On Wednesday August 6, we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor. We also remember with gratitude Venerable Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) who died this day thirty-six years ago at the age of 80. The Final Years of Pope Paul VI Excerpt from his Apostolic Exhortation “GAUDETE IN DOMINO” ...

Below is His Eminence Gerald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec’s, address at the 132nd Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, delivered on Orlando, Florida on August 5, 2014: Bonsoir chers frères Chevaliers de Colomb, Salutations chaleureuses de Québec et du Canada, It is a blessing to be with you here in Orlando, Florida, to share ...

    Supreme Knight Carl Anderson’s address to Knights at the 132rd Supreme KofC Convention can be found here. Annual Report of the Supreme Knight 2014 ...

As the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization, the Knights of Columbus boasts 1.8 million members who strive to perform all good works as led by their four core principles- charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. As loyal servants to the core principles, many Knights are called to the service of their country through the ...

Here is Pope Francis’ greeting conveyed to the 132nd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in Orlando, Florida on August 5, 2014: His Holiness Pope Francis was pleased to learn that from 5 to 7 August 2014 the 132nd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held in Orlando, Florida. He has ...

  Below is Most Reverend John G. Noonan, Bishop of Orlando’s , opening mass homily delivered August 5, 2014 at the Knights of Columbus 132nd Supreme Convention: Today the 5th of August marks the dedication of Rome’s first Marian Basilica; it is said that Mary signaled her choice of the churches site with an August ...

1.8 million men compose the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization, the Knights of Columbus. They strive to perform all good works as led by their four core principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. In conjunction with the Denver Broncos ,Catholic Athletes for Christ and the Coats for Kids Foundation, the Knights provided ...

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been sharing with you some of the content from a conference in homiletics that I recently attended as part of St. Augustine’s Seminary’s 100th anniversary celebrations (Read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4). There are many ways to prepare a homily, but preaching experts agree ...

Sebastian Gomes, Salt + Light  writer/producer/director of The Francis Effect, gives us a glimpse into filming the documentary: David Gibson is a renowned journalist, author and Catholic commentator.  As someone who knows well the history of the modern papacy and how the Vatican functions, he was a “must have” for our documentary.  I suspect that you ...

Last summer Pope Francis was sending millions of young people into a frenzy at World Youth Day Rio. This summer he will be attending the Asian Youth Day in Daejon, Korea, It will be the first time a pope has attended this Asian youth event. In truth, Asian Youth Day will be one part of ...