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Knights of Southern Cross (AUS) |
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Knights of St. Columbanus |
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Knights of St. Thomas More |
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Knights of Southern Cross (NZ) |
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Knights of St. Thomas the Apostle |
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Knights of Ss. Peter & Paul |
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Knights of Saint Thomas More
 The Order.
The order of St. Thomas More is headquartered in
Brussels, Belgium at Saint Anthony's Church. The Order
welcomes all confirmed men to attend meetings and join them in good acts
to their fellow man, women and children. Always bearing in mind that
no one is perfect in this world and Knighthood does not magically make a
man never make a mistake again, in life. To be a Knight is to stand
for the Holy Father, the Catholic Church and Christian beliefs and to help
others. To be a Knight is not to be clothed in white robes or
garments swirling around your feet, while wearing glistening armor atop a
champion steed. It's going down to the old folks home and making
dinner, it's bringing your weed wacker to the church and cutting the grass
with 30 other men because it needs to be done and it's trying, every day,
to help someone.
The order
uses the Knights of Columbus model for its organization and structure.
Membership. Membership is open
to practicing Catholic men and the current membership includes Belgian
nationals and a diverse group of expatriates. For more information
contact Gerald Kelbert (02 720 5855) or Edward Sefuke (02 688 4282)
 Patron - died 1535,
Feastday-June 22 St. Thomas More, Martyr (Patron of Lawyers) St.
Thomas More was born at London in 1478. After a thorough grounding in
religion and the classics, he entered Oxford to study law. Upon leaving
the university he embarked on a legal career which took him to Parliament.
In 1505, he married his beloved Jane Colt who bore him four children, and when she died at a young age, he married a widow,
Alice Middleton, to be a mother for his young children. A wit and a
reformer, this learned man numbered Bishops and scholars among his
friends, and by 1516 wrote his world-famous book "Utopia". He attracted
the attention of Henry VIII who appointed him to a succession of high
posts and missions, and finally made him Lord Chancellor in 1529. However,
he resigned in 1532, at the height of his career and reputation, when
Henry persisted in holding his own opinions regarding marriage and the
supremacy of the Pope. The rest of his life was spent in writing mostly in
defense of the Church. In 1534, with his close friend, St. John Fisher, he
refused to render allegiance to the King as the Head of the Church of
England and was confined to the Tower. Fifteen months later, and nine days
after St. John Fisher's execution, he was tried and convicted of treason.
He told the court that he could not go against his conscience and wished
his judges that "we may yet hereafter in heaven merrily all meet together
to everlasting salvation." And on the scaffold, he told the crowd of
spectators that he was dying as "the King's good servant-but God's first."
He was beheaded on July 6, 1535. His feast day is June 22nd.
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