Dear Brothers and Ladies The late Cardinal Basil Hume said, “The great gift of Easter is hope”. I was reminded of this on the Tuesday of Holy Week by my good friend Father Philip Baptiste who is a Chaplain to the Knights of St Columba in London. The words of His Eminence...
Easter mess age 2023 from Archbishop Malcolm McMahon – International Chaplain As the evenings become brighter and there is sunshine in early morning, I notice life in my garden here at Archbishop’s House. The various birds and animals that make their homes in the trees and in the flowerbeds seem...
Join the Knights of St Columba this Wednesday 2nd March for their first 2022 Lenten Stations of the Cross. You can join live on Zoom (email headoffice@ksc.org.uk for codes) or join on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/KofSC/
Dear Brothers and Ladies The Officers of the International Alliance of Catholic Knights extend our heartfelt congratulations to Brother Bertie Grogan KSG, Supreme Knight of the Knights of St Columba, who has been awarded the Knighthood of St Gregory the Great from Pope Francis. Brother Bertie was presented with his...
Dear Brothers and Ladies As I sit down to write this Easter Message to our Knights and Ladies throughout the world, lockdowns and restrictions continue in some form, in all of our countries.Twelve months ago I wrote my first Easter Message just as international restrictions were being implemented. Restrictions which...
The events of the first Easter morning began quietly, in stark contrast to the violence and baying crowds which accompanied the crucifixion on Good Friday. Mary Magdalen went to the tomb early in the morning on the first day of the week – while it was still dark – while it...
Dear Brothers and Ladies I am sure that since the founding of the Alliance in 1979 no President has sat down to write his Easter message in the circumstances, we find ourselves in at present. In my own country of Scotland, we are in total lockdown with no one able...
The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead that we celebrate on Easter Day and throughout the Easter season is for Christians the bedrock of our hope in Him. Because Jesus rose from the dead we too can hope for resurrection.The Christian virtue of hope is not to be confused with...
International Knights Easter Message, 2019 In the early Church, when one Christian would greet another, often they would say: “He is risen.” And the other would respond, “He is risen, indeed!” This simple statement sits at the heart of the Christian message. So, my Easter message is quite...
Easter 2019 As we pass through lent in the run up to the day when our Saviour Jesus Christ found himself crucified on the Cross…. even though he had committed no crime. With this in mind I was saddened last week to hear of the killing of fifty Men,...