Brian Caulfield to present a talk about Blessed Father Michael McGivney

Brian Caulfield | Vice Postulator for Sainthood Cause of Blessed Michael McGivney
Editor, Fathers for Good

PSJS Chapel Livestream Event

Join the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Community virtually in welcoming Brian Caulfield, Vice Postulator for Sainthood Cause of Blessed Michael McGivney.  Mr. Caulfield will present a talk about Blessed Father Michael McGivney, who was the founder of the Knights of Columbus. Father McGivney is viewed as an American phenomenon, and his vision has spread across the world, touching millions of lives.

Father McGivney not only lived a life devoted to the Catholic faith; he also focused all his spiritual, mental, and physical energies on helping others persevere and grow in that faith, and he guarded against whatever might diminish the practice of Catholicism.

For Father McGivney’s newly formed Knights, protecting the faith of Catholics was the prime concern, and this quickly took three forms:

• First, the Knights would serve as an antidote to those secret societies that lured Catholic men away from their faith by offering financial benefits.
• Second, the Order’s insurance program would help keep Catholic families together when a breadwinner died; this would also help prevent a loss of faith among widows and orphans forced to live in state institutions or with non-Catholic relatives or adoptive families.
• Third, the Knights would champion the full rights of American citizenship for Catholics. This, too, would support the Church, since ensuring equal rights for Catholics would help limit the social or civil pressure on them to abandon their faith.

Father McGivney was beatified in October 2020. Brian Caufield is responsible for 'finding' a miracle through his intercession for him to be eligible for canonization, a saint of the Catholic Church.  Visit: https://fathermcgivney.org for more information.

Mr. Caulfield is also Editor of Fathers for Good. FathersforGood.org is a website offering inspiration, information and formation for dads and their families, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

We hope you can join us to hear from Brian Caulfield and about Blessed Father Michael McGivney’s impact on Catholics around the world.