Knights’ Blog

Each little action affects so much and so many. Even a small sin may appear only a ‘puff’ of air but by its charged nature it grows, gales, and spins, in our lives blowing apart

When you have to work things out, do not be afraid to argue and struggle with God like the Lord’s best friend. To wrestle with Him, is a Jewish practice and the Hebrew Bible’s ideal.

Where there is the Eucharist there is the Spirit of Pentecost. As Pope Benedict XVI writes, With his word and with the elements of bread and wine, the Lord himself has given us the essentials

Brother Thomas of Celano, recounting the words of St. Francis reminds us… “In a struggle everyone must hold firm and never yield a step. Whoever gives up prayer because of difficulties “is like a man

Have you ever considered that it is commitment that actualizes, perfects, and completes your freedom? It does not negate it. We’re often much too afraid of making a decision, a step forward towards the good.

Brother Francis and Brother Masseo had reached a village and as they were quite hungry, they went begging for bread, according to the rule, Brother Francis along one street, Brother Masseo along another. The account

“The city of Cologne would not be what it is without the Magi, who have had so great an impact on its history, its culture and its faith. Here, in some sense, the Church celebrates

As we move from room to room blessing our house at Epiphany we are reminded of God’s grace, which like water goes before us and leads us to our true home via another way. “The

The Church in its wisdom asks us to consider this Christmastide the words of St. John the Evangelist. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and God’s word has made its

By loving your brother you will shed light on your own life-path. “…because the night is over and the real light is already shining. Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his

Don’t forget to look up at Christmas! “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop

As Franciscans of a knightly order we are fond of animals. But all this carfuffle about what Pope Francis supposedly said on the subject of animals, souls, and heaven requires a clarification, or rather, a

The atrocities perpetrated by ISIS (or IS, ISIL) on Christians and other religious minorities of Iraq is both an unspeakable tragedy and an opportunity to do some soul searching. Outrage and apprehension are the order

I once had a challenging teacher, Dr. Floyd Centore, who pondered whether it was possible for a whole nation to be possessed? Whether the sum total of all actions weighed into the darkness of evil?