The First Eucharistic Congress in 83 years concluded Sunday, July 21st in Indianapolis. Its purpose has been to revitalize Catholics’ belief in the true presence of the Eucharist. As members of the Order of Malta, we strive to receive the Eucharist with the utmost frequency, but how often do we ...
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Order of Malta Joins National Eucharistic Congress
13 Knights and Dames of the Federal and American Associations joined the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis from July 17th-21st. Led by Dr. Richard Feely, KMOb, the Knights and Dames processed through the streets ...
read moreCardinal Leads Jacksonville Region in St. John the Baptist Celebration
Last month, the Jacksonville Region hosted Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop emeritus of Washington, who celebrated the Nativity of St. John the Baptist at San Jose Catholic Church. Joining him there were the Rev. Daniele Rebeggiani ...
read moreWhat Does it Mean to Belong to A "Lay Religious" Order?
Most members of the Order of Malta would agree that they belong to a “lay religious” order, but the agreement may very well stop right there. A minority may have a full and accurate understanding ...
read moreChristmas Reflection
“No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.” John 1:18
It is dark, it is night, and ...
read moreChristmas Dinner at Fisher House
Members in the Montgomery County region recently held a Christmas dinner for about 70 residents of the local Fisher House. The Fisher House Foundation supports a network of houses where military families can stay at ...
read moreChristmas: Encounter Jesus in Places of Wonder
Vatican City, 20 December 2015 (VIS) – The Holy Father appeared at the window of his study in the Vatican Apostolic Palace at midday today to pray the Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter ...
read moreBishop Confirms Inmates Instructed by Malta Volunteers
Bishop Peter J. Jugis of the Diocese of Charlotte recently confirmed 10 inmates who had received instruction in the Catholic faith from volunteers with the Order of Malta prison ministry program at the Winston-Salem Federal ...
read moreWinston-Salem Region Supports Family House
Suppose that your cancer doctor just gave you the news that your treatment of six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy would need to be at Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which is 350 ...
read moreHelping the Disabled in Lebanon
Dr. Richard A. Feely, KM and Suzanne Nelson, DM (in formation), a retired physical therapist, traveled from Chicago/Milwaukee to Beirut, Lebanon October 31 to help the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta at ...
read moreCross pro Merito Melitensi
On Wednesday, December 2, the Cross pro Merito Melitensi was bestowed upon the following Knights of the Order of Malta Federal Association:
- Thomas C. Gaspard, KM - Tom was invested as a Knight of Magistral ...
Pope Opens Holy Door of Mercy in Bangui, Calling it “spiritual capital of the world”
From: Vatican Radio
Vatican City, 30 November 2015 (VIS) “Today Bangui becomes the spiritual capital of the world. The Holy Year of Mercy comes in advance to this land. A land that has suffered for ...
read moreFeast of All Saints
"If I am not becoming a saint, then I am doing nothing."
- St. Theresa of Avila
I have often thought of the Feast of All Saints as 'the feast of no excuses'. We may all ...
read moreKansas City Holds First Defense of the Faith Lecture Series Event
Jim Lynch, Hospitaller, Dr. Paul Camarata, event chairman, Dr. Peter Kreeft, guest speaker sporting Kansas City Royals World Series Champions shirt and cap, and Fr. Mark Lewis, S.J., director of the Thomas More Center ...
read moreParis Attacks: The Grand Master Sends a Message of Condolence to President Hollande
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, has sent a message of condolence to the French President François Hollande after the shocking attacks in Paris which took place last ...
read morePope Denounces Using God's Name to Justify Violence as Blasphemy
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the violence and hatred behind the terror attacks in France which left 129 people dead and several hundred others injured. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St Peter ...
read moreYear of Mercy
Dear Members of the Federal Association,
As we all know, the Holy Father has designated a Year of Mercy to begin on December 8, 2015.
The members of the Spirituality Committee believe that this would ...
read moreLancaster Region Conference on Saving Christianity in the Middle East
The Lancaster Region of the Order of Malta designed and sponsored a two-day ecumenical conference October 22-23 on Persecuted Christians: Saving Christianity in the Middle East, bringing together a wide array of Christian service groups ...
read more2015 Western Pennsylvania Retreat Recap
The 2015 Western Pennsylvania Retreat in the Benedictine tradition at the Saint Vincent Archabbey was hosted by the Pittsburgh Region from October 28 to November 1.
Rev. Boniface Hicks who is a U.S. delegate ...
read moreThe Message of Pope Francis
Pope Francis has come and gone. He spoke many words, but his witness was even more powerful.
Pope Francis addressed a whole spectrum of issues. In his address to Congress he lifted up the figure ...
read morePope Francis Comes to Little Rome
Peter Scudner, KM, Lynn Mullaney, DM, Ty Freyvogel, KM, and Noreen Falcone, DM (left to right) ran into each other at the Catholic University of America reception prior to Mass.
In Northeast Washington, DC there ...
read moreFall Clean Up in Kansas City
On a chilly but sunny Saturday morning in October, the Kansas City Chapter of the Order of Malta, Members and their families, worked together on our fall clean-up of the Shrine Gardens at the Jeanne ...
read moreInvestiture 2015
Speaking to nearly 500 Members, family, friends, and newly invested, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., placed his message in last month’s Investiture Mass in the larger context of the then ...
read moreDefense of Faith Presentation 2015
The Defense of the Faith Committee, chaired by Philip Ward, invited Ambassador Justin Sterling Simpson, the Order’s ambassador to Palestine, and Michele Bowe, the Order’s minister counselor to Palestine, to make a presentation ...
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