Report of the Spiritual Director, K of C Austin Chapter (1/24/2023)

• Called By Name Sunday - Diocese of Austin (1/22/2023)
• Link to submit names: https://austinvocations.com/called-by-name/
• Foster vocations in your own homes.
• Links for parents: https://austinvocations.com/parents/
• Practical Ideas for Parents
• Invite a priest, sister, or brother to dinner at your home.
• Show your children a good example of holy marriage.
• Always speak with respect for clergy and the Church.
• Speak openly of vocations to marriage, priesthood, and religious life.
• 7 Ways Families Can Promote Vocations
• Befriend Priests & Religious
• Snuggle up and read a story (about the saints)
• “The Heart of a Story: Saint Stories and Classic Tales for Tender Minds” podcast on Podbean
• Talk about vocations
• Watch a better movie (FORMED)
• Vocations Mythbusters for Parents
• Excerpt: The ideal Catholic parent understands a simple truth: that God desires your child’s happiness even more than you do! If your son experiences a genuine call from the Lord to pursue the priesthood, trust in God’s love for your son!
• Discernment to the Diaconate
• Pillars of Lent and Pillars of our Order
• Source: commentary by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori, titled “Lent, the McGivney Way” (Columbia, Jan/Feb 2023 issue)
• Parallels
• Charity - Almsgiving: beyond financial help because it encompasses all forms of charitable outreach, putting the needs of others ahead of our own.
• Unity - Prayer: beyond our goodwill toward each other but our oneness with God, which is attained through a habit of daily prayer.
• Fraternity - Fasting: beyond a spirit of solidarity that we share but “fast” form that which undermines our fraternity - make room in our hearts for a brother Knight with whom we disagree.

Deacon Phúc’s challenges for all Knights for the months of February and March

PERSONAL & FAMILY: Foster vocations in your family - the domestic church (see report for ideas). 

COUNCIL: Great opportunity during Fish Fry to introduce families, especially the kids, to priests, deacons, and religious.