JUN 17 E COVERS 5_12.qxp_Layout 1 5/12/17 2:42 PM Page 1 JUNE 2017 KNIGHTSOFCOLUMBUS COLUMBIA June Columbia 2017 ENG V1_Layout 1 5/12/17 12:48 PM Page 1 # in Overall Shopping Experience* ## in Overall Purchasing Experience* *Study: LIMRA CxP Customer Experience Find an agent at kofc.org Benchmarking Program, November 2016 or 1-800-345-5632 LIFE INSURANCE DISABILITY INSURANCE LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE RETIREMENT ANNUITIES JUN 17 E 5_15 FINAL.qxp_Mar E 12 5/15/17 4:09 PM Page 1 KNIGHTSOFCOLUMBUS j u n e 2 0 1 7 ♦ V o l u m e 9 7 ♦ n u m b e r 6 COLUMBIA FEATURES 8 Calling for Peace in Egypt Pope Francis addresses persecuted Christians and gov- ernment leaders during his apostolic journey to Egypt. BY JOHN L. ALLEN JR. 14 Korea’s Martyred Mothers Seoul’s ‘Mothers’ Shrine’ celebrates the faith of women killed in one of Korea’s great persecutions. BY ALEX JENSEN 18 Generations of Brotherhood For many Knights, service to the Church and the Order is a family tradition uniting fathers, sons and grandsons. BY MATT HADRO 22 A ‘Miraculous Way’ for Student Moms North Carolina Knights support a unique residence for single mothers pursuing a college education. BY SUEANN HOWELL Jewels of office held by members of the Hassan family, which includes four generations of grand knights and district deputies, are pictured at the Hassan family home in Warrenton, Va. (see article on p. 8). DEPARTMENTS 36Building a better world Knights of Columbus News 13 Fathers for Good Our Order’s presence in Korea has Supreme Knight Meets With Our children need to learn that given the Knights an extraordinary Knights, Leaders in South Korea the wonders of the Catholic faith opportunity to serve the Church. • Order Provides Easter Food and of the created world go hand BY SUPREME KNIGHT CARL A. ANDERSON Baskets to Displaced Iraqi Fami- in hand. lies • Knights Walk for Life in the BY TODD H. AHERN 4 Learning the faith, Philippines living the faith 26 Knights in Action The feast of Corpus Christi invites us to worship Christ in the Eucharist and bring his presence to the world. BY SUPREME CHAPLAIN ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI PLUS: Catholic Man of the Month Photo by Greg Gibson Photography J U N E 2 0 1 7 ♦ COLUMBIA ♦ 1 JUN 17 E 5_15 FINAL.qxp_Mar E 12 5/15/17 7:28 PM Page 2 EDITORIAL COLUMBIA PUBLISHER Knights of Columbus Passing on the Faith ________ WHEN FRANCIS Choe Kyeong-hwan undermined by dominant ideologies and SUPREME OFFICERS Carl A. Anderson and Mary Yi Seong-rye married as met with increasing indifference or scorn, SUPREME KNIGHT teenagers in early 19th-century Korea, Christianity in the West is threatened by Most Rev. William E. Lori, S.T.D. then known as the Kingdom of Joseon, it an extinction of a different kind — re- SUPREME CHAPLAIN Patrick E. Kelly was not an easy time to start a Catholic lated in no small part to the collapse of DEPUTY SUPREME KNIGHT family. The kingdom had begun execut- the domestic church, the family. Michael J. O’Connor ing Catholics several decades earlier, and The love of a mother is unquestionably SUPREME SECRETARY Ronald F. Schwarz Francis and Mary’s family was in constant important and irreplaceable in the lives of SUPREME TREASURER danger. They moved frequently and lived her children, but fathers also play an in- John A. Marrella SUPREME ADVOCATE in poverty before establishing a secluded dispensable role, especially when it comes ________ Catholic village south of Seoul. After their to passing on the faith. According to a EDITORIAL arrest in 1839, Francis and Mary were major study that the Swiss government Alton J. Pelowski killed for their faith. By this time, their conducted in 1994 and published in EDITOR Andrew J. Matt first son, Thomas Choe Yang-eop, was 2000, the strongest predictor of a child’s MANAGING EDITOR studying as a seminarian. When he was future church attendance is the religious Anna M. Bninski eventually ordained, Thomas became observance of the father. The study found ASSOCIATE EDITOR Korea’s second native-born priest. that between 66 and 75 percent of chil- Together, St. Francis Francis Choe dren whose fathers regularly attend Kyeong-hwan, Blessed Mary Yi Seong- church go on to become at least irregular rye and Venerable Thomas Choe Yang- churchgoers as adults, even if the mother eop provide an