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October 30, 2026

RC This Week: the most recent stories about Regnum Christi spirituality, communion, and mission – Oct 30

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Spirituality

 

RCTW-Oct-30-1A Simple Humanizing Presence

When I got back home, I asked myself if that would have happened if our phones had not been taken away. I don’t think so. There was something importantly human about what had happened that day. I hoped to be a catalyst for something similar moving forward.

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RCTW-Oct-30-2Fire of Mercy: A Retreat Guide on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day

When was the last time you thought about what happens after we die? God has revealed it to us, and the Church teaches it clearly and authoritatively. But when was the last time you really thought about it?

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Communion

 

RCTW-Oct-30-3Do not live the faith “in a spirit of opposition or hostility towards the world.”

In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his reflection on Gaudium et Spes, addressing the relationship between faith and culture. The authentic relationship between faith and culture is rooted in the Incarnation.

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RCTW-Oct-30-4A Week of Prayer for All of Our Priests and Consecrated Members: November 1 – 7

Regnum Christi invites you to join us in praying especially for our brothers and sisters living the consecrated vocations of Legionary priests, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men in our territory.

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Mission

 

RCTW-Oct-30-5Helping Married Couples Live the Regnum Christi Way of Life

A new resource, The Regnum Christi Lifestyle for Married Couples, offers practical guidance drawn from nearly eight years of experience in localities across the territories of Northern Mexico, Chile-Argentina and Colombia-Venezuela, and is ready to be tailored to the unique needs of your locality.

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RCTW-Oct-30-8The Vocation Show: Two Legionary Priests—and Real-Life Brothers—Explore Vocation and Discernment in a New Podcast

This powerful 10-part video series gives young men and women practical guidance, spiritual wisdom, and inspiring testimonies to help them discover where God is leading them.

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Vocation

RCTW-Oct-30-6The National Vocation Summit has Announced their Second Speaker

The National Vocation Summit has announced their second speaker for the 2027 conference, Dr. Edward Mulholland! The Summit seeks to transform a culture of vocations in every Christ centered community in the Church.

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RCTW-Oct-30-7Thanksgiving “Test Your Call”

Don’t just pray about your vocation; do something about it! TEST YOUR CALL this Thanksgiving break and prepare yourself for an intense but beautiful weekend of discernment, prayer, reflection, and hikes with the brothers.

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Retreats

Retreats for Men
Father Son Camp Out, Nov 7-8, Cincinnati, OH
Men’s Spiritual Exercises, Dec 10-13, Lincoln, NE
Young Men Spiritual Exercises, Dec 15-17, Houston, TX
RC Renewal Retreat for Men, Jan 7-10, Atlanta, GA
Ignition 2027 Center Harbor, Dec 29 – Jan 2, Center Harbor, NH
Ignition 2027 Cheshire, Dec 29 – Jan 2, Cheshire, CT

Retreats for Women
Aflame 2027 ECYD High School Girls, Dec 29 – Jan 1, Benton, TN

Retreats for Couples
Three to Get Married Marriage Preparation, Nov 12-15, Washington, DC
Three to Get Married Marriage Preparation, Dec 10-13, Washington, DC

Vocational Discernment
Thanksgiving “Test Your Call” (TYC), Nov 27-30, Cheshire, CT
Advent Spiritual Exercises, Dec 16-21, Cheshire, CT
Christmas “Test Your Call” (TYC), Dec 29 – Jan 2, Cheshire, CT
January Shoreline, Jan 1-4, Atlanta, GA

Other Events
Regnum Christi Men’s Conference, Jan 15-18, Houston, TX
Hope Awakens 2026: An Online Regnum Christi Gathering, Dec 1, Online

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The Vocation Show: Two Legionary Priests—and Real-Life Brothers—Explore Vocation and Discernment in a New Podcast

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“The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few, so ask the Master of the Harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”

(Luke 10:2)

What is a vocation? How do I hear God’s voice? How do I follow the Holy Spirit in daily life? And what if I am afraid to say “yes”?

