September 12th marked seminal events for the Armenian community, Lebanon, the Order of Malta, and the world. As part of his cause for canonization, the incorrupt, mortal remains of Servant of God Cardinal Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian (Կարտինալ Գրիգոր Պետրոս ԺԵ Աղաճանեան) were transferred from his tomb in Rome to a newly dedicated chapel ...
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Oklahoma City Publishes “Essential Prayers for Children”
This spring, knights, dames, candidates, and volunteers of the Oklahoma City Region delivered copies of “Essential Prayers for Children” to every third-grade student in Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese ...
read moreSyracuse Sponsors Assumption Events for Malades
Last month, the Syracuse Region organized, sponsored and carried out events in honor of our Blessed Mother in celebration of her Assumption and in honor of the malades whom the region has sponsored on the ...
read moreNashville Holds Defense of Faith Talk
On August 27th the Nashville Region in Development held Vespers followed by a Defense of the Faith talk by the Rev. Corwin Low, OP about his conversion to Catholicism following his career as a successful ...
read moreSolemn Vespers of the Dead
The Dallas Region commemorated the centennial of the end of World War I with Solemn Vespers of the Dead at the University of Dallas's Church of the Incarnation on November 6. The celebrant was ...
read moreNew Members Welcomed at Investiture Weekend
On the third weekend in October, 59 new members were welcomed into the Federal Association of the Order of Malta. Once again, several of the Investiture activities occurred at the historic Mayflower Hotel and St ...
read morePhilermos Icon Venerated in Pilgrimage to Croatia
In September, Federal Association President Margaret Melady led a pilgrimage of 22 members of the Order to Croatia, where we were warmly welcomed at a dinner hosted by Croatian Catholics and experienced first-hand how the ...
read moreAustin/San Antonio Honors Deceased Members
On November 10, the Austin/San Antonio Region celebrated our first Mass for deceased members, in the chapel of St. Louis King of France. It was a beautiful, intimate Mass honoring and praying for our ...
read moreRegions Renew Purpose After Sanctity of Life Mass
The DC and Montgomery County Regions held their annual Sanctity of Life Mass on October 6 at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Potomac, with the Rev. Bill Byrne, one of our chaplains, celebrating. Thirty-five ...
read moreMilwaukee Holds Inaugural Blessing of Capes and Robes
On Oct. 5, following first Friday Mass at Old St. Mary Church, Milwaukee Region members, auxiliary, and guests gathered to witness and participate in the Blessing of Church Capes and Robes for those being invested ...
read moreSt. Ann’s Renovation Project
The DC and Montgomery County regions held this year’s second renovation project on Oct. 13 at St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families. Our task was to give a facelift to several ...
read moreThree-Day Symposium Introduces Blessed Karl of Austria
The Dallas Region sponsored a three-day symposium last month on Blessed Karl of Austria, the last Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a Bailiff Grand Cross of Honor and Devotion in the Order of Malta ...
read moreTexas Regions Gather in Retreat, with Hopes to Repeat
This weekend the Austin/San Antonio Region hosted what we hope will become an annual retreat for the three Texas regions—Austin/San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston. The Very Rev. R. Lucian Millette, judicial vicar ...
read moreFisher House Meal
Order of Malta members served dinner to 45 residents and guests at the four Fisher Houses on the campus of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The meal consisted of chicken pot pie (by Selma ...
read moreAssumption Feast Takes River Route
Lafayette Region members processed in the Fête-Dieu du Vermilion (Feast of God on the Bayou Vermilion) in honor of the Feast of the Assumption in August. This has been an annual event of the ...
read moreChicago Region Recognized for Local Service Project
Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Msgr. Michael Boland, president of Catholic Charities of Chicago, were scheduled to award the members of the Chicago Region with the Bishop M. Conway Caritas Christi ...
read moreA Nursing Perspective on Malade Selection
Each year, we as the Lourdes Committee Nursing Leadership Team look forward to fall and the malade selection process. Although the plane will not depart for six months, the Lourdes pilgrimage begins for us in ...
read moreFor I Was in Prison and You Visited Me
The Atlanta Region prison ministry was invited to Queen of Angels Catholic School during the Lenten season to discuss Corporal Works of Mercy with the middle school students. While preparing for the event I spent ...
read moreFA President and ED Visit Syracuse Region
We had a wonderful time last month when Federal Association President Margaret Melady and Executive Deacon Director Michael Stankewicz visited and toured our service projects in the Syracuse Region. This visit is part of a ...
read moreChaplains at Convocation Seek Closer Ties
At the end of June, chaplains of the Federal Association met for two days at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C. for the second formal convocation of chaplains. This recent meeting brought ...
read moreTown Hall Meeting Connects Service to Spirituality
“I don’t encounter Jesus in the poor and the sick because I am doing good works. I encounter Jesus in the poor and the sick because that’s where Jesus lives.”
This connection between ...
read moreMedical Mission to Milot, Haiti
We have an exciting progress report on Hospital Sacre Coeur from a recent visit by Dr. Joe Giere, KM. First, a bit of history. The Hospital in Milot, Haiti has been connected to the Order ...
read moreAngels and Demons: Lancaster’s Spring Defense of the Faith Event
On May 24 the Lancaster Region held the spring installment of its Defense of the Faith series. The program, titled, Angels and Demons: Who They are and Why They Matter, featured Adam Blai, a peritus ...
read more2018 DC Metro Area Renovation Project
In April, 26 volunteers gathered to dedicate their Saturday to participating in the Washington area regions' fourth annual renovation project. The volunteers included Order of Malta members, a grandson and a few sons of members ...
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