State Deputy's Address to the Florida State Council
For the glory of God, Open wide the doors for Christ
It is with deep humility, profound gratitude, and unwavering faith that I stand before you today as your new State Deputy.
I thank you for your trust, for your prayers, and for your commitment to this noble Order. I stand not alone, but with every one of you who has given his heart, his hands, and his soul in service—to God, to Church, to family, and to country.
Today, I want to talk about what we must do—not only to continue the legacy of the Knights of Columbus here in Florida, but to strengthen it. To elevate it. To spiritually renew it.
This is our call. This is our moment.
Let us begin where everything must begin—with God. This is not a social club. This is not just a volunteer group. This is a brotherhood formed in faith, led by charity, built on unity, and sustained by fraternity.
The strength of the Knights is not in our numbers—it’s in our faithfulness.
And if we are going to lead this Order forward, we must place Christ at the very center of everything we do.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” – Psalm 127:1
Every meeting should open with prayer, but every project must begin with intention—that what we do, we do for the greater glory of God. That every coat we give to a child, every dollar we raise for the unborn, every moment we spend in adoration, is an act of love, a reflection of the face of Christ.
My brothers, the world today is starving for authentic masculinity—not bravado, not aggression, but true, Catholic manhood, and the Church is calling us to rise.