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Frs. Benjamin and Patrick O’Loughlin, two Legionary priests and real-life brothers, answer these questions and many more in their new podcast, The Vocation Show. This powerful 10-part video series gives young men and women practical guidance, spiritual wisdom, and inspiring testimonies to help them discover where God is leading them. Each episode tackles real questions about the universal call to holiness, discernment, freedom, decision-making, priesthood, consecrated life, marriage, and mission, presented in an entertaining and dynamic format.

Providing a practical pathway for individuals and communities to explore, hear, and respond to God’s call, The Vocation Show episodes are designed to be:

  • Informative: Deepen your understanding of what a vocation is, where it comes from, and why it matters.
  • Educational: Learn practical tools for discernment and how every ministry can foster vocations.
  • Inspiring: Be inspired to become a Vocation Apostle and help build a culture of vocations.

Each episode is accompanied by a study guide which includes additional resources (books, encyclicals, or Catechism numbers to check out) and discussion questions to talk, journal, or pray about. These studies help viewers go deeper into the themes of each episode and provide a ready-made tool for prayer, reflection, conversation, and accompaniment.

One episode is released each month addressing a different topic. Check out the current episodes available!

Episode 1: What Is a Vocation?: Discover the meaning of vocation, the different vocations in the Church, and the unique mission God has for you.

Episode 2: The Lay Vocation: Marriage and Single Life: Explore the beauty of the lay vocation, marriage, and single life as paths to holiness.

Episode 3: How Do I Hear God’s Voice?: Discover how God speaks, how to listen, and how to respond with trust and confidence.

The Vocation Show is designed to be much more than just a passive listening experience: It’s a full curriculum for discernment and community building. Fr. Benjamin and Fr. Patrick, in their own high-energy and “fraternal” style, help to demystify the consecrated life, showing it as a joyful, relatable, and communal way of life.

Expand Your Reach

Interested in bringing The Vocation Show to your community? The Vocation Show is an excellent resource for vocation promoters, ministry teams, parish groups, schools, campus ministries, and discernment groups. Invite a young person or group of young people to watch, or use it as formation for yourself, your vocation team, or ministry. Together, we can help cultivate a culture of vocations, where every young man and woman has the opportunity to hear, discern, and courageously respond to God’s invitation.

Bring The Vocation Show into your community through:

  • Personal Reflection: Use the Scripture links for Lectio Divina to help with discernment.
  • Vocation Teams: Become an informed Vocation Apostle, inspire discernment, and help foster holy vocations throughout the Church.
  • Campus Ministry: Host weekly “Discernment Nights” using the podcasts and summary questions.
  • Youth Ministry: Use the fast-paced videos to engage young men and women to learn about vocations.

“It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives.”

– Saint John Paul II

VAN-LogoFind out more about The Vocation Show here, or subscribe to @VocationActionNetwork on YouTube to be the first to know when each new episode and study are released,

Fr. Benjamin and Fr. Patrick are originally from Syracuse, New York; Fr. Benjamin was ordained in 2014, and Fr. Patrick in 2019. Currently, Fr. Benjamin is in Philadelphia, serving as the young adult section director and Mission Youth chaplain, as well as the RC Young Adult Life director for North America. Fr. Patrick is in Atlanta, serving as the director of the North American ECYD Life Department, local director of RC Mission Corps, on the Board of Trustees for Pinecrest Academy and Sacred Heart Apostolic School, and on the territorial council for the Legionaries of Christ in the North American Territory.

The Vocation Show is an initiative of Vocation Action Network, a network of apostles who pray and take action to help build a vocation culture within the Church and society. Find out more about Vocation Action Network here.

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A Week of Prayer for All of Our Priests and Consecrated Members: November 1st – 7th

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Regnum Christi invites our entire spiritual family and all our friends to join us in praying especially for our brothers and sisters living the consecrated vocations of Legionary priests, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men in our territory.

Each week throughout the year, we will pray together for a different group of Legionaries and Consecrated, spanning all the communities across the territory, as our “Priests and Consecrated of the Week.”

Our Consecrated members are men and women who have said yes to Christ’s call to follow him, leaving everything behind to dedicate their entire lives to him and to join him in the mission of building his Kingdom. We come together to support them with our prayer, asking our Lord to strengthen them, hold them close to his Sacred Heart, and give them his deep joy as they live their mission each day.

