Vivat Jesus!

Today is a new beginning:  The start of a daily blog from the State Chaplain.  The postings on this blog site will cover a variety of topics, all with some significance for each of us, brother Knights of Columbus.  On occasion there will be shared information that comes from our Holy Father.  At other times there will be matters that are important to us who follow Fr. Michael J. McGiveny.  Surely there will be a presentation of thoughts for prayerful moments on your own.

There will be a place for comments at the end of the daily posting.  Please note, however, that the door to the comments "room" will be closed permanently if inappropriate remarks or insulting comments occur.  Disagreement offered in a gentlemanly manner will be accepted. Also there will be some space for pictures but the purpose is not for this blog to become an album.

At the end of each posting, as long as my memory is working, you will encounter a Latin phrase, Oremus pro invicem!  Translated these three works me this:  Let us pray for one another.

Of course there will corrections as such information is needed.  Oh, yes, this blog will not serve as a calendar for Council events.

In short these postings are offered to all the Knights of Columbus in the State of Maryland to help us strengthening our fraternity and spirituality.

The website for this blog is www.Chaplainsalertmdknights.blogspot.com

Oremus pro invicem,

Fr. Milt Jordan

Something New

Vivat Jesus!

Today is a new beginning:  The start of a daily blog from the State Chaplain.  The postings on this blog site will cover a variety of topics, all with some significance for each of us, brother Knights of Columbus.  On occasion there will be shared information that comes from our Holy Father.  At other times there will be matters that are important to us who follow Fr. Michael J. McGiveny.  Surely there will be a presentation of thoughts for prayerful moments on your own.

There will be a place for comments at the end of the daily posting.  Please note, however, that the door to the comments "room" will be closed permanently if inappropriate remarks or insulting comments occur.  Disagreement offered in a gentlemanly manner will be accepted. Also there will be some space for pictures but the purpose is not for this blog to become an album.

At the end of each posting, as long as my memory is working, you will encounter a Latin phrase, Oremus pro invicem!  Translated these three works me this:  Let us pray for one another.

Of course there will corrections as such information is needed.  Oh, yes, this blog will not serve as a calendar for Council events.

In short these postings are offered to all the Knights of Columbus in the State of Maryland to help us strengthening our fraternity and spirituality.

Oremus pro invicem,

Fr. Milt Jordan

Interesting Facts About Catholic Men

That Man Crisis Thing

1.  49 % of the U.S. population is male.

2.  46 % of the Catholic U.S. population is male.

3.  37 % of regular church-goers are men.

4.  8 out of 10 men agree that "how one lives is more important than being Catholic."

5.  4 in 10 men feel that Catholicism does not have a "greater share of truths than other religions."

6.  38 % of CATHOLIC men strongly agree that they are "proud be be Catholic.

7.  47.5 % of Catholic men stronge agree that it's important for their children to be Catholic.

Source:  Our Sunday Visitor, January 18, 2015, citing Gallup, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.

Preparing for Lent 2015

Maryland State Chaplain

"PreLenten Thoughts"

Is Lent a season of the Church's year that you have found rewarding?  More than losing some extra weight?  More that reducing the number of cigarettes, cans of beer, unnecessary TV hours?

Each day, "Preparing for Lent 2015" will offer you, my brother Knights, an opportunity to find a few short paragraphs for each day of the Lenten Seasons.

This first posting is meant to serve as an early start for all of us to be united in a daily spiritual exercise for you and your family that will not require any books, trips to church, although this might be suggested, the value of actually taking some time to prepare for a Lenten confession and so forth.

This will remain posted until we draw very close to "Fat Tuesday."  However, if there is information of interest to our spiritual welfare, that information will be poster.

So, the website address for this is  MDKnightsInLent.blogspot.com