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18/03/2019
The Syrian war seems to be nearing its final stages, but there is no end to the suffering of the people affected by the conflict. “Half a million people have lost their lives and millions have been displaced, but the scale of human suffering cannot be expressed in numbers,” said Janine Lietmeyer, Head of Middle [...]
15/03/2019
In Victoria, as well as the annual Lourdes Day Mass held on the first Saturday of December at St Patrick’s Cathedral, members of the Order hold Lourdes Masses at various Catholic aged care centres throughout the year. The most recent Lourdes Mass was held on Tuesday 12 March at Rosary Home for the Aged and [...]
07/03/2019
February is a month full of celebration for Koreans with the Lunar New Year holiday, which is a major traditional holiday where families gather and enjoy home-cooked meals as people welcome the arrival of the new year by the lunar calendar, and of course the Valentine's day where love is expressed to those close to [...]
07/03/2019
Following the launch of the Bread for the Weekend project in January 2019, the weekly service continued to provide nutritious meals to the isolated seniors whose lives are constantly exposed to hopeless hunger. Members of the Order of Malta Korea have comfortably settled into its operational routine. Two to three members gather every Thursday afternoon [...]
06/03/2019
On Saturday 2 March, 65 Members of Order attended the Annual Day of Retreat at the Carmelite Monastery, Kew, Victoria. The retreat spiritual director was Fr Gerald O’ Collins SJU AC, principal chaplain of the Sub-priory of the Immaculate Conception. View our gallery of images: Tweet
06/03/2019
Twice a year Members of the Subpriory of the Immaculate Conception attend a three day retreat. The Subpriory of the Immaculate Conception is a spiritual community within the Australian Association of the Order of Malta, founded in 2007 in the tradition of Subpriories and Grand Priories that have enriched the history of the Order. The [...]
06/03/2019
On Saturday 2 March, 2019 another Member of the Order of Malta Australia, Richard Caesar-Thwaytes, took the Promise of Obedience at the Subpriory of the Immaculate Conception's Annual February Retreat in Victoria. At present, about ten percent of the Order's Members have taken their Promise of Obedience and this number is steadily growing; it is [...]
06/03/2019
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26/02/2019
Picture: Malteser International’s health teams are providing medical care for Venezuela refugees near the border town of Maicao in the departments of La Guajira and Magdalena in northern Colombia. Photo: Florian Kopp/Malteser International Malteser International has criticized the politicization of aid in Venezuela after shipments of humanitarian aid intended for Venezuela were forcefully repelled from entering [...]
20/02/2019
Yesterday Members of the Australian Association of the Order of Malta attended the book launch of PORTRAITS Popes, Family and Friends. The author, Gerald O’Collins SJ AC, is chaplain to the Order’s Subpriory of the Immaculate Conception and this is his 74th published title. Included amongst those portrayed in the book, is recently deceased Member [...]
The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.
