SEPTEMBER 2026, SUPREME CHAPLAIN’S MONTHLY CHALLENGE
https://www.kofc.org/resources/faith-formation/mens-faith-formation/monthly-challenge Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” (Gospel for Sept. 13, Mt 18:21-22) To forgive others can be very difficult at times, especially when someone repeatedly offends us. Jesus tells us there is no magic number that limits our obligation — our desire to forgive and show mercy to others must be boundless, just as God’s mercy toward us is infinite. We pray in the Our Father, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those…
AUGUST 2026, SUPREME CHAPLAIN’S MONTHLY CHALLENGE
https://www.kofc.org/resources/faith-formation/mens-faith-formation/monthly-challenge He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” (Gospel for Aug. 30, Mt 16:23) Who knows the mind of God? God is beyond human understanding, yet he has revealed himself to us most perfectly in the person of Jesus Christ. Through prayer we can come to know God more fully, and we grow in understanding of his plan when we make a habit of conforming our will to his holy will. We follow Christ in discipleship when we pray daily to the…
JULY 2026, SUPREME CHAPLAIN’S MONTHLY CHALLENGE
https://www.kofc.org/resources/faith-formation/mens-faith-formation/monthly-challenge “While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well.” (Gospel for July 19, Mt 13:25-26) In the midst of his suffering, Job asked, “Why do the wicked keep on living, grow old, become mighty in power?” (Job 21:7). It seems to human eyes an injustice: the good suffer while the evil prosper. But Jesus explains that God “makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust” (Mt 5:45). He…
KofC State Formation – September 2026
State Formation September 2026:“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:3My Brother Knights,As we begin another year of Formation together, I invite you to ask a simple question: What kindof man does Jesus Christ want me to become?This year we will walk together through the Beatitudes. They are more than beautiful sayings;they are a portrait of Christian discipleship. Each month, we will take one Beatitude and ask howit can become real in our families, our work, our Councils, our Parishes and our service to others.We begin with the first: “Blessed are the…
KofC State Formation – August 2026
August 2026 Reflection — A Year in the Boat with ChristGlory to Jesus Christ!Слава Ісусу Христу!Dear Brother Knights,As we arrive at the close of another liturgical year, August becomes for us a quiet threshold—wherewe look back in gratitude and look forward in hope. The waters of summer begin to still, the fieldsmove toward harvest, and the Church gently invites us to recognize how God has been at workamong us, often in ways we only gradually come to see.This past year, we walked together through the Ten Commandments through the eyes of a fisherman.What began as a simple image of casting…
KofC State Formation – July 2026
The Tenth Commandment: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.” (Exodus 20:17)Glory to Jesus Christ!Слава Ісусу Христу!Dear Brother Knights,July in Alberta is a month of abundance. The fields are green and growing, gardens areproducing, and apples, cherries, saskatoons, and other fruit are steadily ripening toward harvest.Farmers watch their crops with hope, trusting God for timely rains and warm sunshine. Alongour lakes and rivers, fishermen rise early and stay out late, enjoying some of the finest days ofthe season. Families travel, campgrounds are full, children enjoy their summer freedom, andmany gather with relatives and friends around campfires, picnic tables, and Parish…
