Friday, September 29, 2023

Cor: A Knights of Columbus Initiative (Part 1)

KC Council 10333 held our first #Cor meeting tonight and we had almost 30 men in attendance. These men "sacrificed" #TNF and came together for prayer, formation, and fraternity! Many thanks to the Cor leadership team, led at Grand Knight Patrick J. Medina, for their efforts to make the launch tonight such a wonderful success!

We prayed the Rosary, watched the "Into the Breach" video on "Masculinity", and had small group discussion.  My small group table included Steve S., Stephen C., Art B., and Arnold L., and we had great discussions about masculinity and what it means to us.

Also, gratitude to Fr. Charlie Garza for leading us tonight. He talked about how men are called to be responsible and vulnerable. He also shared a wonderful story that really speaks to a man's role as the spiritual leader of his family and how Satan attacks the father/husband to bring down the family (and society).

I want to share these resources with not only the men who attended Cor last night, but with everyone on the Council e-mailing list.

Here is a great article on "toxic masculinity".
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-sex-and-relationships/202103/what-is-toxic-masculinity

Here are great articles on authentic masculinity in the image of Christ crucified.
https://catholic-link.org/catholic-masculinity-men-grow-holiness-part-1/
https://catholic-link.org/catholic-masculinity-men-grow-holiness-part-2/
https://www.catholicgentlemansguide.com/catholic-masculinity-explained/
https://thosecatholicmen.com/articles/the-masculine-genius/

I encourage the men who attended last night to share their experience and encourage other brother Knights and men in the parish to attend Cor next month. This is an Initiative from Supreme and had the full support of Pope Francis (see article below). #VivatJesus

"Faith-Centered Friendship: Cor offers Knights and other Catholic men a way to deepen their relationship with Christ and one another" by Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly (9/1/2023)

https://www.kofc.org/en/news-room/columbia/2023/september/fromthedesk09012023.html




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