NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, is beginning today a biweekly ZENIT column called «Civilization of Love.»
The first article, titled «John Paul’s Legacy: 4 Years Later,» considers a better question than «When will John Paul be beatified.»
As supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, Anderson is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.6 million members.
In 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed Anderson to the Pontifical Academy for Life. He was the only layman from North America to serve as an auditor to the 2001 World Synod of Bishops. In 2002, he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Later that year he was named by the Holy Father to be a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Family.
Anderson holds degrees in philosophy from Seattle University (1972) and in law from the University of Denver (1975).
He and his wife, Dorian, are the parents of five children.
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On ZENIT’s Web page: http://www.zenit.org/article-25665?l=english
