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May 4, 2026

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Faith, Fun, and Adventure: ECYD Summer Camps 2026!

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Discover faith, make new friends, and experience unforgettable adventures at ECYD camp this summer!

ECYD Camps are unique experiences for boys and girls in 5th to 12th grade to grow in their Catholic faith and make lasting friendships through fun and adventure. Running from May to July, ECYD offers over 30 camps each summer across the United States and Canada. Over the past two decades, ECYD Camps have hosted thousands of participants.

A Day in the Life of a Camper

At ECYD camps, campers ages 10-17 will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun and formative activities. They will enjoy prayer and spiritual growth through participation in Mass, spiritual talks and confession. Sports, games, workshops, team dynamics, exciting night activities, swimming, and fun in the sun are typical ECYD camp activities. Each camp staff is made up of a wonderful team of teen camp counselors and skilled adult volunteers, and parents are always encouraged to volunteer and participate at camp!

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Time for life-changing encounters

Donovan Novak is a member of the ECYD Life Department team, which serves and supports the growth and development of ECYD in the territory by offering help and resources to the local ECYD Directors, adult formators, team leaders and members. To Donovan, what makes ECYD camps so special is the time they allow for relationship to develop.

“ECYD is all about Encounters with our Lord that change a young person’s life, and most of the time, these life-changing encounters need more time to develop than what a standard weekly meeting or even weekend retreat can offer. ECYD Camps provide that kind of time where young people can have life-changing encounters with our Lord alongside their friends.”

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And combining that time with the opportunity to spend several consecutive days away from their everyday routines, attending Mass and adoration daily, and receiving ongoing support from ECYD mentors can be truly transformative for the campers. Whether it’s a new “mountain view” as the Apostles received at the transfiguration, or a desert experience similar to Jesus’ preparation for his ministry, ECYD Camps give young people a chance to encounter Christ in a new and deeper way.

 “I have always experienced camp as a moment for kids to let their guard down, be themselves, and rest in the Lord. And the Holy Spirit always showed up to meet them where they were at!”

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ECYD Summer Camps 2026

This year, there are 30 camps at 20 locations across the United States, including Alaska!

Find a camp near you!

Boys Camps

Girls Camps

To find out more about ECYD camps, visit their website.

ECYD is the Regnum Christi Charism lived by adolescents.

ECYD offers adolescents encounters with themselves, Jesus Christ, and others that can transform their lives. From these encounters, the adolescents then form convictions that become pillars in their lives. These convictions impel them to make decisions in their lives.

ECYD members make a pledge of friendship with Christ and with each other, to transform the world for Christ.

Discover ECYD

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

St Pelagia of Tarsus

/ Uncle Eddy

Dear Polly, If you lay in the sun long enough you can easily get burned without even noticing.  The delightful warmth of the rays, the constant rumbling of the waves, and the gentle caress of the sea breeze lull you to sleep while you roast.  It occurred to me recently that social fads (involving clothes, music, and entertainment, for instance) can work in the same way. They lull us into thinking that certain styles, topics, and ways of expression are morally neutral just because they are so common.  I don’t mean to be prudish, but some of the girls in that yearbook you sent me are dressed so carelessly (I hope it’s carelessness, at any rate) that a few decades ago they might have been mistaken for ladies of ill repute; their clothes deliberately emphasize their sexual appeal instead of their personal beauty and good taste.  Of course, I can understand how young women who have no faith in Christ could make such a mistake (unfortunate as it is – the lack of faith, I mean, as well as the mistake of immodest dress), but you and your friends ought to be well beyond that. Has not God adopted you in Christ as his very own daughters? Therefore, your royal dignity ought to shine through even in your choice of clothes. I don’t know if you are familiar with St Pelagia of Tarsus. We have little historical data concerning her, but there seems to be a vein of truth in the story.  She was denounced to the Roman emperor as a Christian (which was illegal at the time) soon after she had been baptized – a baptism that had induced her fiancée to commit suicide (sounds like a soap opera, doesn’t it?).  Devastatingly beautiful as she was, the emperor offered to marry her if she would renounce her faith. Now, keep in mind that emperors back then were really emperors: just imagine the kind of promises and treats his offer would have included!  But, recognizing her dignity as a Christian, she decided to stay faithful to her Lord rather than win imperial acclaim.  So they encased her in a bronze statue of a bull, within which she was roasted to death. God forbid that you have to suffer any such torments, but perhaps this sister in Christ can remind you and your girlfriends of the honor that belongs to a daughter of the Eternal King – honor that should shine forth in a charming, elegant, and noble demeanor.   Best of luck on your exams, Uncle Eddy

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May 4, 2026 – Count the Ways He Loves Us!

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Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter

 

John 14:21-26

Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, “Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.”

Opening Prayer: God my Father, I know that you love me. I love that you love me, and wish to love you more in return. Teach me to keep your word, remind me of all you have told me, and make your dwelling in me so that I cannot possibly not love you!

Encountering Christ:

  1. Words and Commands: First Jesus said, “Whoever observes my commandments is the one who loves me.” Then he said, “Whoever loves me will keep my word.” Are words and commands the same? For God they are. His words have the efficacy of divine commands: What he says comes to pass. “God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Christ also “pre-spoke” his own Resurrection; he predicted it. Sure enough, he rose again, thus confirming everything he had taught and preached. But there is one thing that God’s word cannot command: our free love.

     

  2. Overwhelming Love: There is no defect in divine power, but the nature of freedom is such that free love cannot be forced. Therefore, Jesus, loving us as he does, is “forced” to woo us. He asks, begs, pleads; he works, sacrifices, demonstrates his love by countless acts of devotion. His speech at the Last Supper is a torrent of lovesickness, promising wonders if only we return his love. “I will love him,” he says. “I will reveal myself to him.” “My Father will love him.” “We will come to him.” “We will make our dwelling with him.” Such beautiful promises, but what if I allow his love in? I pray, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.”

     

  3. Forever and Always and for Everyone?: Judas, struck by divine love, wanted the whole world to have Jesus, too. “Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” He seems to ask, “Is this only here and now, for us few disciples hidden in this room? Can we not universalize this marvelous love?” Jesus replied, “Yes,” after his manner. “The world has my word, the world has my commandments. The world also has you, Judas, and the other Apostles. And if they listen and heed my voice through you, my Father and I will dwell in them.” This love is for the whole world. With the aid of the Holy Spirit, hearts will requite the love of Jesus, the Father’s divine word.

Conversing with Christ: Lord Jesus, I love you. I love your words and commands. I love the Father who sent you. I love the Spirit of holiness who dwells in me. I love your Church and your Apostles. I love your love, and everything about you.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will journal for a few moments, writing down the ways in which God loves me and I love God.

Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at eburckel@legionaries.org.

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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!