We all have those songs that bring back memories and transport us to another place. For, me, one of those songs is “Country Roads” by John Denver. For many years of my life, this song would be playing in the background as I drove the country roads for my annual ...
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Lancaster Celebrates Remembrance Mass for Members and Malades
On Monday, November 4th, The Lancaster Region celebrated its third Annual Remembrance Mass for Deceased Lourdes Malades and Deceased Region Members at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lancaster, PA.
Father Allan Wolfe, Magistral Chaplain, presided at ...
read moreFederal Association Hurricane Relief Update
On October 9th, a steering committee convened to discuss how the Federal Association can help provide necessary supplies and long-term assistance in the repair and rebuilding of homes for those affected by Hurricane Helene.
Initially ...
read moreEvensong in Dallas for the Feast of Blessed Gerard
The Dallas Region of the Federal Association, along with confreres from the Dallas Area of the American Association, the Johanniterorden, and Most Venerable Order of St. John, attended and participated in Evensong for the Feast ...
read moreAnd He Became a Little Bird
Most of us have heard, and some may even remember, a little story told once upon a time. There was a good family living in a comfortable house in a colder part of the country ...
read moreFederal Association Sends Medical Teams to Rome for Close of Jubilee Year of Mercy
During the last two weeks of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Federal Association sent four medical teams to Rome, led by Doctors Daniel Young KM, Monica Skarulis Young DM, Anacieto Ordinario KM, and Barbara ...
read moreMontgomery County Memorial Mass for Deceased Members
On November 10, Members of The Order from the DC, Montgomery County and Southern Maryland regions gathered for a Mass in memory of the 19 Members of the Federal Association who have died this year ...
read moreU.S. Knight Feted, Given Rare Award in Lebanon
This October, the Order of Malta, Lebanon surprised Dr. Richard Feely KM and Suzanne Nelson DM with a party in honor of their work with poor and sick children of Bhannes, Lebanon. Feely was presented ...
read moreOrder in Korea Holds First Investiture
Last September, for the first time in the history of the Church in Korea, 11 Knights and Dames were invested during the Mass celebrated by Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, archbishop of Seoul and the principal ...
read moreMembers Honored With St. Joseph the Worker Medal
On November 13, Rocco Martino, KMOb, Barbara Martino, DMOb and James Fitzsimmons, KM were the recipients of "The St. Joseph the Worker Medal" from the Malvern Retreat House at a Communion Breakfast at Neumann University ...
read moreSpiritual Reflection: Embodying Corporal Works of Mercy as Holy Year Closes
If there is a word or concept that summarizes Pope Francis’s ministry to the universal Church, “mercy” would likely be at the top of the list. Nowhere is this more evident than in his ...
read moreCurrent Challenges to Religious Liberty: The Focus of the Defense of Faith Program 2016
The Defense of Faith Committee of the Federal Association was pleased and honored to have Mr. Paul Clement speak on current challenges to religious liberty at the DOF Program at the Annual Meeting, October 14 ...
read moreSyracuse Region Keeps Full Schedule of Service
While we are a small region of 21 active Members, the Syracuse region of the Federal Association has a very full year of activities, both spiritual and corporal.
Our Day of Recollection on the Feast ...
read moreFishers of Men
The Houston region, together with Bob and Kate Signorelli, was honored with the 2016 “Fishers of Men” award at the third annual gala fundraising dinner for Houston Catholic Radio, KSHJ AM 1430, a Guadalupe Radio ...
read moreWalking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Dave and Erin Archer (Memphis region) recently returned from walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. They began on the feast of the Queenship of Mary in Saint-John-Pied-de-Port, France and finished in Santiago de Compostela ...
read moreKansas City Region Seeking Common Cause With Other Orders
Members of the Kansas City region, including Jim and Georgia Lynch and Tom Weiford, have been meeting with the leadership of other orders within Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese so we can get to know one ...
read more2016 Investiture Weekend Recap
This past Saturday the Federal Association of the Order of Malta invested 47 new Knights and Dames, hailing from 16 of its regions. Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington was the principal celebrant at the ...
read moreThere is Room in the Inn
In the heart of Charlotte’s business and cultural hub you will find St. Peter’s Church. And, for the past seven years, you would also find the Order of Malta on the first Monday ...
read moreFall Clean-Up
On a crisp Saturday in October, Members of the Kansas City region and their families, served at the Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Retirement Center, cleaning up the Shrine Gardens on their campus ...
read moreMalade Application Process Opens for 2017 Lourdes Pilgrimage
The Malade application and medical evaluation form for the 2017 Lourdes Pilgrimage are now available through the Order’s website. You must log in to the Members Only section to access the forms under the ...
read moreMalta Historical Collections to Be Digitized
The Malta Study Center at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library has signed an agreement with the Catholic University of America (CUA) to digitize the manuscript collections dedicated to the history of the Sovereign Military Order ...
read moreConventual Chaplain ad honorem Elected Benedictine Abbot Primate
Abbot Gregory Polan, O.S.B., a chaplain ad honorem of the Federal Association, was elected abbot primate of the 1,500-year-old Benedictine Order at the Congress of Abbots meeting in Rome this month.
For ...
read moreMembers Join in Charlotte Eucharistic Congress
On September 9-10, Knights and Dames from the Charlotte and Greensboro regions took part in the Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, focusing this year on divine mercy as expressed in Luke's gospel: "Be merciful ...
read moreUS Auxiliary Serves in Summer Youth Camp for First Time
Auxiliary from the Federal Association for the first time joined the American Association in the Order of Malta’s international summer camp for youth with intellectual disabilities.
The camp was held in Piekary, a small ...
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