Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney.Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight.
To help combat this misconception, the K of C submitted the actual oath of Fourth Degree members for examination by various groups of prominent non-Catholic men around the country. Many made public declarations attesting to the loyalty and patriotism of the Knights. [87]
Theodore McCarrick, laicized bishop, former Cardinal-Archbishop of Washington, D.C. [127] John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan [128] John H. Reddin, Denver attorney, instrumental in the creation of the Order's Fourth Degree [129] [130] Paul D. Scully-Power, world-renowned oceanographer and NASA astronaut [47]
Virgil C. Dechant: January 21, 1977: September 30, 2000: Frederick H. Pelletier [26] [27] 1977–1981 John M. Murphy: 1981–1984 Ellis D. Flinn [28] 1984–February 1, 1997 Bishop Thomas V. Daily [29] February 13, 1987–April 1, 2005 Robert F. Wade [30] April 1, 1997–September 30, 2000 13: Carl A. Anderson: October 1, 2000: February 28 ...
The Knights of Columbus were politically active from an early date. In the years following the Second Vatican Council, however, according to Christopher Kauffman, the Catholic anti-defamation character of the order began to diminish as Catholics became more accepted, and the leadership of the order attempted to stimulate the order's membership to become more aware of the religious and moral ...
If there is a distinctive architecture for Knights of Columbus halls, it may involve use of the K of C logo (designed in 1883) and components such as fasces, the bundle of sticks with an axe blade, a symbol that generally signifies "strength through unity". See List of carillons for Knights of Columbus-named tower.
The fund is wholly managed, maintained, and operated by Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc., a 501(c)(8) charitable organization. [8] Before United in Charity was formed, all requests for funds were met with the general funds of the order or in combination with specific appeals. [9]
K.C. Potter (born 1939), American academic administrator and LGBT rights activist; Harry Wayne Casey (born 1951), American musician best known for his band KC and the Sunshine Band; Govinda K.C. (born 1957), Nepali orthopaedic surgeon and philanthropic activist; KC or K.C., an abbreviation for the Nepalese surname Khatri Chhetri