extraordinary example of does not practice. If the father does not virtue and fidelity lived and taught practice, however, at least 60 percent will through the family (see page 14). The stay away from church altogether, even if Venerable Michael McGivney (1852-90) Apostle to the Young, Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds the mother is devout. Protector of Christian Family Life and us of the essential task of parents as “the From this perspective, the mission of Founder of the Knights of Columbus, Intercede for Us. principal and first educators of their chil- the Knights of Columbus bears greater ________ dren” (1653). This responsibility in- weight. Strengthening the faith of HOW TO REACH US cludes spiritual formation: “Parents Catholic men, building up the domestic MAIL should initiate their children at an early church, practicing a charity that evangel- COLUMBIA 1 Columbus Plaza age into the mysteries of the faith of izes — these are vital to the future of the New Haven, CT 06510-3326 which they are the ‘first heralds’ for their Church. In anticipation of Father’s Day, ADDRESS CHANGES 203-752-4210, option #3 children” (2225). 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As faith is EDITOR [email protected] INTERNET kofc.org/columbia ________ by Catherine Shim Soon-hwa (2011) / photo courtesy of the Danggogae Martyrs’ Shrine CIS Resource: Saint Benedict for Busy Parents Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing) Saint Benedict for Busy Parents (#327) by Father Dwight Lon- Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant or member accepts the teaching authority of the genecker explains how the practical principles of St. Benedict Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to of Nursia, the father of Western monasticism, can help busy live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and is in good standing in the Catholic Church. parents integrate spirituality and ordinary life. Part of the ________ Catholic Information Service’s Building the Domestic Church Copyright © 2017 Series, the booklet shows how St. Benedict’s famous Rule offers All rights reserved ________ a framework for balancing prayer and everyday work. To Holy Mother of Danggogae Martyrs’ Shrine ON THE COVER download or order this resource, visit kofc.org/cis.♦ A painting in Seoul depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and a young girl representing all who COVER: turn to her in time of need. ♦ COLUMBIA ♦ J U N E 2 0 1 7 2 JUN 17 E 5_15 FINAL.qxp_Mar E 12 5/15/17 4:09 PM Page 3 BUILDINGABETTERWORLD A Pilgrimage to Korea Our Order’s presence in Korea has given the Knights an extraordinary opportunity to serve the Church by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson IN APRIL, Dorian and I spent Holy We also met with the Mayor of Week in South Korea visiting brother Seoul, Mr. Park Won-soon, who out- Knights and their families. Supreme lined his work to encourage greater Master Dennis Stoddard and his wife, philanthropy and charity throughout Linda, and other K of C representa- the city. He invited our local councils tives accompanied us. The visit coin- to be part of these efforts. their families make each day as they cided with the Holy Week pastoral Leaders of the recently established St. maintain a constant state of readiness. visit of Auxiliary Bishop F. Richard Andrew Kim Taegon Council 16000 During our entire time in Korea, we Spencer of the Archdiocese for the and St. Paul Chong Hasang Council were — like them — within range of Military Services, U.S.A., to various 16178 gave updates on their progress, North Korean artillery and missiles. military bases in Korea. and we discussed their initiative to assist On Good Friday morning, we were Our pilgrimage began as we prayed some of the thousands of children who especially moved during our visit to with Korean Catholics during Palm escaped with their families from North the Danggogae Martyrs’ Shrine in Sunday Mass at the Myeong-dong Korea and now live in Seoul. These Seoul, at the place where nine saints Cathedral in Seoul for the and one blessed were mar- peaceful reunification of their tyred during the persecution country. We concluded by In many ways, the growth of Catholics in 1839. Because joining Bishop Spencer and three of the martyrs were praying with U.S.