 

This Week We Pray for

Floro_headshotCathy Floro is from California and was consecrated in 2007. After her years in formation in Rhode Island, she was sent to the Philippines to work with young people in ECYD and Regnum Christi. From 2013-2022, Cathy served in Everest Academy Manila as a Formation Instructor accompanying middle school students and teachers. After that she has been serving as an ECYD Formator in Everest Academy Manila, Mano Amiga Academy, and Everest Academy Nuvali.

Vega_headshotFr. Agustín de la Vega, LC, was born in Mexico City, Mexico and was ordained in 1985; his early assignments included serving in seminaries in Connecticut and in Ireland. For more than two decades, he worked extensively in Spain as a vocations promoter while also holding a variety of leadership positions, including community superior, local apostolate coordinator, director of the Regnum Christi youth and adult sections, and assistant to the territorial director for ecclesiastical affairs. In recent years, Fr. Agustín has supported the spiritual renewal and formation of priests and seminarians through the Alter Christus Foundation in Spain, the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center in the Holy Land, and the Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae in Rome. His work in media includes launching and directing the online initiative, Digital Evangelization, and hosting programs and serving as director for Guadalupe Radio in Los Angeles. After serving as superior of the Legionaries of Christ community in Edgerton, Wisconsin, he is now chaplain of the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s section and of the local office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Torres_headshotFr. Bernardo Torres, LC, is from Mexico City, Mexico, and was ordained in 2008. He is an experienced spiritual director and leader, he has guided apostolic and educational programs across Mexico, Rome, and the United States. His previous leadership roles include serving as Ecyd Director in León, serving marriages, and Director of Apostolates for Guadalupe Radio in Los Angeles. He holds a licentiate in spiritual theology from Rome. He is currently serving as spiritual formator chief leader and apostolic coordinator at the LC seminary in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Ward_headshotFr. Russell Ward, LC, was raised in Lansing, Michigan, and was ordained in 2021. He then continued his studies, obtaining a master’s degree in theology at Notre Dame University. He is now pursuing a doctorate there in moral theology and Christian ethics.

Prayer for Priests and Consecrated Members in Regnum Christi

God our Father,
We thank you for our spiritual family of Regnum Christi, and for those within it that you have called to total consecration as Legionaries of Christ, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men.

We ask you to renew their encounter with your Son Jesus Christ,
who goes out to meet them and reveals the love of his heart to them.
Deepen their personal love for Christ
and their trust in his love for them.
Gather them close to him,
form them,
and send them out accompanied by your Son,
in the mission of forming apostles and Christian leaders who make your Kingdom present in hearts, in families, and in society.

Send your Holy Spirit to sanctify and strengthen them,
And to help them respond generously and courageously to their mission each day.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

St Marcellus the Centurion

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Dear Marcela, I am sad to hear that you are having such a difficult time with your ROTC commitment, but I bet I know the real reason why: it interferes with some of the “normal” activities that your friends have time for, and, well, as they say, the “grass is always greener on the other side of the fence,” right?  Well, I have nothing better to do than remind my relatives of the truth of things, so I will gladly take a minute to remind you that your ROTC commitment, besides being an objectively good thing (honorably serving your country falls under the auspices of the Fourth Commandment, you will remember), it has the potential to be a real blessing for you personally.  After all, most of those “normal activities” that you long for are hardly productive activities, and you yourself have described to me how dissipated and irresponsible a bunch of your peers have become in the face of college’s many enjoyable but superficial distractions.  I know for a fact that you have plenty of time for a healthy social life and ample relaxation, and my guess is that you are merely feeling tempted by the deceptive pleasures of an unhealthy social life and excessive relaxation.  Well, they are temptations, and should be treated as such.  Take today’s saint for an example. Marcellus was a soldier, just like you, and a centurion to boot (officer in the imperial army).  He embraced Christ and the Catholic faith during one of the calms between the storms of Roman persecution.  The Holy Spirit took firm hold of his heart and mind, and he began to see clearly the decadence and sinfulness of the “normal” activities encouraged by Roman culture.  While witnessing certain excesses during a feast held in honor of the Emperor’s birthday, he became so disgusted that he publicly renounced his allegiance to the Emperor and his army, throwing to the ground the insignia of his rank.  Of course, abandoning one’s military allegiance was a capital crime, so his fellow soldiers brought him before the officials (after they were done with the feasting) and accused him.  The saint took advantage of the opportunity to witness to Christ, saying: “I serve Jesus Christ the eternal king.  I will no longer serve your emperors, and I scorn to worship your gods of wood and stone, which are deaf and dumb idols.”  He had concluded that the requirements of his pagan duties were incompatible with the demands of Christian living.  Of course, they put him on trial.  He stood firm and had to be executed. So you see, you are not the only one with duties (natural and supernatural) and loyalties that infringe upon your “freedom” to overindulge in useless (or dangerous) pastimes.  I will say a prayer to St Marcellus to give you the fortitude you need to glory in what is true and right, as he did, instead of complaining about it. Loyally yours, Uncle Eddy

