The Christ the King Commandery of the Knights of Saint John International has marked its 5^th anniversary in Accra, with a call on Christians to live in peace with other people in society.

A Trustee and Convener of the fifth anniversary planning committee of the society, Bro. Dr Robert Adjaye, said peaceful co-existence with others will promote national integration.

The Knights of St. John International is a Roman Catholic men’s fraternal organisation that upholds and promote Roman Catholic virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity.

Addressing members of the society as part of activities to mark the anniversary, Christ the King Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Andrew Campbell, asked the public to be disciplined in their endeavours.

Rev Fr Campbell

Father Campbell observes that indiscipline by many Ghanaians has caused some of the challenges that the country was facing.

 “Some people are so indiscipined that their actions tend to put the entire country at risk. Public office holders are taking state resources away at the expense of the masses. Some of the numerous accidents on our roads that have claimed many lives could have been prevented if drivers and passengers alike had been a bit disciplined on the road,” he said.

He urged members of the society to exhibit the good virtues of Jesus Christ — love and care for the less privileged in society.

Rev. Fr. Campbell said the way forward to building a strong foundation of discipline for children was for the mission schools system to be encouraged.

He said faith-based organisations had discipline as their underpinning virtues and that if the mission schools system was encouraged, such virtues would be instilled in the children.

“Parents ought to be disciplined, so that their children can learn from their good example. When parents fail to instill discipline in their children, they will grow to be a burden on society and a threat to the country,” he said.

He further observed that it was important for members of the public to make judicious use of their time, saying that the waste of contact hours by public office holders affected the national output.

He urged the public to stay away from wasteful living, since it deprived individuals and the state of the resources needed for development.

Touching on the issue of morality, he urged married couples to be disciplined in their marriages by staying away from extra-marital affairs, since they could create problems for the family.