Knights of Columbus

To help Catholic men remain steadfast in their faith through mutual encouragement; to promote closer ties of fraternity among them; and to set up an elementary system of insurance so that widows and children of members in the group who might die would not find themselves in dire financial straits. They are called Knights to signify that the membership embodied knightly ideals of spirituality and service to Church, Country, and Fellowman. Knights dedicate themselves to the ideals of Columbianism: Charity, Unity, fraternity, and Patriotism.