Michigan Knights of Columbus and Right to Life 45th Annual Dinner
- Fri, Apr 21, 2023 9:23 PM
Knights of Columbus give $20K to Right to Life of Michigan during annual pro-life dinner
More than 600 people attended the 45th annual Respect Life Benefit Dinner, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Michigan State Council and the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund.
The fundraiser comes at a time when the pro-life movement celebrates the overturning of Roe v. Wade on the federal level but laments the passage of Proposal 3 during the November 2022 elections, which greatly expanded legalized abortion in Michigan.
Christopher Kolomjec, State Deputy for the Michigan Knights of Columbus, speaks alongside Barbara Listing, president of Right to Life of Michigan during the 45th annual Respect Life Benefit Dinner, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Michigan State Council and the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund, on April 19 at the San Marino Club in Troy. (Photos by Daniel Meloy | Detroit Catholic)
Christopher Kolomjec, State Deputy for the Michigan Knights of Columbus, left, is pictured with actress and TV host Joelle Maryn, center, the evening's keynote speaker, and Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, who delivered the evening's prayer.
Christopher Kolomjec, State Deputy for the Michigan Knights of Columbus, spoke about the Knights’ salutation “Viva Jesu,” Latin for “Jesus Lives,” a reminder that for all the struggles the pro-life movement faces today, Jesus has won the victory.
“I was thinking about what kinds of remarks I would make tonight, considering where we are in this battle for life,” Kolomjec said. “We’ve had great victories with the fall of Roe v. Wade, but also great disappointments with Proposal 3 here in Michigan. So great hope and great disappointment. But that is what happens in battles, that is what happens in war, and this is just the start of it.”
Kolomjec invoked the steadfast courage of leaders in battle such as Winston Churchill and George Washington, who stared down defeat against overwhelming odds, as examples the Knights and all pro-lifers face in the battle to build a culture of life.
“May society wake up to see what is occurring in all aspects of life, marriage, children, identity, gender, truth,” Kolomjec said. “Battles like the ones we’re fighting do have an ending, eventually, and we trust it will be in our favor. I like to think we are George Washington in Valley Forge when he was told his army had no ammunition and his officers left. That is where we are; we are in Valley Forge.”
The Knights also announced a Michigan March for Life at the state capitol scheduled for Nov. 8 at 11 a.m., as the pro-life cause switches to a state-level issue.
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