President Ronald Reagan addressing the 100th Supreme Council Meeting in Hartford, Conn., in 1982.
Ronald Reagan occupies a special place in the hearts of all of us in the Knights of Columbus. He was a man of deep and abiding faith for whom prayer was an integral part of his daily life. On trail rides at his California ranch, he would often recite the prayer of St. Francis: "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace." It was Ronald Reagan who established diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See, who joined us at our centennial celebration in 1982, and who let us know then and in his speech to our 1986 convention that his father had been a Knight of Columbus. He was one of our greatest presidents, in no small part because of the sincerity and depth of his love of Christ, and his humble effort to live every day in His service.
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