhibition centering on the Knights of Columbus connection with baseball, which spans almost a century and a half.
Charity, Knights’ highest calling, ‘demands’ renewed focus, says top Knight
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, the CEO of the Knights of Columbus, told his fellow Knights that their “highest calling” — charity — “demands our renewed focus.”
Knights seen as ‘poised’ to lead way to recovery, renewal as pandemic ends
The new CEO of the Knights of Columbus said the international fraternal organization’s members “are poised to lead the way toward recovery and a future of renewal.”
Maryland Knights of Columbus, Cross Catholic Outreach team up to pack 40,000 meals
Catholics from across the region came together in northeast Baltimore County April 10 to prepare food for tens of thousands of children and their families in need. More than 100 volunteers jumped into production lines to package 40,000 meals.
Top Knight says group is ‘force for good,’ bolsters men’s faith, families
Patrick Kelly’s formal installation as the 14th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus is still off in the indefinite future because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he officially began his new job March 1 at the Knights’ headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut.
Glory Restored: Local Knights of Columbus refurbish historic African American cemetery
Seeing the Ellsworth Cemetery – a place of historic racial significance in Carroll County – in such a state of disarray did not sit well with Thomas Greul. He saw a wrong that needed to be righted, and got to work.
Kelly to succeed Anderson as Knights of Columbus CEO
Patrick Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain, is the new leader of the Knights of Columbus, succeeding Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, who has headed the international fraternal organization as its CEO for more than two decades.
Justice for unborn called first ‘foundational’ principle of pro-life movement
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson urged the pro-life movement to remain committed to four foundational principles: justice, truth, democracy and compassion.
Archbishop Lori celebrates Mass of thanksgiving for Father McGivney’s beatification
Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated Mass Nov. 24 in the chapel of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore in thanksgiving for the beatification of Father Michael J. McGivney, an alumnus of the seminary, the oldest in the United States.