A Rewarding Convention!

Once again, the Knights of Columbus in the State of Kansas met for their annual state convention in Topeka. Since I had a wedding on Saturday and the full weekend schedule I was not able to get to Topeka until Sunday afternoon. The Convention Mass was held at Saint Matthew's Church with the main celebrant being Archbishop Joseph Naumann from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. His homily was very good, thanking the Knights for all that they do, but also charging them to continue the mission entrusted to them. There is a lot of work to do, especially with Evangelization. The main issue has been the attack on our Religious Liberty in this country and we need to stand up and let our voices be heard. Our government is trying to take away the freedoms that we enjoy and have us support legislation that goes against our conscience! That is not right and we need to do our part as "One Nation Under God!" At the Chaplain's Dinner following the Mass, one of our senators from Kansas, Jerry Moran was present. In his talk to us, he thanked the Knights of Columbus for their hard work and dedication. He also apologized to us for what the government is doing to our country and our religious liberty. That takes courage to stand up there and say that and we need to have the courage to speak up as well. Yes, this Knights of Columbus convention was a time to celebrate our accomplishments this past fraternal year but the work is far from over. There is a beautiful quote that I will use in a future blog about our mission because Jesus is counting on us. May God Bless the Knights of Columbus and May God Bless us in our efforts to evangelize and preserve the gift of religious liberty. Bless You!!!