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At Age 75, What If I Go With Another Man?

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Q: I am 75 and have been taking care of my husband since 2017, when he was diagnosed with late-stage Alzheimer’s. I have been celibate all this time. I am not getting any younger and tired of waiting. I have a friend who lost his wife two years ago and we want to get together. How will the Church react to this? — C.

Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC:

I’m sorry to hear about your husband’s condition.

As long as he is alive, you are still married to him. Your wedding vows call you to be faithful to him.

At this stage of your life, you don’t want to risk your soul and cause scandal by committing adultery.

Your example of fidelity can be a powerful testimony to those around you.

It might be good to intensify your prayers for yourself and your husband, so that someday you can spend eternity together in heaven. Eternity draws nearer every day.

And stay close to the sacraments, too. You need them to help you resist temptation.

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October 30, 2026 – Love over Law

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Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time

 

Luke 14:1-6

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy. Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?” But they kept silent; so he took the man and, after he had healed him, dismissed him. Then he said to them, “Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?” But they were unable to answer his question.

Opening Prayer: Dear Lord, I believe in you, I hope in you, and I love you. You are all merciful. As I read and reflect on your words, teach me to forgive and to reach out to others as you do. Lord, I ask for the grace of a merciful heart.

Encountering Christ:

  1. No Judgment Zone: The man suffering from dropsy was likely judged by the Pharisees to be a sinner and therefore they saw his affliction as a punishment by God. We know that not all suffering is a consequence of sin, and Jesus has taught us that judgment is God’s right alone. Jesus shows concern for the suffering man and taught us how to be merciful. May we choose as Christ did to reach out and lift others up with mercy and forgiveness.

     

  2. Distortion of the Law:The Pharisees followed the letter of the law, interpreting it in minute detail. In their rigorous enforcement, they distracted themselves and veered off from God’s original intention. They missed the message Christ brought—love sums up the whole law. Jesus gave us the reason behind the law. Not working on the Sabbath is an important way to honor God, but the law does not justify leaving someone to suffer unnecessarily. Loving acts of kindness and healing are always encouraged, Sabbath or not.

     

  3. Silence: Jesus left the Pharisees speechless when he exposed their hypocrisy and legalism. They knew that no words could defend their judgmental attitude. At times in our lives, Jesus exposes our sins to us as well—either through other people, interiorly during prayer, or by negative consequences we experience. In those instances, silence might be our best recourse, but not the silence that disguises internal rage like that of the Pharisees. Our silence reflects our sorrow for having offended Jesus, humility, and the desire to be strengthened and healed through the sacraments. As we say in the act of contrition, we “firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.”

Conversing with Christ: Dear Lord, true love engenders a merciful heart. Help me to love like you do, so that when I see someone in need, I reach out to help, whether it’s convenient or not. I want to recognize my own insignificance and see you in every soul I encounter. When I fail, allow me to see my faults and humbly seek you in the sacrament of reconciliation.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will extend an act of kindness to someone who has been wrongly judged.

For Further Reflection: Pope Francis’ reflection on October 31, 2014

Renee Pomarico is Communications Director for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi. She is from Philadelphia, has been consecrated to God since 2000, and is currently stationed in Rome.

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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!