MANILA, July 14, 2010—Supreme Knights Carl Anderson has praised the three Philippine State Deputies for the establishment of a spiritual formation book.

Entitled Spiritual Formation Courses, this volume contains the spirituality of the Order of the Knights of Columbus and basic catechism based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Through the leadership of Luzon State Deputy Alonso L. Tan, Visayas State Deputy Dionisio R. Esteban and Mindanao State Deputy Sofronio R. Cruz, the Formation Team of Luzon that composed the editorial board were the ones who painstakingly wrote the book.

Anderson said the “Supreme Council has made one of its priorities the spiritual formation of all Knights of Columbus.”

“To this end, we have employed a full-time priest to advice our priest-chaplains in taking a more active role in their councils, and we have set aside two pages in Columbia magazine each month for our Supreme Chaplain, Bishop William E. Lori, to provide guidance and instruction in this area,” the Supreme Knight added.

“The Spiritual Formation Courses, according to Anderson, that has been produced for Filipino Knights is an excellent example of the type of resources that state councils can offer for their members.

Anderson expressed his joy and gratitude that the Filipino Knights has dedicated the spiritual formation book to its founder Venerable Michael J. McGivney, and to Fr. George J. Willmann, SJ, who is known as the “Father McGivney of the Philippines.”

Meanwhile, he also thanked Cubao Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco, the Luzon Chaplain, and Msgr. Pedro C. Quitorio, Luzon Assistant Chaplain, for their contributions, for their supervision in the writing of the book.

“A special word of thanks also goes to the Spiritual Formation Committee and all the members of the editorial team who made this book possible,” expressed the Supreme Knight.

Anderson hopes that this book will aid as means for spiritual renewal of the Knights of Columbus.

The cost of printing of the book was subsidized by the KC Fraternal Association of the Philippines, Inc., (KCFAPI) which is also known as KC Life. (Kate Laceda)