12 Reasons Why You Should Become A Knight

1. To unite with more than 1.8 million men in the largest society of Catholic men in the world working in over 14,000 local councils situated throughout the world.

2. To gain a unique opportunity for personal leadership development through its organizational structure.

3. To share in the Knight's apostolate for the Catholic Church - the promotion of vocations, prayer, religious education, and parish activities.

4. To participate in the Family Life movement of the Knights, a family organization of some 8 million men, women, and children.

5. To work in the community for others who need you.  More than $100 million and over 40 million man-hours of service are given by the Knights in charitable and community endeavors.

6. To help build future leaders through the Knights own Columbian Squires and through Scouting, CYO, Big Brothers, 4-H Clubs, and etc.

7. To enjoy with your family in your local council a wide variety of social, cultural, and athletic activities.

8. To have available, to yourself and your family, fraternal low-cost life retirement and long term care through its insurance programs products.

9. To qualify for college student loan and scholarship programs for yourself and your family.  (Even after the death of the member, a spouse or dependant may continue to qualify for these benefits.)

10. To receive the Columbian Magazine, the largest Catholic monthly magazine in North America.

11. To be remembered with your family in a monthly mass offered by the Supreme Chaplain.  Deceased members are remembered in a daily mass at St. Mary's Church, the birthplace of the Order in New Haven, Connecticut.

12. To take pride in helping the Holy Father bring the message of Christ the the world by providing annually for global telecasts of the Christmas and Easter liturgies and other papal ceremonies from Vatican City.