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The Knight of Columbus Council #1013 meets at the Church of St. John in downtown Rochester, Minnesota

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Fathers For Good~

New articles on Fathers For Good:

Which Way Will You Go?
Popular men's speaker Father Larry Richards talks about the reality of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory in an exclusive podcast.

Husband & Wife
How men and women get along is the topic of a new column, Husband & Wife.

Say Thanks to a Veteran
A Veterans Day Tribute on a Father's Blog

Father Kapaun Video~

Please view the YouTube video below, put together about Father Kapaun, a Catholic chaplain in the Korean War.
There is a bill in front of Congress to award Father Kapaun the Medal of Honor. The video clip is 1:46 seconds long, nicely done.

 

Pledge victory in federal court~

(MANCHESTER, NH) - The Knights of Columbus scored an important victory in federal court in New Hampshire on Wednesday, September 30, when U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe upheld the constitutionality of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Atheist Michael Newdow had filed the lawsuit against the school system in Hanover, New Hampshire on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, in a case that mirrored his earlier lawsuit against schools in and near Sacramento, California.

As with the California case, the Knights of Columbus sought and received permission from the court to become a "defendant intervenor," allowing attorneys representing the Order (from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty) to participate directly in the court proceedings.

The California case, argued before a panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2007, has still not been decided. Read the New Hampshire court decision.

Read the Knights of Columbus Fact Sheet about the Pledge of Allegiance and recent litigation.

Insurance Agent~

Our new insurance agent is Jim Motz. Jim is available to answer all of your life insurance, long term-care insurance and annuity questions. He can be contacted at 6303 Pheasant Lane NW Rochester MN 55901 or at 507-206-6216.

NEWS FOR KNIGHTS~

Knights of Columbus launches news and information site for Catholics. The Knights of Columbus launched a brand-new Internet-based news and information service for Catholics everywhere: Headline Bistro.
Headline Bistro is a website that provides a quick digest of daily news sources around the world that contain news of interest to active Catholics. Whether it relates to world affairs, national politics or news specifically about the Catholic Church, you'll find links to the original sources here. You'll also find video clips, detailed state-by-state information about voting and public policy, and recommended reading from the world of books. The web address is www.headlinebistro.com.