What Pope Leo has to say about the Knights of Columbus founder, Blessed Michael McGivney

Fr. Raph Ma with Bishop Joseph Davrowski On Saturday, August 29, Fr. Raphael Ma, C.R. was formally installed as Pastor of St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Parish in Kitchener by Most Rev. Joseph Dabrowski, C.S.M.A., Bishop of Hamilton. For members of Kitchener Knights of Columbus, Fr. Raph is already a familiar face. As our Council Chaplain, he has become an important part of the spiritual life of our Council. His installation as Pastor of one of Kitchener’s historic Ca

Located on Mount Koressos, about 9 km from the ancient city of Ephesus in western Türkiye is the House of the Virgin Mary. According to ancient Christian tradition, after Jesus' crucifixion, the Apostle John took Mary into his care, following Jesus' words from the Cross: "Behold your mother" (John 19:27) Many Christians believe John later settled near Ephesus, where he preached and led the early Church. Tradition holds that Mary accompanied him and spent her final years in a

The funeral was over. Another one. Father Michael McGivney stood in the cemetery dirt, watching another widow try to figure out how she'd feed her children tomorrow. Her husband had died in a factory accident. No insurance. No savings. No help coming. This was the third funeral this month. Always the same story. The woman looked at him with desperate eyes. "What do I do now, Father?" He had no answer. Not a real one anyway. Michael had grown up watching this happen. His own f

As members of the Knights of Columbus, each of us received the Discourse on the Rosary , a spiritual reflection on the Rosary, and was gifted the Knight’s Rosary as part of our exemplification. Our Order is entrusted to the protection of the Blessed Mother under her title, Our Lady of Guadalupe . We are encouraged to carry our rosary and pray it often, drawing strength to face daily challenges and to achieve victories—large and small. While many of us were raised with the reg