With the spring season under way and folks focusing on the warmth to come, the freezing cold of this past winter is a fading memory. One thing that won't be forgotten is that over 16,000 children received brand new warm coats free through the Knights of Columbus "Coats for Kids" drive. The money saved by these needy families can be put back into their household budget for other necessities like food, shoes and clothing. For more information on this successful and worthwhile campaign, please visit www.kofc.org/coats....

Did you know about this? The Knights of Columbus have an online version of their Catholic Information Service at www.kofc.org/cis. It is an easy to use feature righ service for people who what to liear more about the Catholic Faith. Right now, there are 2 new courses exploring Catholicism and its underlying beliefs in a personal, easy-to-understand format. The courses are presented as on-line, pdf, or podcast versions. Of special interest is an online "Catechism of the...

No, not like 'Christmas in July'. But a real march, like a demonstration - all for the unborn. That's right, the annual March for Life was just this weekend past. Lot's of folks braved the weather and crowds to show their support for changing the abortion laws, overturning Roe vs Wade and giving those not yet born, rights of their own. A larger turnout was present, perhaps in hopes that the change in the house majority might pave the way to victory for the Pro-Life...

Three Catholic television networks and a Catholic satellite radio channel will be providing coverage of the opening day of the 2009 Knights of Columbus annual convention on Tuesday, August 4.

For all the details, click here.

Father's Day is Sunday June 21st.  If you're a Dad, give yourself a free gift and visit www.fathersforgood.org.  Fathers For Good is a wonderful website for dads that want to be better fathers and husbands. It's full of useful resources, tools, encouragement, and advice - all free!  In today's modern culture, the role of dads is misunderstood and often mocked. The material in this website is the antidote to all that. It's also got whole sections on fathers and spirituality,...

Here's a great story about a hero of a dad, who is also a Knight. Click here to read about Cmdr. Francis X. Castellano of the USS Bainbridge. You may remember that the Bainbridge was recently involved in rescuing Captain Phillips from the Somali pirates. Check out other features in Fathers for Good.

Columbia Magazine is a monthly publication by the Knights of Columbus. Those of us who are members receive ours in the mail. However, if you're not a member or lost yours before you read it, there are some interesting articles this month. You can view an index of some of the features here.

In addition, there is a great piece not featured in the link above. It's called "Coming Home" and is about a website and media venture launched by Tom Peterson of Arizona. Mr. Peterson founded a website called "Catholics...

This isn't really from "The Net", but I wanted to thank everyone that came to the Spaghetti Dinner on 11/15 and those that came on 11/22 for the Blood Drive. Your participation in these events is truely appreciated. Also a "Thanks" to the organizers and helpers too.

When Knight Blogger posted the earlier blog entry about the importance of the Catholic vote, he didn't realize the video was part of a bigger picture. The video is from www.catholicvote.com.  Besides the video (a must see), the site has some excellent articles and posts to reflect on while contemplating your election day decision. Remember - Vote Pro-Life.

A 30-second radio spot encouraging people to “vote pro-life” in the November elections began running on radio stations around the United States Sept. 23  It will continue to air until the Nov. 4 election.

The ad features the sound of an unborn baby’s heartbeat at 10 weeks, and the voice of a woman saying, “Listening to this makes me wonder – why would anyone question that her life has begun?”  It concludes with the words, “Vote your heart. Vote Pro Life.”

“The fact that the child whose heartbeat...

One of the huge and important benefits of being a Knight, is the ability to participate in the K of C insurance program. It offers a substantial degree of financial peace of mind when planning for the future of the family. The recent business headlines are filled with questions about our country's financial markets and we've seen wild swings in the investment community. However, the Knights of Columbus insurance program remains solid and secure. Read their website posting detailing our remarkable S&P rating...

Just last month, the KofC launched a new initiative to "guide men in the great adventure of fatherhood and provide the resources, tools and encouragement they need to become the fathers they are meant to be". They help with the challenges facing fathers today, and talk about a father's relationship with God, their kids and their wife. This looks like a super site, so visit it for yourself (and your family) at: www.fathersforgood.org. 

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There's a new bistro for you to visit to feed - your head!  The K of C has put together a website featuring news and information for Catholics.  It's at www.headlinebistro.com. This is from their 'About Us' page:

"Headline Bistro is a service of the Knights of Columbus dedicated to bringing readers the top, daily headlines that Catholics need to know.

We seek to present the news from the perspective of Catholics who want to know what’s happening in the Church, nation and world around them."

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As you know, the K of C has been very outspoken about the "defense of marriage". Recently, they donated 1 million dollars to support proposition 8 in California.  You can click here to read more from their press release.

Well, politics has been a popular email theme lately (gee, we wonder why).  Please keep in mind that the Knights of Columbus can not endorse a party or candidate. However, we can stress that voters look for candidates that posess good Catholic values and judgement.

That really goes not just for the presidential candidates, but for any candidate on the ballot for any contest, local or otherwise.  Some good articles are out there that talk about things the KOC feels are important, and positions that KOC...

Great article on the amazing stability of the Knights' insurance program.  Triple A rating for 16 years in a row is pretty amazing, especially considering some of the current economic difficulties.  Read more by clicking here.