Michigan Area members prepare 125 lunches at St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen on October 24
October 30, 2025The Michigan Area teams prepare hot lunches from scratch under the direction of St. Leo’s kitchen manager, chef Dominic French. Read More
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The Michigan Area teams prepare hot lunches from scratch under the direction of St. Leo’s kitchen manager, chef Dominic French. Read More
Michigan Area members serve lunches to go at St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen on October 10
October 16, 2025An added personal touch was that each bag was decorated and partially filled by students from St. Paul on the Lake Catholic School in Grosse Pointe Farms. Read More
Michigan Area represented at Metro Detroit legal community’s annual “Red Mass”
October 9, 2025The color red signifies the Holy Spirit and martyrdom. Read More
Making the case for life: U.S. Supreme Court advocate presents “Beyond Dobbs” at Michigan Area’s annual symposium
October 9, 2025Pro-life Catholics must work for a culture of life Read More
Michigan Area holds October ‘First Saturday’ at Solanus Casey Center in Detroit
October 9, 2025About 75 Dames, Knights, other members of the Order, and guests attended. Read More
Michigan Area members serve up lunch, fellowship at St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen on September 26
October 3, 2025St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen serves about 30,000 lunches annually to the hungry, isolated, and lonely in the community. Read More
”Seven Dames and Fasting Knights” offer spiritual support to Michigan Area chaplains
September 21, 2025The Fasting Brothers offer their fasts in conjunction with the Seven Sisters’ prayers. Read More
Michigan Area joins Maltese-American community at 16th Annual “Festa il-Vitorja” in Detroit
September 11, 2025Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Charles Kosanke, pastor of Most Holy Trinity. Read More
Michigan Area’s September 6 “Into the Fire” takes food, prayers to Detroit streets
September 11, 2025With food and clothing donated by Michigan Area members and others, “Into the Fire” volunteers drive the Malta Mobile Ministries Van into Detroit’s poorest and most devastated areas, seeking those in need. Read More
Michigan Area holds September First Saturday – with baby!
September 11, 2025The event was held at St. Owen Catholic Church in Bloomfield Hills, where Michigan Area chaplain Msgr. Michael LeFevre, ChM, is pastor. Read More
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